Rhodes University Library

23/06/2026

There’s a case for greater investment in support for postgraduate education.

23/06/2026

23 June  Africa Public Service Day is an event entrenched in the African Union calendar. It originates from the conference of African Ministers for Public or Civil Service held in Tangier, Morocco in 1994. It was agreed at this conference that 23 June should be celebrated annually as Africa Public ...

23/06/2026

He discovered that light waves could be polarised (made to vibrate in a single plane) by reflecting them off a non-metallic surface. This phenomenon is responsible for the 'glare' seen when light shines on glass or water.

22/06/2026

Growth "was driven by continued demand for subscription content, open research products and advanced learning solutions"

20/06/2026

World Refugee Day is an international day to honour refugees. The event falls each year on June 20 and celebrates people forced to flee their home country to escape conflict or persecution.

19/06/2026

Guidance allows wider use of AI in manuscripts and peer review, while introducing stricter disclosure and confidentiality requirements

19/06/2026

The Day offers a chance to raise awareness of the need to put an end to conflict-related sexual violence, to honour the victims and survivors of sexual violence around the world and to pay tribute to all those who have courageously devoted their lives to, and lost their lives in standing up for the....

19/06/2026

"Everything that is written merely to please the author is worthless."
- Quoted in W H Auden and L Kronenberger, The Viking Book of Aphorisms (New York 1966).

Blaise Pascal was a very influential French mathematician and philosopher who contributed to many areas of mathematics. He worked on conic sections and projective geometry and in correspondence with Fermat he laid the foundations for the theory of probability.

18/06/2026

Ethicality now reviews around 2,000 daily submissions, combining AI-driven screening with human editorial oversight

18/06/2026

The United Nations recognizes the need to counter discrimination, xenophobia and hate speech. Hate speech incites violence and undermines social cohesion and tolerance. Therefore, 18 June was declared as the International Day for Countering Hate Speech to identify, address and counter hate speech.