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2020-03-20 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Featured, Research news, Corporate

CSET researcher driven by innovation

Dr Alex Kuvarega reiterates that research is about finding solutions to problems for which there are no recipes. He is a member of the 2019 Half Million Rand Club and an NRF C-Rated Researcher (C2).

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2020-03-20 00:00:00.0 | Category: Corporate

Achieving SDGs in Africa

The SBL Research and Innovation Day conveyed the strong message that leaders must possess intellectual muscle to deliver on the sustainable development goals for the continent.

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2020-03-19 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Featured, Research news, Corporate

Biogas boffin is one in a million

Prof Tonderayi Matambo from IDEAS was honoured for his membership of a very prestigious club at the Unisa Research & Innovation Awards.

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2020-03-18 00:00:00.0 | Category: Lead, Research news, Dept Economics, College of Economic and Management Sciences, Corporate, Featured

Stellar research in macroeconomics

Dr Sin-Yu Ho of CEMS, one of the recipients of the Unisa 2019 Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Research, is ranked among the top 23% of authors in South Africa and top 12% of authors on the continent.

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2020-03-12 00:00:00.0 | Category: Research news, Corporate

Technology made in Africa set to mop up oil spills and save water

"Our team of researchers from Nigeria and South Africa wanted to ensure that when a spillage happens, we have a solution ready," says Prof Titus Msagati of the NanoWS research unit at Unisa.

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2020-03-12 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Featured, Corporate

Sprinkler guard stands up to save water

The device invented by Prof Hennie Stoffberg of Unisa's School of Environmental Sciences physically protects irrigation risers from life's little knocks, containing their spray coverage and preventing wastage.

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2020-03-11 00:00:00.0 | Category: Lead, Corporate

What do ☆ ☆ ☆ do? They shine

In a night of accolades and achievements, Unisa's best and brightest researchers and innovators came out of their libraries and laboratories to stand in the spotlight and receive the recognition they deserve for their work in 2019.

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2020-03-11 00:00:00.0 | Category: Institute for Corporate Citizenship, College of Economic and Management Sciences, Corporate, Featured

Excelling in research requires commitment and consistency

Prof Godwell Nhamo, recipient of one of the 2019 Chancellor's Awards for Excellence in Research, urges aspiring researchers to never stop dreaming big while being mindful that the process takes sacrifice and dedication.

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2020-03-06 00:00:00.0 | Category: Lead, Corporate

It's a double exposure for Unisa Press

Kora: A lost Khoisan language of the early Cape and the Gariep, by Dr Menán du Plessis, and Tiyo Soga: A literary history, by Joanne Ruth Davis, are the joint winners of the prestigious 2018 Hiddingh-Currie Award presented at the Research and Innovation awards ceremony on 6 March 2020.

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