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2024-09-02 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Graduate Sciences, Featured, Featured, Research news, Corporate

Unisa's CNA Research Symposium delves into natural sciences for human advancement

Pushing the boundaries of biotechnology to create innovative solutions that benefit both human health and the environment was under the spotlight during a session of Unisa's recent Catalytic Niche Area (CNA) Research Symposium.

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2024-09-02 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Graduate Sciences, College of Human Sciences, Featured, Featured, Featured, Research news, Corporate

Exploring the future of the automotive sector: Insights from Unisa's CNA Research Symposium

From electric vehicles to global economic impacts, the Catalytic Niche Area Research Symposium highlighted how technological advancements and sustainable practices are driving the future of automotive innovation.

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2024-08-21 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Featured, Featured, Research news, Corporate

"Designing clean water storage systems is deeply personal to me"

Nonkululeko Malomane, a Master of Science in Chemistry candidate in the Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability, and Unisa’s 2024 FameLab SA heat winner, is driven by a desire to create innovative solutions for sustainable water management that will benefit her community and society at large.

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2024-08-20 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Graduate Sciences, Featured, Featured, Research news, Corporate

Day two of CNA Research Symposium focuses on aviation, aeronautics and strategic funding

The discussions of the second day of Unisa's Catalytic Niche Area Research Symposium, comprising top national and international experts, focused on developments in aviation and aeronautics, and seed funding opportunities.

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2024-08-19 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Featured, Featured, Research news, Corporate

Unisa women researchers shine at the 2024 SAWiSA ceremony

The Department of Science and Innovation has recognised three of Unisa’s College of Science, Engineering and Technology staff and students for their excellence in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics at its 2024 South African Women in Science Awards ceremony.

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2024-08-14 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Graduate Sciences, Lead, Featured, Corporate

Experts discuss Unisa's research niche areas at high-level symposium

Having commenced on 14 August, the universitys two-day Catalytic Niche Area (CNA) Research Symposium brings together top national and international experts to discuss and develop ideas for the conceptualisation of highly specialised fields of research.

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2024-08-01 00:00:00.0 | Category: Lead, Dept Marketing & Retail, Featured, Research news, College of Economic and Management Sciences, Corporate

Young, successful and heading towards greatness

Augmented reality (AR) is an emerging cutting-edge technology in marketing. Dr Kate Mmalebuso Ngobeni, the youngest Unisa female staff member to attain a doctoral degree at the age of 28 in 2023, addressed the underexplored realm of AR in marketing research, with a particular focus on its application in online shopping for high-involvement products in her PhD thesis

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2024-07-31 00:00:00.0 | Category: Lead, Corporate

Unisa attains second position among SA universities for research excellence

Renowned for its commitment to accessible and quality education, Unisa is gaining international recognition for its impactful research. Emerald Publishing, under the SANLIC consortium, recently announced top South African institutions with outstanding research contributions, placing Unisa in position two.

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2024-07-30 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Graduate Sciences, Featured, Featured, Research news, Corporate

Unisa Catalytic Niche Area Research Symposium seeks to demystify misconceptions about expectations and research in the CNAs

A globally renowned scholar in 4IR will share his views during the inaugural Catalytic Niche Area (CNA) Symposium from 14 to 15 August at the Muckleneuk Campus. The CNAs are a strategic Unisa priority, but the implementation and take-up have been slower than expected.

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