Providing affordable, accessible, high quality, relevant Science Engineering and Technology programmes
June 11, 2021 | Category:
College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Featured, Corporate
Humble farm manure the key to addressing energy poverty
In his inaugural lecture, CSET's Prof Christopher Enweremadu discussed the prospects of using farm manure and solar radiation to provide the non-electrified population with access to quality energy.
June 09, 2021 | Category:
College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Featured, Featured, Research news, Corporate
Established scholar aims high
After receiving a C2 re-rating by the NRF for his expertise in the field of engineering, Prof Xinying Liu says that he aims to work even harder to get a better rating next time.
June 05, 2021 | Category:
College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Featured, Featured, Research news, Corporate
Talking science simply through FameLab
Master's student, Ginny Sasha Tito, rose to the challenge of communicating science to a general audience and took top honours at the Unisa heat of FameLab SA 2021.
April 15, 2021 | Category:
College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Featured, Research news, Corporate
Still making a mark in research even in retirement
A retired Unisa academic and researcher re-rated C2 by the NRF, Prof Ruth de Villiers believes that her present contributions to Unisa - through advancing growth in research and scholarship - are making the greatest impact yet.
April 14, 2021 | Category:
College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Featured, NanoWS, Research news, Corporate
Head of iNanoWS celebrates C3-rating for outstanding body of research
Prof Thabo Nkambule, Head of the Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability, is celebrating his NRF C-rating awarded owing to a body of impactful research. In this article, he shares his research interests and passion for mentoring upcoming scholars.
April 12, 2021 | Category:
College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Featured, Corporate
'Robotics for all' one step closer
A community engagement flagship project of the College of Science, Engineering and Technology is introducing robotics to communities in all the indigenous languages.
April 07, 2021 | Category:
College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Featured, Featured, Research news, Corporate
Thinking out of the box, Unisa researcher targets innovation in water treatment
Through his research Prof. Thabo Nkambule is targeting the challenge that rapid urbanisation has created by pushing up pollution and placing a strain on water treatment capacity
March 26, 2021 | Category:
College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Chemistry, Featured, Lead, Research news, Corporate
Making the all-important connection between academia and industry
Unisa scientist Dr Mark Smith has set his sights on establishing direct interaction between students and the chemical industry with his election as the Chairperson of the Central Division of the South Africa Chemical Institute.
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.
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