It’s about more than just widget making

Richard Pithouse

doi:10.4102/sajs.v105i5/6.75

Abstract

Sir - The research funding climate in South Africa has changed dramatically. A summary of how these changes are likely to affect researchers follows, but more details can be obtained at http://www.nrf.ac.za/doc/trajectories_nrf_funding.pdf.

Highlights

Deputy vice-chancellors of research are not always well-regarded researchers themselves, but Wits has a tradition of appointing top researchers to the post
The reputation which opened these doors to her was largely formed by her contribution to the Wits History Workshop which, from its beginnings in 1977, was always about a critical engagement with the underside of the South African experience
Everything that happens in South Africa happens here first

Summary

Introduction

Deputy vice-chancellors of research are not always well-regarded researchers themselves, but Wits has a tradition of appointing top researchers to the post. Her earlier work is not all about Johannesburg, but it’s all very much engaged with the urgent complexities of South Africa.

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