Nelson Mandela University

With up to 80% of South Africans choosing indigenous healers and plants over mainstream medicine, local health knowledge is a rich resource that fills a critical gap in the country’s overstretched healthcare system. The role of…

To advance universal access and drive disability awareness and advocacy at institutions of higher education, such a mandate should not merely reside within a small, dedicated unit, but rather be an institutional task that forms part…

Mandela University’s eNtsa recently proved their WeldCore® (friction hydro pillar weld) process as a successful repair procedure at the Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (NAMRC) at the University of Sheffield in the United…

Mandela University master’s student in Zoology Ryan Forbes was awarded the prize for the Best MSc Student presentation at the recent Southern African Wildlife Management Association Conference. From left, Ryan Forbes,…

Four Mandela University second-year students in Architectural Technology won third place in the York Timbers, national Timber Design competition, designing a Biodiversity Skills Centre to complement the Lapalala Wilderness School in…

Delegations of Russian, Brazilian and Chinese Ministerial officials recently visited Nelson Mandela University as part of the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) Ministers’ meeting in Gqeberha. The University and the…

PhD students Alice Bernard and Laura Lacomme, based on Mandela University’s George Campus, respectively, received the first and third young researcher prizes, from the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) in France, for their work aligning with…

Nelson Mandela University postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Chemistry, Dr Mapokolo Phiri, has been selected to represent South Africa and participate at the 52nd IUPAC General Assembly, as an IUPAC Young Observer at The Hague,…

With many seabird species very sensitive to rising levels of marine plastic pollution, and the large distances they cover during foraging and migration, researchers said that a global study was critical for prevention and conservation…

Three master’s students and a post-doctorate candidate from Mandela University’s Palaeoecology Lab will present their research at conferences in Rome and Berlin later this month. The Palaeoecology Lab, under the leadership of Dr Lynne…