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SMU honours distinguished nursing science academic
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences UniversityRef: IN 2025
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Source domain: smu.ac.za
Collected on 28 July 2026
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What this means
This is a news/media article from Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU) announcing the promotion of Professor Tshiamo Ramalepa in the Department of Nursing Science. It states that the 36-year-old Professor Ramalepa was promoted from Senior Lecturer to Associate Professor, effective after meeting SMU’s promotion criteria. The article highlights his teaching, postgraduate coordination, research output, external funding (including a R9.3 million U’GOOD Climate Change and Mental Health project), and prior awards and recognitions.
Facts
Reference
IN 2025
Amounts
R 9 300 000
Key Takeaways
- Organisation: Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU)
- Person: Professor Tshiamo Ramalepa (36-year-old)
- Promotion: Senior Lecturer to Associate Professor
- Department: Nursing Science
- Role: Associate Professor and Postgraduate Diploma Programmes Coordinator
- SMU promotion criteria: excellence in teaching, research, postgraduate supervision, academic leadership, community engagement, and securing external research funding
- SMU joining date: lecturer in 2022
- Progression stated: Senior Lecturer in 2025
- External funding: co-investigator in R9.3 million U’GOOD Climate Change and Mental Health project
- Funders named: National Research Foundation, Foundation Botnar, Human Sciences Research Council
- Publications: more than 20 publications in accredited journals; research monograph; book chapters
- Postgraduate supervision: supervised 1 doctoral graduate and 5 Master’s graduates to completion
- Recognition: Inside Education 100 South African Shining Stars in 2026; SMU Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Best Community Engagement Project in 2025; Mail & Guardian 200 Young South Africans; 100 Africa’s Young Bright Minds; Avance Media 100 Most Influential Young South Africans
- Author/credit: Tumelo Moila
- Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU)
- Professor Tshiamo Ramalepa
- Department of Nursing Science
- National Research Foundation
- Foundation Botnar
- Human Sciences Research Council
- Inside Education
- Mail & Guardian
- Avance Media
- Tumelo Moila