11 November 2025 |
At the Faculty of Humanities’ annual awards evening on 22 October, Dr Catrien Wentink [above, second from right] received a Faculty Teaching Award and Prof Conroy Cupido [above, right] received a Creative Output Award recognising his musical direction and...
10 November 2025 |
Prof Conroy Cupido, Director of the School of Music: The 2025 academic year has been both challenging and inspiring for the School of Music. Navigating the implementation of the new Student Information System (SIS) tested our resilience, yet I was deeply moved by the...
06 October 2025 |
Reported by Prof Chris van Rhyn MASARA and the School of Music were well represented at the 2025 Faculty of Humanities Spring School, held from 17 to 19 September at the Riverside Sun Hotel in Vanderbijlpark. Prof Janelize Morelli, the newly appointed Director of...
10 June 2025 |
The research director’s report on MASARA’s research output for 2024 shows consistent contributions from almost all of the entity’s participants. MASARA’s total research output units for last year are 38.046. Although this is not our highest...
14 May 2025 |
The Research Director of MASARA, Prof Chris van Rhyn, successfully spearheaded its upgrade from a research niche to a focus area during his first term. Agreeing to serve a second term, the challenge ahead is to ensure a smooth academic, operational and administrative...
17 February 2025 |
Prof Chris van Rhyn (Director, MASARA Focus Area, NWU) and Prof Willemien Froneman (NWU alumna and Associate Professor in the Centre for the Study of the Afterlife of Violence and the Reparative Quest (AVReQ) at Stellenbosch University) co-authored an article that was...