Life & Academia
Keep track of your postgraduate students' research progress
Keeping track of your postgraduate students' research progress is important. Both to allow you to give them the guidance they need when they need it, but also to add some proactive planning to your own schedule. Here's a behind-the-scenes look at how I keep track of the research progress of the postgraduate students under my supervision.
The New HPCSA CPD Self-Service Platform: Before you throw your Laptop out the Window, Read Here
The way in which the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) is monitoring Continuing Professional Development (CPD) compliance has changed. In the past, the HPCSA randomly drew names of practitioners and audited them for their compliance with the CPD requirements. Now, the HPCSA has developed a CPD Self-Service Platform and all healthcare practitioners are required to upload their CPD activities there.
Go Fast, Go Far, Go with Kindness and Respect
“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together” - African proverb. Let us value others for who they are whether it’s for going fast or far. The Island University of Kind Efficiency is recruiting, and this is your official invitation to a job interview.
Top Ten Tips to Getting your Precious Paper Published
When I started in academia, I was young and naive, but over the years I learnt a few tips and tricks which allowed me to successfully navigate through the publication process...
Crowdfight Against COVID-19: How can the Scientific Community Help?
As COVID-19 is doing its thing outside, you may have the same thoughts as me - what can I do to help?