October 2011

27 Department of Historical and Heritage Studies seminar. ‘When you sup with the devil’: Exploring white farmers’ reactions to episodes of violence and crisis in Zimbabwe through The Farmer magazine. Presented by Dr Rory Pilossof from the University of Pretoria. Will take place at 9:00am at Humanities, 18^th floor room 26. For more information contact [email protected].  

27 Making South Africa Work Better presented by Moeletsi Mbeki.  RSVP: Ms Faith Mabera at [email protected] on or before 24 October 2011

28 Closing date for submission of research proposals to Student Administration for 2011 – next meeting February 2012

Switzerland offering bursaries for South African postgrads. Closing date for applications is 31 October 2011. For more information visit: http://www.eda.admin.ch/eda/en/home/reps/afri/vzaf/ref_visinf/viszaf/takch.html

Rhodes University, Xstrat Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Economic and Exploration Geology. Closing date for applications is 31 October.

November 2011

Please note: The Humanities' Education Innovation Discussion Forum which would have been held on 1 November will now be held in February 2012. The change in date is due to circumstances which the Department for Education Innovation cannot control. The Department apologises for any inconvenience.

1 UP Expert Lecture Series:  “TO RETRACE YOUR STEPS”: THE POWER OF THE PAST IN POST-APARTHEID LITERATURE, presented by Prof David Medalie. For the invitation to the UP Expert Lecture Series click here.

2 & 22 FADA student exhibitions 2011. The best ‘things’ since sliced bread. For more information and viewing times please see attached invitation.

9 Final 2011-date for submission of recommendations of examiners to Student Administration – next submission date 23 January 2012

Call for applications for Masters and Doctoral study in 2012, Astrophysics postgraduate study. Closing date for applications is 15 November 2011.

22-24 Conference on Higher Education in South Africa, University of Fort Hare. For more information contact [email protected] .

30 The Faculty of Humanities annual staff function at Uitspan, LC de Villiers Sports grounds, 12:00-15:00. 

Announcement of opportunity, J. Mayo Greenberg Scholarship Prize – 2012. Applications close 30 November 2011.

December 2011

Call for proposals from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation for International Climate Protection services. The closing date is 15 December 2011. For more information [email protected].


2011/2012

The Indian Ministry of External Affairs under the programme India-Africa Forum is providing training courses for African students. The courses are paid for in full by the Government of India - see attached document for more information or contact [email protected].