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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. Read more
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. Read more
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. Read more
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. Read more
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. Read more
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. Read more
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. Read more
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. Read more
Research that contributes to solving health-related challenges
Researching real-time diagnostics of disease biomarkers and producing the next generation of electrochemistry researchers are just two arrows in the quiver of Prof Usisipho Feleni, who was honoured with the Principal’s Award for Excellence in Research at the 2022 Unisa Research and Innovation Awards Ceremony. Read more
Simplifying mathematical models to solve societal problems
Delivering his inaugural lecture, CSET’s Prof Melusi Khumalo discussed how his research over the years had simplified mathematical models so that findings that deal with societal problems can be easily interpreted for policymakers, among others. Read more
