News & Media
Patent power! Unisa is serious about solar energy
Unisa Professor Lukas Snyman and his students have patented a solar thermal energy system that goes further than existing systems in collecting, storing and harnessing the sun’s rays for household heating. Self-sufficiency and significant savings for SA households are the likely benefits. Read more
Meet the new Director of CSET's School of Engineering
Unisan Bhekisipho Twala is a professor in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science. Find out what makes him tick. Read more
Collaborating on nano research
Unisa’s NanoWS research unit hosted the IEEE Nanotechnology Council Chapter Symposium at the Science Campus to explore new opportunities in the areas of nanoscience and nanotechnology. Read more
Unisa in forefront of energy research for Winter Olympics
The university has partnered with the Hebei University of Science and Technology in Shijiazhuang, China, to establish the International Joint Laboratory for New Energy. The two institutions will tackle certain major scientific projects demanded by Beijing 2022. Read more
Robotics take to the road
Unisa’s College of Science, Engineering, and Technology continues to provide solutions as it launches an I-SET mobile unit to inspire science, engineering and technology educators and learners. Read more
Membrane and filtration technology for African prosperity
The four-day AMSIC-2 congress hosted at the Unisa Science Campus brought together global experts engaged in studying and implementing filtration processes in strategic sectors such as water, health, energy, and the environment. Read more
Women's Month: Celebrating female researchers in CSET
Nozipho Gumbi, PhD student in Unisa's Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability research unit, tells Unisans what makes her tick. Read more
‘Stroppy’ scientist scores
Dr Neil Stacey, a postdoctoral fellow in Unisa’s Institute for the Development of Energy for African Sustainability, has been selected as one of the Mail & Guardian 200 young South Africans for 2018. Read more
Greater participation and increased access
The Unisa Science Campus hosted the 2018 National Science Week under the aegis of CAES and CSET to promote science, engineering, and technology to the broader South African society. Read more
#UnisaNSW2018—deepening our democracy through science
The Unisa Science Campus is READY for the National Science Week celebrations from 30 July to 4 August 2018. Visit CAES and CSET there or help boost their virtual presence on social media. Read more
