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Position: LECTURER/SENIOR LECTURER (2x Posts) DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR AND CELL BIOLOGY FACULTY OF SCIENCE

The University of Cape Town's Department of Molecular and Cell Biology is inviting applications for two Lecturer/Senior Lecturer positions within the Faculty of Science.

Position: Dean, Faculty of Humanities, University Of Cape Town

The University of Cape Town is inviting applications for the position of Dean of the Faculty of Humanities to provide strategic and academic leadership.

It is imperative that we break the silence and change the narrative of black women who enter academic spaces

The inclusion paradox: Why the representation of women in academia is not enough

Achieving gender equality in academia requires far more than meeting quotas. From the motherhood penalty to the 'inclusion tax', structural barriers continue to push talented…

We Will Read Professor Jason Arday’s work Into Eternity: Remembering a Scholar Who Refused the Limits of Empire

The passing of Cambridge sociologist Professor Jason Arday marks the loss of an intellectual force who challenged colonial epistemologies and championed Black radical scholarship…

Editorial: The press hounded Arday to his death

Professor Jason Arday, the youngest black professor at Cambridge, was driven to suicide by relentless media attacks over plagiarism accusations, a fate not shared by white…

It is imperative that we break the silence and change the narrative of black women who enter academic spaces.(Hannah McKay/Reuters)

Patronage in Academia Is Destroying Our Universities While the Country Looks Away

While the Madlanga Commission exposes deep rot in SAPS, a parallel crisis of patronage and ethical collapse is silently destroying South African academia. This article argues…

Carlo Daniels

Carlo Daniels, 30, is proving that potential is not defined by where you begin, but by the determination to keep learning. As a lecturer at the University of South Africa, he…

RW Johnson dies, still inimical to the post-1994 dispensation

Richard William (RW) Johnson, a leading South African liberal public intellectual, journalist, analyst, and academic, has passed away at his home in Cape Town. Known for his…

Graphic: John McCann

Don’t believe everything AI tells you: A cautionary tale for academia – and everyone else

Artificial intelligence can be a powerful ally but only if we cultivate the skills and habits that affirm our commitment to truth, discernment and verification

The continent must shift from dependency on funding for research to leadership. Photo: Supplied

Is academia a good career choice in South Africa?

There are secure, well-paid jobs in universities but it is highly unlikely that aspiring entrants will not get them

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Abused in academia: A cautionary tale

I found out the hard way that postdoctoral fellows are vulnerable and should be wary of attractive-sounding supervisory positions

Academic bullying in the sciences, an international perspective

It is important to support victims of bullying in academic life and help them become less dependent on potential bullies

Professor Nana Aba Appiah. (Sottie STAK – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=90181613)

‘So many things’ encumber women, says Ghanaian academic

Women need support to overcome systemic barriers, argues 51-year-old Nana Aba Appiah Amfo, the first female vice-chancellor at the University of Ghana

Epitome of ethics: Author and cultural critic bell hooks insisted that care, love and spirituality were the core of black feminist practice and freedom. Photo: Karjean Levine/Getty Images

A spirit guide to ethical black feminist thinking and praxis

bell hooks’s refusal to ‘get in formation’ foregrounded healing as the foundation to a communal liberatory agenda

Academics say claims by politicians and on social media are fueling xenophobia and could compromise their safety.  Photo: Julian Stratenschulte/picture alliance /Getty Images

How to apply for a job in academia — especially if it’s your first

I went to my first interviews believing that the onus lay on the university to find good candidates — not on the applicants to ‘sell’ ourselves