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February 14, 2019 | Category: College of Science, Engineering and Technology

Meet the Unisan making her mark on the world of science

Recent Unisa graduate Dr Takalani Madima-Cele was acknowledged as one of the exceptional young women scientists conducting research in sub-Saharan Africa at the L’Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science Awards in Nairobi, Kenya, at the end of last year.

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February 13, 2019 | Category: College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Featured, NanoWS, Corporate

Joining forces in membranes and material science

Unisa's College of Science, Engineering and Technology hosted a seminar with delegates from Tianjin Polytechnic University, China, last month.

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February 11, 2019 | Category: College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Lead, Featured, Corporate

Gumbi represents Africa at IYPT launch

On the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Unisa congratulates Nozipho Gumbi, who delivered a periodic-table-dedicated address at the official launch of the International Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements in Paris last month.

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November 27, 2018 | Category: Lead, Lead, Featured, Science, Corporate

Patent power! Unisa is serious about solar energy

Unisa Professor Lukas Snyman and his students have patented a solar thermal energy system that goes further than existing systems in collecting, storing and harnessing the sun’s rays for household heating. Self-sufficiency and significant savings for SA households are the likely benefits.

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November 20, 2018 | Category: Lead, Featured, Corporate

Meet the new Director of CSET's School of Engineering

Unisan Bhekisipho Twala is a professor in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science. Find out what makes him tick.

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November 06, 2018 | Category: Featured, NanoWS, Featured, Corporate

Collaborating on nano research

Unisa’s NanoWS research unit hosted the IEEE Nanotechnology Council Chapter Symposium at the Science Campus to explore new opportunities in the areas of nanoscience and nanotechnology.

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November 02, 2018 | Category: Lead, Mechanical and Industrial, Mechanical Engineering, Featured, Corporate

Mud and guts and glory for Unisa motorsport design teams

Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering staff and students bagged the number one and two spots in the Mini Baja Competition last month with their prototype four-wheel, single-seater, off-road recreational vehicles.

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October 19, 2018 | Category: Lead, Featured, Corporate

Unisa in forefront of energy research for Winter Olympics

The university has partnered with the Hebei University of Science and Technology in Shijiazhuang, China, to establish the International Joint Laboratory for New Energy. The two institutions will tackle certain major scientific projects demanded by Beijing 2022.

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October 17, 2018 | Category: Lead, Featured

60th Conference of the South African Statistical Association (SASA)

Unisa’s Science Campus is gearing up for the 60th Conference of the South African Statistical Association (SASA), proudly hosted by the Department of Statistics in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology (CSET). The conference is set to take place from 26–29 November 2018 at our Science campus in Florida (Roodepoort), which is located to the West of Johannesburg

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