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Current awareness is the term used to describe staying informed by keeping up to date with the latest publications, research and news in your field.
The perspective of current awareness is the present and the forthcoming, as opposed to the retrospective.
Current awareness ranges from looking for information on specific topics on a regular basis (and this usually involves the assistance of your Personal Librarian to help you set up a search profile matched to your research interests) to embracing a wider, more general, and cross-disciplinary view that brings an element of serendipity into your search for the latest information.
Informally, researchers remain alert in all contexts for useful information and insights that will inform their daily practice, their research, and spark off innovative and creative ideas for new avenues of research.
DHET International Scholarships Website
There are a number of scholarship opportunities currently available for South African students to undertake studies, research and exchanges in other countries. The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) coordinates several such scholarships, while others are managed by other international, national and provincial departments or government agencies.
Scholarships are for South African citizens and require a commitment to return to South African upon completion of studies.
Criminal Justice Database is a comprehensive database supporting research on crime, its causes and impacts, legal and social implications, as well as litigation and crime trends.
The database bridges theory with practice by providing information geared to those interested in careers in criminal justice, law enforcement, corrections, drug enforcement, rehabilitation, family law, and industrial security – as well as scholars and other researchers who study the causes, trends, and societal impacts of crime.
The following sites on Unisa Open contains useful information for Unisa staff.
The year is marked with many special days, weeks, and months dedicated and devoted to raising awareness about important issues.
This monthly post, compiled by the Information Search Librarians Team, will note special dates and themes, and draw your attention to possibly interesting cross-disciplinary topical references intended to inform and to inspire ideas for research.
It is celebrated on January 4 to remember Louis Braille’s birth. It is observed to bring attention to Braille’s importance in fully realising human rights in the lives of the blind and partially sighted.
South African Native National Congress (SANNC) was founded on 8 January 1912 by John Langalibalele Dube in Bloemfontein. Behind this, the primary motive was to give voting rights to black and mixed-race Africans or to unite African people and spearhead the struggle for fundamental political, social, and economic change.
It is observed on 24 January every year to support transformative actions for inclusive, equitable, and quality education for all.
On National Police Day the South African Police Service (SAPS) remembers the sacrifices that our men and women in blue have made and continue to make as they provide safety for all who live in South Africa.
World Leprosy Day is observed on the last Sunday of January to focus on the target of zero cases of leprosy-related disabilities in children. As we know disabilities do not occur overnight but happen after a prolonged period of undiagnosed disease.
Navorsinge van die Nasionale Museum : Researches of the National MuseumVol. 18, No. 7, pp 126-13001 November 2002
It would seem that for various reasons the precise founding venue of the African National Congress (ANC) in Bloemfontein has remained unknown until the present time. Although a number of assumptions had been made in this regard, amongst others ...
Journal of Emerging Trends in Educational Research and Policy StudiesVol. 8, No. 6, pp 319-32601 December 2017
Learners with visual impairment (VI) depend on Braille as a medium of instruction and communication. According to a report by the Ministry of Education, only 45 (30.6%) out of 147(100%) of learners with VI enrolled in upper primary classes in ...
South African Ophthalmology JournalVol. 17, No. 3, pp 46-4801 August 2022
Juzer Surka is an ophthalmologist and enthusiastic philatelist, who first started collecting stamps and commemorative envelopes at a young age. In subsequent years he has focused his collection and research on medically themed stamps, and more ...
Journal of Emerging Trends in Educational Research and Policy StudiesVol. 4, No. 3, pp 553-55901 June 2013
This study focused on access and support of assistance technology for people with visual impairments in open and distance learning (ODL) institutions in Zimbabwe with particular focus on Zimbabwe open University (ZOU). Access to education and ...
If you are looking for forthcoming conferences, the following websites are helpful: