Department of Life and Consumer Sciences
Reflecting on consumer decisions through the lens of a consumer scientist
Delivering her inaugural lecture, Professor Elizabeth Kempen unpacked the importance of consumer decision-making, an important area within the field of consumer science Read more.
Reflecting on consumer decisions through the lens of a consumer scientist
Delivering her inaugural lecture, Professor Elizabeth Kempen unpacked the importance of consumer decision-making, an important area within the field of consumer science Read more.
Collaboration key to combat scourge of TB
Two Unisa colleges have joined forces to tackle the challenge of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis. The focus of the research is the chemical design and synthesis of new TB drugs and biological investigation into several medicinal plants as a cradle of novel TB drug leads.
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Collaboration key to combat scourge of TB
Two Unisa colleges have joined forces to tackle the challenge of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis. The focus of the research is the chemical design and synthesis of new TB drugs and biological investigation into several medicinal plants as a cradle of novel TB drug leads.
#ItsTimetoEndTB #WorldTBDay Read more.
Responsiveness to Covid-19 earns her nomination in prestigious awards
Unisa's Dr Wendy Nokhwezi Phoswa is a finalist in the Emerging Scholar category in the HSRC-USAf 2020 Medal in Social Sciences and Humanities. The 27-year-old has also been nominated as one of the 2020 100 Most Influential Young South Africans.
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Responsiveness to Covid-19 earns her nomination in prestigious awards
Unisa's Dr Wendy Nokhwezi Phoswa is a finalist in the Emerging Scholar category in the HSRC-USAf 2020 Medal in Social Sciences and Humanities. The 27-year-old has also been nominated as one of the 2020 100 Most Influential Young South Africans.
Read more.
Unisa and Mintek collaborate on rapid Covid-19 tests
In a major contribution by local researchers to provide home-grown solutions in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Unisa's Dr Salerwe Mosebi is working with mineral research giant Mintek to develop rapid antigen-detecting and antibody-detecting tests with a remarkable 20-minute turnaround time. Read more.
Unisa and Mintek collaborate on rapid Covid-19 tests
In a major contribution by local researchers to provide home-grown solutions in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Unisa's Dr Salerwe Mosebi is working with mineral research giant Mintek to develop rapid antigen-detecting and antibody-detecting tests with a remarkable 20-minute turnaround time. Read more.
Determination and hard work pay for Dr Monde Nyila
A senior lecturer in Unisa's College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences has recently been appointed as a country ambassador to South Africa by the American Society for Microbiology. Read more.
Determination and hard work pay for Dr Monde Nyila
A senior lecturer in Unisa's College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences has recently been appointed as a country ambassador to South Africa by the American Society for Microbiology. Read more.
The Department of Life and Consumer Sciences consists of the Life Sciences division and the Consumer Science division which each run different undergraduate and post graduate programmes.
Life Sciences focus on disciplines such as animal physiology, biochemistry, botany, biology, microbiology and zoology whereas, Consumer Science concerns itself with a consumer or individual in terms of food, nutrition, clothing and textiles, consumer journalism and hospitality management by focussing on the health, behaviour, consumption, purchase, knowledge acquisition, skills management and decisions involved in being a consumer within different economic and social environments.
Last modified: 2023/08/07
