17 UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG RESEARCH AND INNOVATION of R225 961 from the University of Karlstad in Sweden, the Music and Letters Trust in the UK and the HSRC. advancement of standards and practices within their professional fields. NRF-Rated Researchers In 2023 Prof Alison Kearney, Mr Alexander Opper, Prof David Paton and Prof Deirdre Pretorius were awarded NRF ratings, bringing the total number of NRF-rated researchers in the Faculty to eleven, comprising 17% of academic staff (see page 5 for a full list of NRF-rated researchers in the Faculty. Postdoctoral Research Fellows Over the past three years, FADA has progressively expanded the intake of PDRFs, doubling the number annually from 2021 to 2022 and then again from 2022 to a total of eight in 2023. Five PDRFs are hosted at the SARChI Chair in South African Art and Visual Culture, one at the VIAD Research Centre, one in the department of Industrial Design and one in the Multimedia Department. Output The preliminary (unaudited) figures for 2023 show a total submission of 52.8768 textual research units and 17 creative research projects for accreditation. Textual outputs showed a decline from 54 in 2022 to 52 in 2023, a significant decline from the 61 achieved in 2021. Conversely, the number of creative research projects submitted has exhibited consistent growth each year, increasing from two in 2019 to a notable 17 in 2023. This upward trajectory indicates a sustained and flourishing engagement in creative research outputs within the specified period. Research Funding The Department of Visual Art secured a R1 million grant from the VLIR-UOS Foundation, facilitated through the Royal Academie in Antwerp. This funding, designated for scholarships and travel, enabled Wilma Mutize, a Master’s student, to embark on a threemonth residency at the Academy. In addition to the R2 950 000 the NRF SARChI Chair in South African Art and Visual Culture receives from the NRF, the centre secured additional funding to the value FADA Textual Outputs by Type, 2023 43% 25% 20% 12% Articles Boooks Proceedings Chapters 52 54 61 53 33 17 15 11 9 2 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 Textual Creative FADA Accredited Research Output 2019-2023
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