Providing affordable, accessible, high quality, relevant Science Engineering and Technology programmes
July 20, 2022 | Category:
College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Featured, Featured, Research news, Corporate
Jumping from a Y2 to a C2 NRF rating, there's no stopping this academic
Prof François Mulenga, Chair of the Department of Mining Engineering at Unisa has upgraded his National Research Foundation rating from a Y2, being a promising young researcher to a C2, recognising him as an established researcher.
July 19, 2022 | Category:
College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Featured, Featured, Research news, Corporate
Unisa scholar secures seed fund to design pilot production plant
Prof Alex Kuvarega, thematic area leader for Nanostructured Materials at the Institute of Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability, was recently recognised with a Half Million Rand Club award for being granted a seed fund to design an innovative pilot plant.
July 08, 2022 | Category:
College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Featured, Corporate
Ready for the semi-finals with an astonishing presentation
Yonela Ngungeni, a doctoral student at the Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability, won the first prize at the 2022 FameLab SA/Unisa regional heat competition.
July 08, 2022 | Category:
College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Featured, NanoWS, Corporate
Dr Tarryn Lee Botha, a young researcher with great potential
Dr Tarryn Lee Botha recently received a Y1 rating from the National Research Foundation, recognising her as a young researcher with the potential to become a future leader in her research field of aquatic ecotoxicology.
June 30, 2022 | Category:
College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Featured, Corporate
Innovative student excels abroad
As part of Youth Month, the College of Science, Engineering and Technology celebrates its doctoral candidate, Simphiwe Zwane, for significant research progress at Michigan State University.
June 23, 2022 | Category:
College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Featured, Corporate
Unisa student creates app to connect tech talent with the tech industry labour market
Innovative Unisan, Xola dos Santos has developed software to address the struggle that technically skilled students go through when searching for employment online.
June 23, 2022 | Category:
College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Featured, Corporate
Unisa professor granted his first South African patent for a clean-energy invention
Prof Xinying Liu of the Institute for the Development of Energy for African Sustainability in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology was recently granted a South African patent for his ground-breaking method to manufacture high-performance lithium-ion batteries.
June 23, 2022 | Category:
College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Featured, Corporate
Bright young doctoral mind goes global with prestigious international scholarship
As part of the College of Science, Engineering and Technology's Youth Month, we report on doctoral student Dumisani Mlotswa who has been awarded a Global Minds Scholarship to pursue part of his doctoral studies at Ghent University in Belgium in his quest to produce cheaper solar light bulbs.
June 15, 2022 | Category:
College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Lead, Featured, Corporate
Unisa innovators awarded European patent for ground-breaking invention
The College of Science, Engineering and Technology’s Prof Vijaya Vallabhapurapu from the Department of Physics and Prof Patrice Umenne from the Department of Electrical Engineering were recently granted a European patent for their invention which will have a significant impact in the fields of quantum computing and medical imaging.