Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ has most NRF-rated music researchers
Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ University has the most National Research Foundation (NRF) rated music researchers in the country. These include Head of the Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ School of Arts, Professor Brett Pyper; Head of Music, Chris Letcher, rated for both his scholarly writings and work in composition; Marie Jorritsma, author of Sonic Spaces of the Karoo; Grant Olwage, editor of Composing Apartheid; and Honorary Professor Jeanne Zaidel-Rudolph. In addition, Professor Michael Titlestad (English Department) and Emeritus Professor David Coplan (Anthropology) have also been rated for their music research. The NRF ratings are a measure of the significance of research undertaken by individual researchers in the country. That Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ has the most rated music researchers in the country is an indication of the Music Department’s research standing.