media releases - Unisa Research and Innovation Week kicks offThe first Indo-South African symposium on nanotechnology and innovation will take place during Unisa’s much-anticipated Research & Innovation Week, which began at the Unisa Senate Hall, Main Campus on Monday, 12 March 2012. In his welcome address Professor Narend Baijnath, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, said that the week will be a celebration of a community of researchers who are at the cutting edge of knowledge production. He said that the Research and Innovation Week is an event of major importance since it is increasingly evident that research and innovation are fundamental to the sustainable development of our country and our continent. He concluded by saying that he believes that this event will propel Unisa further along the road to becoming a top producer of high-quality, purposeful and socially relevant research and innovation. Professor Mamokgethi Setati, Vice-Principal: Research and Innovation, thanked the numerous international and local research and innovation fundis who will be sharing their expertise at the event for their attendance. She briefly discussed some of the highlights on the week’s programme, including discussions on the exact nature of innovation, research integrity and ethics, the role of the humanities and social sciences in a developmental context and the commercialisation of innovation, to mention but a few. The Research and Innovation Week, which runs until 15 March 2012, also features exhibitions by colleges and external institutions showing innovative research in action. These can be viewed at both the Pretoria and Florida campuses. Amongst the awards to be conferred are the Women in Research Awards, Principal’s Awards, Chancellor’s Awards, Hiddingh Currie Awards, External Research Awards as well as NRF-rated Researchers Acknowledgement. Enquiries: Other media releases News | Latest | Archive |
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