Research Centres of Excellence |
Entity Director |
|---|---|
| Centre of Excellence for Nutrition (CEN) | Prof Marius Smuts |
| Centre for Space Research | Prof Stefan Ferreira |
| Centre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences (PharMaCen) | Prof Lesetja Legoabe (acting) |
| Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART) | Prof Hugo Huisman |
| Centre of Excellence in Carbon-Based Fuels | Prof Frans Waanders |
Research Units |
Entity Director |
|---|---|
| Unit for Business Mathematics and Informatics (BMI) | Prof Magda Huisman |
| Research Unit for Law, Justice and Sustainability | Prof Anel du Plessis |
| Education and Human Rights in Diversity (Edu-HRight) | Prof JP Rossouw |
| Unit for Energy and Technology Systems | Prof Frans Waanders |
| Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management (UESM) | Prof Nico Smit |
| Unit for Language and Literature in the South African Context | Prof Phil van Schalkwyk (acting) |
| Unit for Reformational Theology and the Development of the South African Society | Prof Ferdi Kruger |
| Tourism Research in Economic, Environs and Society (TREES) | Prof Melville Saayman |
| Africa Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research (AUTHeR) | Prof Petra Bester |
| WorkWell: Research Unit for Economic & Management Sciences | Prof Pieter Buys |
Research Focus Areas |
Entity Director |
|---|---|
| Ancient Texts: Text, Context and Reception | Prof Hans van Deventer |
| Chemical Resource Benefication (CRB) | Prof Manie Vosloo |
| Community Psychosocial Research (Compres) | Prof Herman Grobler |
| Enabling Optimal Expression of Individual, Social and Institutional Potential (OPTENTIA) | Prof Ian Rothmann |
| Human Metabolomics | Prof du Toit Loots |
| Material Science Innovation an Modelling (MaSIM) | Prof Eno Ebenso |
| Physical Activity, Sport and Recreation (PhASRec) | Prof Hanlie Moss |
| Population and Health | Prof Yaw Amoateng (acting) |
| Quality in Nursing and Midwifery (INSINQ) | Prof Karin Minnie |
| Self Directed Learning (SDL) | Prof Elsa Mentz |
| Social Transformation | Prof André Duvenhage |
| Trade and Development (TRADE) | Prof Wilma Viviers |
| Understanding & Processing Language in Complex Settings (UPSET) | Prof Bertus v Rooy |
Research Niche Areas |
Entity Director |
|---|---|
| Community-Based Educational Research (COMBER) | Prof Lesley Wood |
| Edu-Lead | Prof Jan Heystek |
| Food Security and Safety | Prof Olubukola Babalola |
| Global Innovative Focussed Talent (GIFT) | Prof Nicolene Barkhuizen |
| Indigenous Language Media in Africa (ILMA) | Prof Abiodun Salawu |
| Lifestyle Diseases | Prof Ushotanefe Useh |
| Medicine Usage in South Africa (MUSA) | Prof Martie Lubbe |
| Multilingual Speech Technologies (MuST) | Prof Marelie Davel |
| Musical Arts in South Africa: Resources and Applications (MASARA) | Dr Albi Odendaal |
| Occupational Hygiene and Health Research Initiative (OHHRI) | Prof Johan du Plessis (JL) |
| Technology-Enhanced Learning and Innovative Education and Training, South Africa (TELIT-SA) | Prof Seugnet Blignaut |
| Visual Narratives and Creative Outputs through Interdisciplinary and Practice-led Research (VINCO) | Mr Willem Venter (Acting) |
Hosted Research Entities (Centre, Platform, Institute) |
Entity Director |
|---|---|
| DST HySA Infrastructure Centre of Competence in Hydrogen production, storage, reticulation and safety codes and standards | Dr Dmitri Bessarabov |
| DST/NWU Pre-Clinical Drug Development Platform (PCDDP) | Prof Anne Grobler |
| DTI Centre for Advanced Manufacturing | Prof LJ Grobler |
| DST Centre of Excellence in Indigenous Knowledge Systems | Prof Simeon Materechera |
| Centre for Human Metabonomics | Prof Chris Vorster |
| South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLar) | Prof Attie de Lange |
| Medical Research Council Extra Mural Unit for Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease | Prof Alta Schutte |
Commercial Research Entities |
Entity Director |
|---|---|
| Dr Erna Swanepoel |
Research Chairs |
Entity Director |
|---|---|
| DST/NRF Research Chair in Astrophysics and Space Physics (SARChI) | Prof Markus Böttcher |
| DST/NRF Research Chair in Coal Research (SARChI) | Prof John Bunt |
| DST/NRF Research Chair in Biofuels and Other Clean Alternative Fuels | Prof Sanette Marx |
| DST/NRF Research Chair in Nuclear Engineering (SARChI) | Prof Jat du Toit |
| DST/NRF Research Chair in Early Detection and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Africa (SARChI) | Prof Alta Schutte |
| DST/NRF SA-NAM Bilateral Research Chair in Astronomy and Astrophysics (SARChI) | Prof S Wagner (Namibia) |
| DST/NRF Research Chair in Cities, Law and Environmental Sustainability | Prof Anel du Plessis |
| EDTP SETA research chair in early childhood education | Prof Rosemary Wildsmith-Cromarty |
| ESKOM EPPEI Specialisation Centre for Emission Control | Prof Hein Neomagus & Stuart Piketh |
| World Trade Organisation chair (WTO) | Prof Wilma Viviers |