31 March 2004

PSANA Meeting with Prof. Reddy
31 March 2004

Disclaimer: Please note: the matters discussed herein are the personal views and opinions of the members present at the meeting. They are therefore not the views or policies of PSANA or the University of Pretoria and PSANA and the University of Pretoria therefore do not accept liability for any damages or implications arising from the correctness of the facts stated in these minutes, unless specifically stated.

Present

• Prof. D. Reddy
• Prof. B. Wingfield
• Prof. J. Theron
• Dr. A. Viljoen
• Marelize van Wyk
• Bernice Porter
• Paula Medronho
• René Sutherland
• Freddie Els
• Melissa Naidoo
• James Mehl
• James Roxburgh
• Ronald Heath
• Craig Tambling
• Jason Pienaar

1. First of all, Prof. D. Reddy gave a short background on hid life. He is at the moment the Dean of Science at UCT and also on the board of the NRF

2. South Africa should try and get on the same standard as certain developing countries e.g. Singapore
Research Output
1990 2000
60+ years 2 15
50-59 years 18 34
40-49 years 41 36
30-39 years 35 14
<30 years 4 1

For growth in the academic
- post-graduate studies
- productivity of research
- number of young researchers

Stumble blocks
- not well funded
- laborities change

Way the reseach