5 UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG graduated with a PGDip in Research Supervision in October, while Dr Terence Fenn and Dr Lukasz Pater successfully completed their PhDs. In 2023, AAMP welcomed two new staff members, bringing FADA’s total enrolment to 28 participants. Among them, 18 are currently at Level 1, while six have progressed to Level 2. Additionally, four staff members have reached Level 3. Farieda Nazier, HOD Jewellery Design was invited to join the Strengthening Commercialisation Skills (SCS) program by the British Council South Africa, including visits to Oxford, Cambridge, London School of Economics, and Oxentia Global Innovation Consultancy. In 2023 FADA had a total of 89 permanent and fulltime contract members of staff. This comprised 61 academic staff, 27 administrative and support staff, and one executive. In 2023 19 academic staff (29%) held doctoral degrees. Staff Development Staff training and development focused on capacity building in writing for publication, postgraduate study, postgraduate supervision, discipline-specific software applications, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, and leadership development. Academic staff members across all levels were nominated for the Accelerated Academic Mentoring Programme (AAMP). A diversified strategy aimed at developing different areas of research competence amongst academic staff – particularly creative work as research – was actively promoted to address the need to grow research capacity and output. Prof Neshane Harvey, HOD Fashion Design and Denise Fouche, GSA Operations Coordinator, graduated from the UJ Women in Leadership Programme in November. Funded by Erasmus+ Credit Mobility programme, Dr Khaya Mchunu (Fashion Design) visited the University of Pisa for training. Prof Deirdre Pretorius (Graphic Design) completed the Research Leadership Programme in 2023 under mentorship of Prof Teal Triggs of the Royal College of Art (RCA) in London. In the Department of Multimedia, Bongani Khoza FADA offers a dynamic range of public-facing cultural programmes for students and professionals. The faculty is staffed by highly regarded academics, architects, artists and designers. OUR PEOPLE FADA’s NRF-rated researchers in 2023: Prof B Schmahmann (B1), SARChI Prof L Farber (C1) VIAD Prof D Paton (C1) Visual Art Prof K Berman C2) Visual Art Dr P Hobbs (C2) SARChI Prof A Kearney (C2) Visual Art Mr A Opper (C2) Architecture Prof D Pretorius (C2) Graphic Design Prof K von Veh (C2) Visual Art Dr I Bronner (Y1) SARChI Dr S Barnabas (Y2) SARChI
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