Research & Innovation

LaRC 2013: International Workshop on Terminology, Languages, and Content Resources

The LaRC 2013 event will be collocated with the ISO TC 37 annual plenary meeting in Pretoria, South Africa, and will take place on 8 June 2013

Universities can turn Intellectual Property into PROFIT

Intellectuals discussing Intellectual Property. From left, Ayanda Noma (Director: Directorate of Innovation and Technology Transfer), Dr Hidero Niioka (IP expert), Ndwakhulu Mukhufhi (General Manager, Incubation and Skills development: Innovation Hub), Dr Sayed Muhammed (Business Development Manager: Technology Innovation Agency), Prof. Lessing Labuschagne (Executive Director: Research and Innovation), and Thabang Jase (Technology Transfer Specialist: National Intellectual Property Management Office)

When Apple computers, the famed inventor of the iPhone, sued and won a patent case against Samsung electronics, the world took notice. Intellectual property (IP), especially among technology giants, has become a tightly contested arena with a number of legal challenges and litigation.

Unisa’s BRICS International Symposium on ‘Energy, Materials & Innovation’

CSET BRICS International symposium

BRICS countries are marching ahead in the energy sector with new energy strategies. Due to a rapid development in industry and energy consumption, a critical breakdown is being escalated in these countries.

Directorate of Innovation and Technology Transfer – Innovation in Action Lecture Series

Invitation to the Innovation in Action Lecture Series

Research on women by women for women

Dr Vuyo Mahlati (President of the International Women’s Forum South Africa), Susan Nkomo (South African Women in 2015: Towards 20 years of freedom research project leader), Prof. Mamokgethi Phakeng (Unisa Vice-Principal for Research and Innovation), and Prof. Pumla Gqola (University of Witwatersrand)

Unisa’s Research and Innovation Portfolio is not only determined to live up to its name by formulating innovative research, it has also accepted the challenge to do things differently to ensure Unisa becomes a high-performance university.