Academic activity remains suspended at CPUT, UWC: It's unclear when operations will resume after classes were suspended due to student protests. ...... Source: WN.com - Southafrica News Safety a top priority, says Rocking the Daisies management after drowning: A 21-year-old man who worked for a supplier at the music festival drowned at the weekend. ...... Source: … [Read more...] about Academic activity remains suspended at CPUT, UWC
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Global academic collaboration: a new form of colonisation? | The Conversation
Global academic collaboration: a new form of colonisation?: Of course Africa's universities need collaboration -- but not if it's merely an imposition of ideas from elsewhere. ShutterstockHigher education in Africa is as old as the pyramids in Egypt. But the continent’s ancient institutions have long disappeared. The type of higher education that’s delivered in Africa … [Read more...] about Global academic collaboration: a new form of colonisation? | The Conversation
Pressure to publish is choking the academic profession | The Conversation
Pressure to publish is choking the academic profession: Professor Peter Higgs, joint winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics. Russell Cheyne/ReutersThe southern hemisphere’s cold weather is a certain signal that winter conference season is upon us. In the coming weeks academics – from many disciplines – will be spending freezing nights in student dorms and days exchanging … [Read more...] about Pressure to publish is choking the academic profession | The Conversation
Is it piracy? How students access academic resources | The Conversation
Many students don't consider downloading textbooks to be piracy. ShutterstockAcademic textbooks are expensive and the cost of textbooks globally has continued to rise alarmingly even as other educational resources have become relatively cheaper. For students, open educational resources should make more sense – certainly financially. But, globally, the uptake of such … [Read more...] about Is it piracy? How students access academic resources | The Conversation
Training in Academic Journal Writing and publishing in scientific journals
Training in Academic Journal Writing and publishing in scientific journals A South Africa Event on 2016-04-18 21:00:00 The Center for Population and Applied Statistics (CPAS) intends to share knowledge and practice on how to write an academic journal paper and how to internationalize one's research in a meaningful way to a maximum number of 25 participants. The main … [Read more...] about Training in Academic Journal Writing and publishing in scientific journals
