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February 04, 2025 | Category: Lead, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Featured, Corporate

Unisa leads an Afrocentric workshop initiative across three cities

In a groundbreaking effort to embed African philosophies and traditions into an academic workshop design, Prof Ashley Gunter of the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences and his team have successfully implemented a workshop model in Nairobi, Johannesburg and East London, spanning five days of intensive engagement.

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March 23, 2021 | Category: Lead, Research news, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Featured, Corporate

Celebrating water one drink at a time!

Unisa's Dr Felix Donkor says that this year's celebration of World Water Day is unique as 2021 intersects with the final decade of action to deliver the SDGs as well as global efforts towards sustainable recovery from the coronavirus crisis.

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August 16, 2017 | Category: Lead, Environmental Sciences, Featured, Student news, Corporate

Unisa wins platinum at 2017 Garden World Festival

The De-stress Hour design is bringing acclaim for academics and students from Environmental Sciences and Horticulture. The display is on until 3 September, so take a country drive and see what the fuss is all about.

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July 28, 2017 | Category: Lead, Environmental Sciences, Corporate

Bioswale project means smoother stormwater management in informal settlements

Liezl Craig, lecturer at Unisa’s Department of Environmental Sciences, is working on a bioswale project at the Diepsloot informal settlement located on the north-western outskirts of Johannesburg.

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January 15, 2016 | Category: Lead, Environmental Sciences, Science, Featured

Meddows-Taylor knows the value of good equipment

Unisa’s Science Campus has one of the most impressive collections of high-end lab equipment in Africa, says Dr Stephen Meddows-Taylor, Head of the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (CAES) laboratories.

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