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May 26, 2021 | Category: Life and Consumer Sciences, Lead, Featured, Research news, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Featured, Corporate

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

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March 24, 2021 | Category: Life and Consumer Sciences, College of Human Sciences, Chemistry, Featured, Research news, IDAES, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Corporate

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

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March 16, 2021 | Category: Life and Consumer Sciences, Lead, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Featured, Corporate

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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January 19, 2021 | Category: Life and Consumer Sciences, Lead, Featured, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Featured, Corporate

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.

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March 28, 2019 | Category: Life and Consumer Sciences, IDAES, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Featured, Corporate

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.

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