Rhodes University Library

01/06/2026

WorldReefDay

01/06/2026

This study explores potential institutional ‘gaming’ behaviors among Italian universities within the context of the VQR 2020–2024 national research evaluation exercise. Using mixed-integer linear programming to simulate potential faculty reallocations across departments, we assess the extent t...

01/06/2026

1 to 30 June 2025 In South Africa, Youth Month is celebrated in June, and National Youth Day is celebrated on June 16. The month of June is celebrated as Youth Month to honor the role young people played in the fight against apartheid and the Soweto Uprising of 1976. The Soweto Uprising was a turnin...

31/05/2026

***coDay2026

Unmask the appeal – countering to***co and ni****ne addiction. To***co and ni****ne industries design their products to get young people stuck in a cycle of addiction. The grip of to***co and ni****ne addiction can be broken. ***coExposed

30/05/2026

Share stories, raise awareness and campaign with everyone affected by multiple sclerosis (MS). The theme for 2024-2026 is diagnosis, support the My MS Diagnosis campaign today. World MS Day is coordinated by the MS International Federation and its members.

30/05/2026

"If you want the Republic founded by you to be strong and durable, send the National Assembly men imbued with the principle of the sovereignty of the people; men whose patriotism has been able to resist corruption and intimidation; men who are moreover not the Republicans of tomorrow, but Republicans of yesterday!"
- From Eugène Catalan

Eugène Catalan was a Belgian mathematician who defined the numbers called after him, while considering the solution of the problem of dissecting a polygon into triangles by means of non-intersecting diagonals.

29/05/2026

dem10/istock With an h-index of 75, computer scientist Thippa Reddy Gadekallu ranks among the world’s most highly cited researchers. But the speed and means of his ascent to those lofty heigh…

29/05/2026

29 May to 5 June National Child Protection Week is commemorated in the country annually to raise awareness of the rights of children as articulated in the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa and Children's Act (Act No. 38 of 2005). The week is an important event on the UNICEF calendar and ...

28/05/2026

How responsible automation and shared infrastructure help libraries scale e-resource management in complex, fast-changing environments