Members of the University of the Free State’s (UFS) Cardiac team had various achievements at national and international level this year. The Robert WM Frater Cardiovascular Research Centre in the Faculty of Health Sciences has commenced with a pioneering research project regarding idiopathic dilating cardiomyopathy. With an Afrocentric research... Read more
Wits students produce award winning short film
AchieversUniversity of the Witwatersrand November 3, 2017
“The Milk Man” impresses at the 48 Hour Film Project. The Milk Man, a film produced by a group of second year students in the Wits Film & Television Division, who entered under the name Purple Thunderliscious Productions, scooped four awards at the annual Johannesburg 48 Hour Film Project.... Read more
Education Lecturer Makes The Young Independents (TYI) Top 100
AchieversUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal November 3, 2017
Lecturer in the School of Education, Ms Nosipho Bele has made the 2017 Top 100 list of The Young Independents (TYI). Launched in 2015, by the Independent Media Group, TYI captures exciting youth-driven initiatives locally and across the continent. This is a platform created by the youth, for the youth.... Read more
The 1 250 best universities in the world—and Unisa makes the cut
Latest newsUniversity of South Africa November 2, 2017
US News & World Report has released the 2018 Best Global Universities rankings, including the top tertiary learning institutions in South Africa. The overall rankings evaluate 1 250 universities—up from 1,000 last year—across 74 countries and are the largest and most comprehensive assessment of research universities worldwide, it says. The... Read more
Master’s student Shamiso Kumbirai has been selected to represent the youth of southern Africa at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos in 2018. Kumbirai is a member of an iCOMMS research team that is focusing on participatory upgrades in large-scale water and sanitation infrastructure... Read more
“I had only ever used my passport before to go to Botswana, and now I have been to the UN in New York,” says master’s student Maryjane Mokgethi, laughing. The elated 25-year-old has just returned from the UN Global Compact Leaders Summit, which took place in iconic Midtown Manhattan... Read more
Mcup is launched in DUT
Durban University of TechnologyResearch November 1, 2017
The Match Research Unit (MRU) of the University of Witwatersrand in partnership with the Durban University of Technology’s Isolempilo Clinic recently introduced the Menstrual cup project (Mcup) to female students at DUT. The on-going two-year project is intended to provide adolescent girls and young women with menstrual cups that... Read more
Thato went from an orphanage to Unisa’s graduation stage
AchieversUniversity of South Africa November 1, 2017
Twenty-five-year-old Thato Amarath Senne is an orphan, but after joining the Unisa family of graduates, he no longer feels alone in this world. This young man, who once attempted suicide, never thought the dream of graduating at Unisa, with his Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Management, would come true.... Read more
CAES top researchers contribute to world-class research
ArchivesResearchUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal October 31, 2017
From left: Professor Sreekantha Jonnalagadda, Professor Hussein Shimelis, Professor Precious Sibanda, Professor Amir Hossein Mohammadi and Professor Johannes van Staden. In September, the University of KwaZulu-Natal congratulated its top performing researchers for 2016. Of the 30 researchers honoured, 16 are based in the College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science, where they... Read more
Maths and Science teacher development programme
ArchivesCareersUniversity of the Western Cape October 31, 2017
“Maths and Science education is of absolute importance to our country – but we can only get the best results if we have the best teachers,” said Provincial Minister of Education, Debbie Schafer. “And for this we need better education for the educators – which is why the Western... Read more
