ABSA invests R2.4million in scholarships
Absa recently handed over a cheque of R2.4million to Rhodes University from its CEO scholarship programme for the 2018 academic year.
Nine Tenths Matric Mentoring Programme wins a GLOBAL AWARD
First Prize in the prestigious 2021 MacJannet Prize for Global Citizenship
A record 52 Gadra alumni graduate from Rhodes University in 2021
For the first time ever, over 50 Gadra Matric School alumni graduated from Rhodes University in a single graduation ceremony, which marks a significant milestone in the journey to transform education in Makhanda.
Rhodes University alumna’s empathy motivates her to write a book on obesity
A seed of an idea that emanated from her empathy about obesity, a growing problem world-wide, is what motivated a Rhodes University alumna to write an unusual and provocative debut novel on the topic.
Rhodes University sweeps the board at national three-minute thesis competition
Two Rhodes University PhD candidates walked away with a first place tie in the national Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) competition last week.
June 17, 2.00 to 4.00 pm - ACC modalities session: ACC Rhodes - Doing research with society. The role of transdisciplinary, engaged research in re-configuring African studies
Speaker: Professor Nelson Odume, Institute for Water Research, Rhodes University (Academic Coordinator: ACC Rhodes University) Moderation: Professor Uchenna Okeja, Department of Philosophy Rhodes University (ACC Rhodes University) Discussants: Katsia Paulavets (Senior Science Officer, International Science Council), Dr Akosua Amaka-Otchere (Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana)
Prof. Tally Palmer of Rhodes University joined in Cardiff University virtual event on “AU-EU-UK collaborations: emerging opportunities and prior learning for water and resilience research”
Tally Palmer, from Rhodes University, Institute for Water Research (IWR) and the Director of the ARUA Water Centre of Excellence (CoE), was involved as a contributor in an event that shared emerging lessons on themes of resilience, water security and multinational interdisciplinary research partnerships in the context of UK and EU funding programmes on 6th July. The event was organized by Dr Adrian Healy, a Future Leaders Fellow at Cardiff University. The event included presentations from existing projects in order to learn from previous programmes promoting resilience under UK funding. With a focus on practical examples of AU-EU-UK collaborations the event shared knowledge of past activities, future potentials and the opportunities emerging from national and European Union funding programmes. The event raised awareness and built prospective research communities.