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February 17, 2026 | Category: College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Lead, Featured, Featured, Research news, Corporate

Unisa PhD student selected for prestigious UN programme

Based on her doctoral research into the cancer-healing properties of herbal compounds, the College of Science, Engineering and Technology's Kamogelo Mmereke has been selected to participate in the prestigious United Nations International Project Programme.

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February 17, 2026 | Category: Featured, Research news, Corporate

Project positions Unisa at the forefront of aviation-led development

Unisa has launched the Aerotropolis Project, a bold new initiative that is set to reshape how airports drive economic growth, skills development and sustainable urban planning across South Africa and the continent.

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February 10, 2026 | Category: Featured, Institute for Corporate Citizenship, Research news, College of Economic and Management Sciences, Corporate, Featured

Unisa partners with Standard Bank to strengthen climate change research

As climate-related disasters intensify across Southern Africa, a new partnership between Standard Bank and the University of South Africa is set to strengthen research, policy influence and community resilience in response to climate change-induced loss and damage.

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December 15, 2025 | Category: College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Featured, Featured, Research news, Corporate

Unisa hosts international experts at applied research conference

The 4th International Conference on Applied Research and Engineering brought together professional engineers, technologists, academics and postgraduate students to forge collective solutions towards common global challenges using the power of materials science and engineering.

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December 12, 2025 | Category: College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Featured, Featured, Research news, Corporate

Science Campus hosts successful international conference

The recent International Conference on Advances in Cement and Concrete Research brought together academics, students and professionals from across the world.

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December 02, 2025 | Category: College of Science, Engineering and Technology, College of Education, Lead, Featured, Featured, Featured, Corporate

Unisans gain membership of prestigious science academies

Recently, four leading Unisa researchers were inaugurated as members of the Academy of Science of South Africa and the South African Young Academy of Science for their outstanding scientific contributions designed to benefit society at large.

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November 25, 2025 | Category: College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Lead, Featured, Featured, Corporate

Unisa awarded prestigious water and environmental research chair

The university was recently awarded the prestigious DSTI-NRF SARChI Chair in Water and Environmental Biotechnology following a proposal submitted by the College of Science, Engineering and Technology's Prof Ilunga Kamika.

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November 13, 2025 | Category: Featured, Research news, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Featured, Corporate

Unisa leads research into South Africa's number one killer

As South Africa observes World Diabetes Day on 14 November, the university’s College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences continues to lead vital research and community initiatives aimed at promoting sustainable, indigenous food systems as a response to the country’s rising diabetes crisis.

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November 11, 2025 | Category: Featured, Research news, Corporate

Economic expert to judge renewal energy pitches during the Tshwane Youth Innovation Challenge

As part of the 2025 Unisa Innovation Festival, Dr Lardo Stander, an economic entrepreneur and CEO of the Tshwane Economic Development Agency, will judge renewable energy pitches by Unisa students who are finalists in the Tshwane Youth Innovation Challenge.

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