I hope everyone will read Patrick Otim's @BatesCollege remarkable new book @OhioUnivPress. Here is my blurb: "With this book, Patrick William Otim becomes a leader in rethinking Uganda’s intellectual history. Drawing deeply from ethnographic and Acholi archival sources, Otim moves us beyond the political terrain of chiefs into the inner worlds of war leaders, royal messengers, public healers, poets, musicians, and aspiring historians. This work also manages to push Ugandan history writing beyond its obsession with kingdoms toward a more inclusive vision of republican history writing. Scholars and students of Ugandan and African political thought owe Otim a tremendous debt of gratitude." ohioswallow.com/978082141146…

Happy to share our new paper!!

Mark your calendars! Join us on Thursday, 14th September 2023 for what is going to be an exciting discussion on navigating university education and job prospects in Africa. #ESSASpaces

Fully Funded Scholarship in the UK The Rhodes Scholarships at the University of Oxford (MSc/PhD) Benefits: ☑️Stipend (£18,180 per annum) ☑️Tuition fees ☑️Two flight tickets ☑️Application fee ☑️Student visa fee and Health Surcharge Deadline: 28 Aug 2023 youtube.com/watch?v=YCUjMze0…

Congratulations @MaeBlaak

The conversations are thought provoking!!

REAL researcher Scovia Adrupio presented the findings of her research at the Early Career Researchers Conference today entitled "Studying changes in occupations to enhance the fight against climate change: A case of agricultural extension workers in SA and Uganda.

REAL researches gather every Monday for writing re-treats using the pomodoro technique, named "Shut-up-and-Write". This is about sharing and planning what the goals are for writing each day and what each researcher hopes to achieve during the writing sessions.

It was an honour to present some of my masters research findings at the 5th Global Change Conference in Free State on 1 February 2023. Thanks to my supervisor @PreshaRamsarup, friends and colleagues for the support @sisitka_heila @Wits_REALCentre

What is your most beautiful asset?

Remember to join us for Prof Stephanie Allais' inaugural lecture on Wednesday evening, 5pm SA time. Solomon Mahlangu House if you are in Jozi, the rest of y'all join online. Prof Leesa Wheelahan as respondent! @leesaw2 @AllaisStephanie RSVP either way at wits-za.zoom.us/webinar/regi…

Dr Nicola Jenkin, a postdoctoral fellow at REAL, presented her research on opportunities for collaboration in SA's forestry products biorefinery innovation system #REAL10

Lots of amazing conversations going on as part of the birthday celebrations of our team members @Wits_REALCentre #REAL10

REAL's future areas of research will be on how technology and environmental crisis is changing the world of work. For example, how can you teach farming with no water? #REAL10

🔴HAPPENING NOW | #REAL10 Pro Vice-Chancellor: Climate, Sustainability and Inequality, and Director of the Southern Centre for Inequality Studies @iValodia, welcomes Minister of Employment and Labour, Thulas Nxesi at the @Wits_REALCentre 10 year anniversary celebration.

@Wits_News @deptoflabour Speaking at the REAL Conference, Minister Nxesi raised another challenge in relation to the question of economic migration - our approach has been how ensure a balance that irrespective where workers come from their rights are not violated #REAL10

@Wits_News @deptoflabour Minister Nxesi also raised issues around how to deal with informal workers - another big issue is the food couriers and it is a big issue which we will have to deal with #REAL10

@Wits_News @deptoflabour Speaking at the REAl Conference, Minister Nxesi highlighted that REAL had made a huge contribution to research which has focused on sustainability; just transitions from the old to the new and technological changes and the reorganization of work #REAL10

@Wits_News @deptoflabour Speaking at the REAL Conference, Minister Nxesi raised questions around people in the public service working from home in the post pandemic period #REAL10