The UCT executive said the research paper was offensive to black students at the university and to black people in general. File photo.The executive of the University of Cape Town on Friday distanced itself from a paper written by one of its professors.
It said the research paper by Prof Nicoli Natrass titled “Why are black South African students less likely to consider studying biological sciences?” was offensive to black students., was also offensive to black people in general and to any academic who understands the quality of research is inextricably linked to its ethical grounding.
The UCT executive said it was concerned that the paper, dated May 27, had methodological and conceptual flaws that raise questions about the standard and ethics of research at UCT.The Black Academic Caucus at UCT expressed outrage on Thursday at the publication of the two-page article. It said 211 UCT students were interviewed in the study. Of these, 114 were black South Africans.
The caucus said this unit of analysis did not justify the gross generalisations made about black South African students at all universities.
Can someone tell us what is not offensive to black people?
And here is her wonderful retort to this nonsense :
What a pity the Executive of UCT has said nothing about the 12 (as far as I know) of people murdered by security forces under lockdown. In past the University would have been at the forefront of responding to this violence against citizens
Lynch mob
Ya'll like to wash, rinse, repeat articles don't ya? There has already been a followup article about this. Times you can't be this behind...the times? Lol
Black people are offended by everything. Just to be offended. And they wonder why we cant take them seriously
Own goal
As black as I am I do not agree that research should have no go areas. We will all be poorer for it. If someone has a counter to the research let them publish it. But don't tear people down because they researched a 'sensitive' topic.
Last week the same academics were advocating for academic independence, today they slate one of their own for being independent..
Black/white academic caucus in a free SA..what for?
I can never blame someone who is being their true nature learn the truth
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