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Dr Marcel Jooste presented at the International Ms Briony Chisholm funded under BM-NHSP
Olympic Committee (IOC) World Conference presented a poster at the INTEREST meeting,
on prevention of injury and illness in sport, held in Cotonou, Benin from 13-16 May 2024.
held from 29 February – 2 March 2025.

Strengthening Institutional and student co-supervision. The institutions that
Collaborations were visited this financial year include University of
Limpopo, University of Venda, Rhodes University,
In line with the SAMRC’s commitment to
transformation, RCD is committed to broadening Nelson Mandela University, Cape Peninsula
participation particularly from underrepresented University of Technology, Tshwane University of
institutions in our funding programmes. In 2024- Technology, and the University of Pretoria.
25, RCD in partnership with GIPD and the Office On the 17th of May 2024, RCD attended the inaugural
of the Vice President, held several engagements Mandela-Rhodes Postgraduate Funding Fair hosted
with different institutions including universities of by Rhodes University (RU) in collaboration with
technologies and remotely located institutions in the
Eastern Cape and Limpopo provinces. The purpose Nelson Mandela University (NMU), under the theme
of the engagements was to enhance accessibility “Promoting Access and Success in Postgraduate
and effectiveness in funding programmes, with the Education Through Funding”. The funding fair
goal of ensuring that funding is allocated equitably provided a platform for Honours, Masters and
and efficiently to drive meaningful innovation and Doctoral students to learn more about available
societal impact. Outcomes of the engagements scholarships. The RCD delegation provided insight
include educating institutions and researchers into the RCD’s diverse funding programmes and
about available funding opportunities, clarifying research support training to the students. The
eligibility, application processes, and evaluation students had the chance to ask questions, as well
criteria, promoting different funding programmes by as provide feedback on their past experiences with
engaging with a wide range of applicants, identifying RCD and SAMRC in general. They also engaged
and addressing barriers to funding access and in meaningful discussions such as the application
building networks among SAMRC researchers and process, the documents/requirements needed and
institutions for collaborative funding applications the contact details of relevant people for queries.

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