Research
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
Keeping Unisa’s research flag flying high!
Unisa wishes Bonisiwe Seshabela and Sebabatso Maifadi of CSET the best of luck at the FameLab SA National finals on 9 May. Read more
Unisa water tests reveal startling clues about health and lifestyles in SA
Traces of heroin, cocaine, statins, fibrins, and other drugs, both medicinal and recreational, are showing up in treated wastewater in Gauteng. Read more
Unisa’s youngest female PhD star sparkles shiningly
Dr Shandré Jansen van Rensburg received the 2017 Elsevier Women in Research award for the youngest female doctoral graduate last year. Read more
Unisa signs MoA with Tianjin Polytechnic University of China
Strengthening relations between TJPU and CSET will create an environment for research, educational and training excellence, and an open exchange of ideas. Read more
Four straight A1s put David Glasser in a class of his own
This Unisa Professor Extraordinarius says science is all about the four Ps—passion, patience, perseverance, and persuasion. Read more
Context, clarity, and charisma on display at FameLab
The regional heat took place at Unisa as part of R&I Week, and was won by Fulupelo Mudau, a PhD student of nanotechnology at the Science Campus. Read more