Author archives: admin
Search news stories
Enter a keyword to search news.
Advanced research in plant hormones
Honours project: Contribute to new research on ways to make plants more resilient.
Using the ancient DNA to explore human adaptation & evolutionary medicine
Honours project: Get involved in research into human adaptation and evolutionary medicine.
[Read more about Using the ancient DNA to explore human adaptation & evolutionary medicine]
Noble gases in ancient fluid droplets in minerals
Honours projects: Extract rare noble gas isotopes from specific mineral phases such as quartz.
[Read more about Noble gases in ancient fluid droplets in minerals]
Optical fibres in space for high bandwidth and black hole detection
Honours project: Explore the creation of high-purity glass aboard the International Space Station to unlock internet bandwidth limits and improve gravitational wave detectors.
[Read more about Optical fibres in space for high bandwidth and black hole detection]
Developing a forensic mitochondrial DNA database for human identification
Honours project: Learn with the experts who are developing new genomics techniques for human identification.
[Read more about Developing a forensic mitochondrial DNA database for human identification]
Reduced dimensionality representations of soft matter
Honours project: Use methods from statistical mechanics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence to develop algorithms to automate the dimensionality reduction process.
[Read more about Reduced dimensionality representations of soft matter]
Made-in-SA: Advanced materials derived from local growers’ agricultural waste
Honours project: Turn fruit and vegetable waste into functional products
[Read more about Made-in-SA: Advanced materials derived from local growers’ agricultural waste]
Evaluating vaccine response in sheep
Honours project: Evaluate the efficacy of a Mycoplasma vaccine to produce an immune response in sheep.
Effect of prepartum hCG on farrowing performance of older parity sows & their piglets viability
Honours project: Investigate blood oestrogen levels of older sows and subsequent piglet growth and survival.
Using paleo-archives to safeguard biodiversity
The late Quaternary paleorecord, within the past ∼130,000 years, can help to inform present-day management of the Earth's ecosystems and biota under climate change.
[Read more about Using paleo-archives to safeguard biodiversity]