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TUT gears up for 4IR

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It was recently ranked the number one university of technology on the African continent
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Ready, steady, navigate AI – like a dung beetle

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Dung beetles use different directional sensors to achieve the highest possible navigational precision in difficult conditions
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Higher education institutions need to face up to the future

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The emerging new world order demands reflexive schools whose graduates address society’s needs
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What is the real value of a doctoral degree?

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The qualification must evolve beyond the niche to better the society in which academics live
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International Indian Ocean expedition

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Historical maritime voyage
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A new vision of the postcolonial

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In a speech to graduates at Rhodes University, Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela said that reviewing accepted wisdoms can help to repair the past
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Future Africa: forging transdisciplinary solutions to Africa’s challenges

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The University of Pretoria's new flagship research institute aspires to transform the world through African research excellence
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Smart ants cut the needless chatter

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A new study suggests they build super-highways without having to communicate with each other
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​UFS celebrates excellence through its research hubs

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The UFS now has 156 NRF-rated researchers and five Sarchi Research Chairs
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High-voltage innovation

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Engineering Research Capacity Development Award: by an individual
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Foreign doctorates are attractive ― but don’t write off homegrown PhDs

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There's strong evidence that, all things being equal, leading South African universities provide “world class” training at PhD level
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Better standards and guidelines can bolster research literature reviews

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Researchers should try to make their literature reviews as reliable as possible and adhere to strict standards
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Water Sector Advisory Panel on Weather and Climate

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Working together to restore human dignity through universal access to water and sanitation
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Meet the slave shipwreck detective

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A Senegalese researcher wants to find missing clues of slavery to piece together the history and future of his country
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Varsities need cash to stay ahead: South Africa has too much to lose from cost cuts

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Unless the government acts now, we will leave our children with a legacy of scientific colonialism.
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