Forward with
Research Impact
The Division for Research Development (DRD) in collaboration with the University Museum will host the Forward with Research Impact series at the museum. This is a follow-up on the museum's Forward Fridays programme and will consist of a series of lunch time conversations / talks that will focus on the University's core strategic theme Research for Impact. The talks will be held between 13:00 - 14:00 at the Old Main Building (Ou Hoof Gebou), Ryneveld Street , Stellenbosch. Click here for the programme.
Research for Impact at SU implies optimising the scientific, economic, social, scholarly and cultural impact of our research. Our focus is on interdisciplinary research that benefits society on a national, continental and global scale. At the same time, we are committed to basic and disciplinary research excellence, as it forms the basis for applied and translational research.
5 Strategic Research Areas
THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
Energy, Food, Biodiversity, Ecosystems, Invasion Biology, Experimental Petrology, Lasers, Natural Resources, Physics, Polymers, Urban Systems Water
HEALTH AND HUMAN SECURITY
Animal TB, Biomedical Engineering, Epidemiology, Disability, Diseases, Ethics, Food Safety, Malnutrition, Mental Health, Posttraumatic Stress, Rehabilitation, Rural Communities, Sports Medicine, Trauma
SOCIAL JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT
Constitutionalism, Democracy, Dignity, Economy, Equality, Gender, Good Governance, Historical Trauma, Human Rights, Intellectual Property, Religion, Resilience, Scientometrics, Sustainability, Transformation
HUMAN CREATIVITY AND SOCIAL INNOVATION
Access, Advancement, Arts, Communication, Conversations, Development, Education, Housing, Leadership, Music, Resources, Semantics
SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE FUTURE
Analytics, Applications, Astronomy, Biorefining, Business, Computers, Data, Economy, Engineering, Foresight, Industry, Information, Infrastructure, Management, Nanotechnology, Performance, Space, Systems, Technologies