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NSTF-South32 Awards

SET for a Quantum Leap Celebrating 30 years of excellence in science, engineering and technology (SET) in South Africa… and beyond It’s South Africa’s biggest night in science, where groundbreaking research meets recognition in a celebration that spans two cities, unites the country’s brightest minds, ignites imaginations across the continent and shines an international spotlight […]

  • Shaun Goosen
67 min read
Prof Bernand Slippers, Director of FABI and Innovation Africa @UP, and professor at UP.

The visionary leader

Prof Bernard Slippers cultivates scientific excellence through team building

  • Derek Davey
2 min read
Dr Tiisetso Elizabeth Lephoto, a research leader in the Nematology and Bioprocess Laboratory at Wits.

The worm wrangler

Dr Tiisetso Lephoto enlists nature’s microscopic warriors for sustainable pest control

  • Derek Davey
2 min read
Prof Emmanuel Iwuoha, Chair of the DSI/NRF South African Research Chair Initiative (SARChI) for NanoElectrochemistry and Sensor Technology.

The biosensor sage

Prof Emmanuel Iwuoha’s legacy transforms lives through nanoscience

  • Derek Davey
2 min read
Prof Claudia Polese, Head of the Aeronautical Engineering Stream at Wits.

The high flier

Prof Claudia Polese gives aerospace engineers wings

  • Derek Davey
2 min read