Research Chairs

Economic and Management Sciences

• World Trade Organisation (WTO)

Education

• ETDP SETA ECD CHAIR
• Multimodal Learning and OER (Open Educational Resources)

Engineering

• Coal Research
• Biofuels and Other Clean Alternative Fuels
• Emission Control

Health Sciences

• Nursing Science

Law

• Cities, Law and Environmental Sustainability

Research Centres of Excellence

Engineering

• Carbon-Based Fuels

Health Sciences

• Nutrition
• Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Hypertension in Africa

Natural and Agricultural Sciences

• Space Research

Research Units

Economic and Management Sciences

• WorkWell
• Tourism Research in Economic, Environs and Society 

Education

• Education and Human Rights in Diversity
• Self-Directed Learning

Engineering

• Energy and Technology Systems

Health Sciences

• Transdisciplinary Health Research

Humanities

• Optimal Expression of Individual, Social and Institutional Potential

Law

• Law, Justice and Sustainability

Natural and Agricultural Sciences

• Environmental Sciences and Management
• Business Mathematics and Informatics, Data Science and Computing

Theology

• Reformational Theology and the Development of the South African Society

Research Focus Areas

Economic and Management Sciences

• Trade and Development

Education

• Community-Based Educational Research

Health Sciences

• Community Psychosocial Research
• Medicine Usage in South Africa (MUSA)
• Occupational Hygiene and Health Research Initiative
• Physical Activity, Sport and Recreation
• Quality in Nursing and Midwifery
• Lifestyle Diseases

Humanities

• Understanding & Processing Language in Complex Settings
• Afrocentric Governance of Public Affairs
• Language and Literature in the South African Context
• Population and Health
• Social Transformation
• Musical Arts in South Africa: Resources and Applications (MASARA)

Natural and Agricultural Sciences

• Chemical Resource Beneficiation
• Human Metabolomics
• Material Science Innovation an Modelling
• Pure and Applied Analytics

Theology

• Ancient Texts: Text, Context and Reception

Research Niche Areas

Economic and Management Sciences

• Applied Research in Management Cybernetics
• Global Innovative Focussed Talent (GIFT)
• Technology-Enhanced Learning and Innovative Education and Training, South Africa (TELIT-SA)

Education

• Edu-Lead

Engineering

• MUST Deep Learning (MUST)

Humanities

• Indigenous Language Media in Africa (ILMA)
• Visual Narratives and Creative Outputs through Interdisciplinary and Practice-led Research (VINCO)

Natural and Agricultural Sciences

• Food Security and Safety  

Hosted Research Entities (Centre, Platform, Institute)

Engineering

• Advanced Manufacturing
• Competence in hydrogen production, storage, reticulation and safety codes and standards

Health Sciences

• Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease
• Preclinical Drug Development Platform

Humanities

• Digital Language Resources
• Text Technology

Natural and Agricultural Sciences

• Indigenous Knowledge Systems
• Human Metabonomics

Commercial Research Entities

Health Sciences

•  Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Services