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Science fiction? No, science fact!
A microchip able to monitor vital body bio-balances and warn you on your cellphone if your system is out of whack? This could be around the corner if the research by Unisa’s Prof Lukas Snyman, published in the latest issue of the prestigious IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, is realised. Read more
Significantly transformed, and continuing its transformational drive
CSET is on the right track as far as transformation is concerned and, in fact, has done far better than would have been expected of a college in a scarce-skills environment, says Executive Dean, Prof Bhekie Mamba. Read more
NanoWS students make their US (water)mark
Alfred Kajau, Nomcebo Khumalo, Coster Kumunda and Sikelelwa Ndiweni completed a graduate-level online course with the University of Massachusetts. Prof Thabo Nkambule says this demonstrates Unisa's leading role in affording education opportunities, especially though online measures. Read more
The importance of measuring quality
The College of Science, Engineering and Technology has a new Quality Assurance Manager (Acting). Dr Corné van Staden, who was a lecturer in the School of Computing, tells Unisans about her new role. Read more
Goal-driven engineer shakes up the industry
A smart and hard-work attitude and a culture of producing quantity and quality outputs make Unisa's Dr Adolph Anga Muleja an NRF Y-rated researcher and one of ten chosen South African researchers in the Talented Young Scientist Programme - a bilateral exchange programme between China and SA Read more
Extraordinary researcher never ceases to raise the bar
As a "simple Soweto boy who fell in love with mathematics at a very young age", Prof Themba Dube does not believe in keeping knowledge to himself but shines the light onto others. It was under his supervision that the first black woman in the history of Unisa received a PhD in Pure Mathematics at the institution. Read more
Boosting collaboration in remote learning
For the School of Computing in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology at Africa’s leading open distance learning institution, Unisa, having the optimal resources in place to facilitate open, distance and e-learning has meant taking a complementary approach: using the university’s existing learning management system, myUnisa and Microsoft Teams - which it has been using for the past few years. Read more
Dr Mantwa Lephoto selected for Lindau Nobel Laureates Meeting
Although the 2020 gathering in Germany has had to be postponed owing to the coronavirus, the invitations for young scientists are valid for next year and interactive online activities are planned for this summer. Read more
Prolific innovator sets out to clear roadblocks for online retail in SA
"Research and innovation are two sides of the same coin," says Prof Marcia Mkansi, one of Unisa's two "most prolific" innovators of the past five years. Read more
This nano unit has giga ideas
With a focus on clean technologies and the utilisation of renewable energies for a sustainable future, Unisa's NanoWS unit is a wellspring of top-flight research, boasting state-of-the-art, top-of-the-range infrastructure for training postgraduate students by a dynamic team of academics and scholars par excellence. Read more
