Microbiologist Dr Adepemi Ogundeji has uncovered a new use for an old medicine that can potentially save lives and money. Under the guidance of her study leader, Dr Olihile Sebolai, Dr Ogundeji set out to fight a fungal disease caused by Cryptococcus neoformans. Drs Ogundeji and Sebolai are from... Read more
Wits team have breakthrough in astronomical observation
ArchivesResearchUniversity of the Witwatersrand October 20, 2017
Breakthrough paves the way for future Multi-Messenger astronomical observations For the first time in history, Wits researchers have witnessed electromagnetic signals that are associated with the gravitational wave emission from the coalescence of two massive neutron stars. Working with data from the High Energy Spectroscopic System (H.E.S.S) telescope in... Read more
How well do you know your marine bait worms?
ArchivesResearchStellenbosch University October 19, 2017
Bloodworms. Wonder worms. Shingle worms, moonshine worms or pudding worms? Which of these do you use most often for fish bait and how do you collect them? These questions are part of a national survey among fishermen conducted by researchers from Stellenbosch University (SU), SANParks Garden Route National Park... Read more
Dr Schlebusch receives prestigious Autism Research Award
AchieversArchivesMust-ReadResearchUniversity of Pretoria October 19, 2017
Dr Liezl Schlebusch was recently chosen as a recipient of an Emerging Researcher Award from the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) and Autism Speaks. She received this award at the Regional International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR) Conference in Stellenbosch in September 2017. Dr Schlebusch presented two papers... Read more
The use of urban organic farming to address employment creation and income generation for a sustainable livelihood was explored at a workshop held at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN). Director of the Department of Science and Technology-National Research Foundation Centre in Indigenous Knowledge Systems, Professor Hassan Kaya, said the... Read more
Systems Analysis: Seeing the bigger picture
ArchivesResearchUniversity of the Witwatersrand October 16, 2017
In September, the Wits Rural Facility became a ‘lab in the bush’ for a hands-on systems analysis thinking and modelling programme. Postdoctoral, early career, and emerging researchers in multidisciplinary science fields, from Cameroon, India, Iran, southern Africa, and Tanzania, participated in the 2017 Southern African Systems Analysis Centre (SASAC) Emerging Researchers... Read more
Rhodes Psychology researcher wins continental award
AchieversArchivesResearchRhodes University October 13, 2017
Rhodes University’s Psychology researcher won a top award and fifteen received honourable mentions at the Student Presentation Awards during the inauguration of continental 2017 Pan African Psychology Union conference in Durban recently. Yanela Ndabula, a PhD student from the Critical Studies in Sexualities and Preproduction (CSSR) unit won the... Read more
Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is a research communication competition developed by the University of Queensland, Australia, in which PhD students have three minutes to present the essence of their thesis and its significance. Aimed at senior PhD students (typically in their final year), 3MT challenges students to consolidate their... Read more
“Preparing and presenting an inaugural lecture is an opportunity to look back at one’s career and to enjoy previous highlights and achievements; to share these, not only with colleagues, but also with family and friends.” This is according to Prof Felicity Burt, who recently presented her inaugural lecture, Catching... Read more
Researcher works on finding practical solutions to plant diseases for farmers
ArchivesResearchUniversity of the Free State October 11, 2017
Plant disease epidemics have wreaked havoc for many centuries. Notable examples are the devastating Great Famine in Ireland and the Witches of Salem. Plant diseases form, due to a reaction to suitable environments, when a susceptible host and viable disease causal organism are present. If the interactions between these... Read more
