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The need for postgraduate funding

The need for postgraduate funding

Mosa Mgabhi Postgraduate degrees are progressively becoming the standard for excellence among employers, professional organisations and colleagues as they can be indicative of superior ability. Postgrad.com, a website concerned with providing a portal for different...

Land expropriation debate

Land expropriation debate

Katherine Atkinson On Tuesday 27 February, the majority of South Africa’s Members of Parliament voted in favour of amending the Constitution to allow land expropriation without compensation. The vote came after the EFF presented Parliament with a draft amendment and...

Competition or collaboration: group work woes

Competition or collaboration: group work woes

Mosa Mgabhi Individual assessments are common in university, however, also of importance are group assessments as they can be a powerful and effective way to learn. A guide written by Cynthia J. Brame and Rachel Biel for Vanderbilt University reveals that the use of...

Perdebate: Do successful women intimidate men

Perdebate: Do successful women intimidate men

Katherine Atkinson The way our society functions is forever changing. The feminist movement has ensured that women of today enjoy many more rights than women from the past.  The 21st century has seen an emergence of women who dominate academia and the workplace. In...

UP contributes to cancer therapy

UP contributes to cancer therapy

GEMMA GATTICCHI Every year approximately 14 million people are diagnosed with cancer. This is usually seen as a death sentence to many, however, UP is working to bring hope to cancer patients. According to the National Cancer Institute, 8.2 million cancer-related...

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