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He's the [ideas] man

A passion for research with a practical application resulting in innovation that benefits South Africa has seen Prof Lukas Snyman crowned as the top intellectual property creator at Unisa for 2010 to 2018 by the DST. Read more

Software foul-ups, bleeps and blunders

"As we enter the era of the Internet of Things, 4IR and big data, a focus on software quality management is inevitable to avoid software disasters." ~ Prof Ernest Mnkandla Read more

Nine questions for...

Vishal Ramnath speaks about his MEng experience and his development of a practical nanofluid model that can be used by engineers operating heat exchangers in industries such as the manufacturing and aerospace sectors. Read more

'Uzoyithola kanjani uhleti ekoneni?'

Unisa's College of Science, Engineering and Technology fêted its graduands at a rousing ceremony during the autumn graduations. Read more

A sufficiently simple system

Prof Mantile Lekala said in his inaugural lecture that few-body physics techniques can be applied to reveal the rich structure of the fundamental components of matter, thus growing our understanding of the Universe. Read more

The name of the game

In his inaugural lecture, Unisa's Prof Hossein Jafari concentrated on fractional calculus and some of the mathematical methods that have been introduced during the last few decades in applied mathematics and engineering. Read more

An increase in job polarisation

Rapid advancements in science and technological innovations are seeing middle-range routine jobs destroyed, while there is a growth in highly-skilled low/high ends and those that require social and interpersonal skills, says Unisa's Prof Hossana Twinomurinzi. Read more

Maintaining the highest standards of research, innovation and training

CSET's engineering programmes receive the thumbs-up from ECSA. "If I were younger, I would definitely come to Unisa to do another qualification," said one of the assessors. Read more

Joining forces in membranes and material science

Unisa's College of Science, Engineering and Technology hosted a seminar with delegates from Tianjin Polytechnic University, China, last month. Read more

Gumbi represents Africa at IYPT launch

On the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Unisa congratulates Nozipho Gumbi, who delivered a periodic-table-dedicated address at the official launch of the International Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements in Paris last month. Read more