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Prof. Felix Maringe

Deputy Vice-Chancellor Institutional Development, Research & Innovation(DVC-IDRI)
Professor Felix Maringe

Prof. Maringe is the Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Institutional Development, Research, and Innovation, University of Kigali.

Professional Background: Professor Felix Maringe has held several prestigious positions throughout his career, including:

  • Assistant Dean for Internationalisation and Partnerships at the Faculty of Humanities, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Head of the Wits School of Education
  • Director of Doctoral Education at the Education School, University of Southampton

Research and Publications: Professor Maringe is extensively published, with approximately 122 scholarly outputs, including 13 books. His work has significantly impacted the field of higher education. Here are some key metrics summarising his scholarly contributions:

  • Google H-index: 32 (Thirty-two articles with at least thirty-two citations each)
  • Google i10-index: 56 (Fifty-six articles with at least ten citations each)
  • Total Citations: 5,627 on Google Scholar

Recognitions and Awards:

  • Member of the South African Academy of Sciences (membership by nomination, peer review, and consensus)
  • Nominated by the South African Education Research Association (SAERA) for outstanding contribution to research in 2022

Doctoral Supervision: Professor Maringe has successfully supervised 30 doctoral students, including those in the UK and South Africa.

Research and Publications: Professor Maringe is extensively published, with approximately 122 scholarly outputs, including 13 books. His work has significantly impacted the field of higher education. Here are some key metrics summarising his scholarly contributions:

  • Google H-index: 32 (Thirty-two articles with at least thirty-two citations each)
  • Google i10-index: 56 (Fifty-six articles with at least ten citations each)
  • Total Citations: 5,627 on Google Scholar

Record of Successful Research Bids

Date

Award holder(s)

Funding body

Title

Value

2011 (current bid still in process)

Felix Maringe

Scottish Equality Challenge Unit

Attracting international students: equitable services and support, campus cohesion and community engagement

£25 000

2010-11

Felix Maringe

Aim Higher HEFCE

Impact of aim Higher programmes on the early experience of university students

£20 000

2008

Joint QCA project with Birmingham, Newcastle upon Tyne, Oxford Brookes

QCA

Developing instruments for measuring impact of reforms in 14-19

£350 000

2006

Ratcliffe, Maringe and Hanley

Gatsby Technical Educational Projects

Evaluation of a collaborative CPD programme as a process of management of change

£40 000

2006/07

Lumby, Maringe Dyke, Bhopal and Morrison

Learning and Skills Council

Integrating diversity in leadership in the learning and skills sector

£69 702

2006-08

Fuller, Heath, Foskett, Foskett, Rice, Dyke, Taylor and Maringe

ESRC TLRP

Decision making as an embedded social practice

£350 000

2006

Foskett, Maringe and Roberts

Higher Education Academy

Changing fee regimes and their impact on students’ attitudes to HE

£30 000

2005-06

Bourne, Maringe and Smith

Sure Start Programme Southampton Central

An evaluation of the ‘Let’s Play Together’ provision at the Southampton Central Sure Start

£12 975

2004

Maringe and Foskett

Southampton City Council

An evaluation of the Southampton Pathfinder programme

£10 000

2003-04

Foskett, Dyke and Maringe

DfES

The influence of the school in the decision to participate in learning, post 16

£130 000

Successful bids held in South Africa

2015-16

F Maringe

Mpumalanga Department of Education

Correlates of school leadership for school improvement

Completed

R400 000

2016-17

F Maringe

Mpumalanga Department of Education

School Dropouts: Causes and consequences

Completed

R400 000

2018-19

F Maringe

South African Council of Education

Internal Staff Migration in schools

completed

R280 000

2021

F Maringe

Council for Higher Education

20 years of higher education in South Africa

Completed

R150 000

2022

F Maringe

SACE

Paraprofessionals in South African Schools

Completed

R387 000

2021

F Maringe

ZENEX

Impact of Covid among low-income families in Gauteng

Completed

R250 000

2022

F Maringe

ISEA and British Council

Internationalisation in Higher Education

ongoing

R200 000