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PRESS RELEASE: MAKHANDA – A BLUEPRINT FOR THE NATIONAL EDUCATION SECTOR

Rhodes University Vice-Chancellor

27 January 2024 [MAKHANDA] Universities should play a significant and meaningful role in community efforts to transform the cities in which they are located. That’s according to Rhodes University Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sizwe Mabizela. He was speaking on the first day of the Makhanda Education Summit, in the Eastern Cape, on Saturday, 27 January. In 2013, […]

[PRESS RELEASE]: Rhodes University Spearheads Transformative Makhanda Education Summit

EduSummit

Rhodes University is delighted to announce the hosting of the transformative Makhanda Education Summit, led by Vice Chancellor Prof Sizwe Mabizela. Scheduled for the 27th and 28th of January, this pivotal event is set to enhance the educational landscape of Makhanda, focusing primarily on early childhood development (ECD) and primary and secondary schooling phases. In […]

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Tebello Nyokong Institute for Nanotechnology Innovation

Background

The Tebello Nyokong Institute for Nanotechnology Innovation (TNINI) was established in 2007 by the Department of Science and Technology with Mintek. TNINI is an international leader in knowledge creating and human capital development in the field of medicinal chemistry and nanotechnology. It is a well facilitated with research instruments and specialized laboratories not found elsewhere under one roof, making it a one-stop-shop for medicinal chemistry and nanotechnology research. Its namesake the world-renowned scientist, Distinguished Professor Tebello Nyokong and DST/NRF SARCHI of Medicinal Chemistry and Nanotechnology, leads the Tebello Nyokong Institute for Nanotechnology Innovation.

The Tebello Nyokong Institute for Nanotechnology Innovation has seen an immense growth in multidisciplinary research projects. The research projects under investigation seek to address nowadays challenges, such as climate effect on human health, materials for green energy generation or harvesting, sensors for disease diagnosis, and photodynamic therapy treatment of cancer. The advent of nanotechnology saw further growth to the Institute’s research endeavors and the following research projects are investigated:

  • Nanomaterial conjugates with photochemical and photophysical properties,
  • Non-linear optical properties of materials and nanomaterials,
  • Nanomaterials for drug delivery studies,
  • Nanomaterials for anticancer and antimicrobial photodynamic therapy,
  • Nanomaterial composites for water treatment and purification,
  • Nanomaterial composites and conjugates for sensing applications
    • monitoring of diseases and virus outbreaks,
    • detection of diseases and virus surveillance, and
    • monitoring environmental and water pollution,
  • Nanomaterials and their composites for energy generation