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  • Prof Oonsie Biggs secures EMS Faculty’s first NRF A-rating

    Prof Reinette (Oonsie) Biggs, the incumbent of the DST/NRF Research Chair in Social-ecological Systems and Resilience, recently received an A-rating from the National Research Foundation (NRF), a first for the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences.

  • SU boasts 3 Highly Cited Researchers According to 2019 Web of Science Group List

    Prof Oonsie Biggs is one of three SU academics who have been named Highly Cited Researchers, according to the Highly Cited Researchers 2019 list from the Web of Science Group, released earlier this week.

  • Opportunity for Masters and Postdoctoral students: Nexusing water, energy and food

    The South African National Research Foundation (NRF) and NWO has granted funding for Masters and Postdoctoral students: Nexusing water, energy and food.

  • Postgraduate scholarship opportunity in climate finance

    Call for Postgraduate scholarships in climate finance for Masters (3) and PhD (1) students

  • Coordinating food systems for Sonderwater

    Young, promising ecologist Reinhold Mangundu has been running and coordinating an initiative of the Progress Namibia Project which seeks to improve the food systems of the Sonderwater Community.

  • Bold steps to stimulate a changed economy and renewal of South Africa’s growth trajectory

    An alternative economic strategy for South Africa, proposed by Dr Nthabiseng Moleko and Prof Mark Swilling could see GDP doubling in 10 years, 10-million people moving out of poverty, and unemployment cut by two-thirds to 12% by 2030.

  • Covid-19 peer-review of research: Integrity of science crucial in pandemic times

    The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented disruption to almost every area of life, including science and scientific publishing. Many researchers have seen their projects interrupted, while others have re-invented themselves as coronavirus researchers.

  • Load shedding will cripple our economic recovery – we must bring renewables onstream fast

    Urgent steps must be taken this year to bring the cheapest and most reliable energy on to the grid within the next three years.

  • Load shedding will cripple our economic recovery – we must bring renewables onstream fast

    by Mark Swilling Urgent steps must be taken this year to bring the cheapest and most reliable energy on to the grid within the next three years. Coal, nuclear and [...]