During the Education Association of South Africa’s Annual Conference (14-17 January 2018) research by Professor Liesel Ebersöhn (Director of the Centre for the Study of Resilience) was recognised when she was awarded the EASA Researcher Medal. The EASA research medal is awarded to academics who have demonstrated:   

• Outstanding achievements in educational research demonstrated by consistent publication in academic journals and book publications with international impact over a period of at least 10.

• Leadership and development of education research demonstrated by two or more of the following:

• Successful supervision of post-graduate students

• Editorship of academic journal

• Leadership of national/international research associations

• Successful completion of funded research projects