UWC Forensic DNA Lab launches revolutionary DNA testing kit
ResearchUniversity of the Western Cape Dec 10, 2018
November 25, 2018 marked the first day of 16 Days of Activism centered around No Violence Against Women and Children. To help address the high level of sexual assault cases in South Africa, UWC’s DNA Forensic Laboratory and inqaba biotec™ launched a revolutionary DNA profiling system which could prove... Read more
Associate Professors Caroline Khene and Brett Pletschke have been announced as the winners of the 2018 Vice-Chancellor’s Research Award. The award is to stimulate research and research related scholarly activities and to recognise an exceptional young staff member engaged in research and more general scholarly activity. The staff members... Read more
What is “a family”? In South African law, the answer – or rather, answers – are broad. For example, it’s not considered unusual or unacceptable for children to move between kin and to be raised at different stages by grandparents, parents and other relatives. Kinship care is a widespread and customary... Read more
The world’s first bio-brick grown from human urine has been unveiled by University of Cape Town (UCT) master’s student in civil engineering Suzanne Lambert, signalling an innovative paradigm shift in waste recovery. The bio-bricks are created through a natural process called microbial carbonate precipitation. It’s not unlike the way seashells... Read more
Why we should stop chasing the Silicon Valley dream and rethink what Africa needs, especially in the incubator space. The technology startup ecosystem in South Africa is changing rapidly. More young entrepreneurs, corporates and the incubators such as Wits University’s Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct, which helps propel entrepreneurs and grows the... Read more
What is needed for young scientists in Africa to become research leaders?
ResearchStellenbosch University Nov 14, 2018
A new book that was launched at Stellenbosch University last week, The Next Generation of Scientists in Africa, reveals the career aspirations and research performance of scientists younger than 40 years across the African continent. The book highlights the barriers that are limiting their career progression and make recommendations... Read more
Wits scientist advises WHO on Ebola outbreak in DRC
ResearchUniversity of the Witwatersrand Nov 7, 2018
The World Health Organization has appointed Wits Professor Helen Rees to its Emergency Committee on the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. According to the statement of the October 2018 meeting of the International Health Regulations (IHR) Emergency Committee on the Ebola virus disease outbreak in the Democratic... Read more
International recognition for solar thermal energy research at Stellenbosch University
Must-ReadResearchStellenbosch University Nov 5, 2018
The Solar Thermal Energy Research Group (STERG) at Stellenbosch University has received international recognition for their research excellence and standing within the concentrating solar power (CSP) community. STERG has as a consortium member been selected to receive a $2,0 million award from the United States of America (U.S.) Department... Read more
Wits has embraced Open Access, which refers to the practice of providing unrestricted access to peer-reviewed research journal articles via the internet. The Library, Research Office, and the Centre for Learning, Teaching and Development (CLTD) at Wits jointly hosted the fifth annual Open Access Seminar in the Senate Room... Read more
Rhodes University: A case for African languages in the legal system
Must-ReadResearchRhodes University Nov 1, 2018
In August 2017, African Language Studies Section of the School of Languages and Literatures at Rhodes University reported that they were developing a new Honours module to ‘address the classism and language-based discrimination of our legal system’. At the time, there were only a small number of African academics... Read more
UJ over Wits a massive boost
Hockey May 8, 2019
UWC’s Tina wins top economics prize
Achievers May 6, 2019
Ntsababa appointed as UFS registrar
Free State May 6, 2019
Six scholarships open for South Africans
Scholarships May 1, 2019