December 04, 2025 | Category:
Prof Baraka Sempuga honored with SANEA Excellence Award for Community Engagement
Professor Baraka Celestin Sempuga from the Institute for Catalysis and Energy Solutions (ICES), who has been honored with the South African National Energy Association (SANEA) Excellence Award in Community Engagement. The awards ceremony took place on 13 November 2025 during the SANEA Leadership Symposium held at the Maslow Hotel in Sandton.
December 03, 2025 | Category:
Delegates from Sichuan Provincial Department of Science and Technology, China visit UNISA Science Campus
The University of South Africa (UNISA), through its Institute for Catalysis and Energy Solutions (ICES) at College of Science, Engineering and Technology (CSET), hosted a high‑level delegation from the Sichuan Provincial Department of Science and Technology (SPST), China.
September 30, 2025 | Category:
Ms Kamogelo Sehoole selected to participate in the Youth Programme of the World Atomic Week in Moscow
Ms Kamogelo Sehoole from the Institute for Catalysis and Energy Solutions (ICES) represented the university on the international stage after being selected to participate in the Youth Programme of the World Atomic Week, held in Moscow, Russia, from 26 to 28 September 2025.
September 18, 2025 | Category:
ICES Participates in Science Awareness Programmes
The Institute for Catalysis and Energy Solutions (ICES) participated in a two-day career and science awareness programme in Edenville, Free State, and Soshanguve, Gauteng. The engagement was a collaborative effort between ICES and the University of Pretoria’s Departments of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, supported by NRF-SAASTA under the theme “Climate Change and Food Science.”
August 27, 2025 | Category:
Prof Nithya Palaniyandy named as a Battery Ambassador for 2025
Professor Nithyadharseni Palaniyandy from the Institute for Catalysis and Energy Solutions (ICES) at CSET, who has been selected as a Battery Ambassador to represent South Africa for the second time, by the Faraday Institution in the United Kingdom (UK).
August 11, 2025 | Category:
Dr Ndaba-Vatsha Receives 2025 NRF Research Excellence Award, Inspiring a New Generation of Women in Science
Dr Ndaba-Vatsha honoured with the honoured by the National Research Fund in recognizing her dedicated efforts as a researcher to enhance her visibility, thereby elevating ther status among local and international peers. Her selection was based on the innovative contributions to knowledge through impactful and unique research.
June 19, 2025 | Category:
ICES PhD student joins Science, Technology and Innovation Ministerial Delegation to Chengdu, China
Ms. Hlengane Mokwena, a Ph.D. student at the Institute for Catalysis and Energy Solutions (ICES), who was selected to join the South African delegation led by Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Blade Nzimande, at the Second Belt and Road Innovation Conference on Science and Technology Exchange in Chengdu, People’s Republic of China, from 10 to 12 June 2025.
June 03, 2025 | Category:
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School's water woes resolved by Unisa donation
The university recently handed over a biodigester and water system to the Sakhile Centre of Learning based in Amazizi Village, KwaZulu-Natal. The school was previously housed in a dilapidated building with inadequate water and sanitation infrastructure.
May 29, 2025 | Category:
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Unisan in the home straight at the NSTF-South32 Awards
Prof Ndzondelelo Bingwa of the university’s Institute for Catalysis and Energy Solutions has advanced to the finalist stage in the Emerging Researcher category at this year’s NSTF-South32 Awards.