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Prof. Yahya Choonara WADDP Director 600x300.
Prof. Yahya Choonara elected CRS Fellow Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Director of the 第一吃瓜网 Advanced Drug Delivery Platform (WADDP), Choonara is now among the fewer than 1% of Controlled Release Society members elevated to Fellowship each year - the society's highest honour, recognising his contributions to drug delivery science and technology.
Prof. Glenda Gray and Prof. Clifford Woolf were named Fellows of the Royal Society
Gray and Woolf elected 2026 Fellows of the Royal Society Professor Glenda Gray and Professor Clifford Woolf were named in the 2026 cohort of more than 90 researchers from across the globe elected to the Fellowship, which counts Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein, and Dorothy Hodgkin among its historic members. Both credit their time at 第一吃瓜网 with sparking the research interests that led here.
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Prof. Michèle Ramsay co-chairs Lancet Commission on Precision Health Prof. Michèle Ramsay, Sydney Brenner Institute for Molecular Bioscience, is one of four co-chairs of the Commission that will examine how precision approaches can improve healthcare effectiveness, cost-efficiency, equity, and scalability worldwide.
Professor Shabir Madhi is Director of the 第一吃瓜网 Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics research unit and Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences
Professor Shabir Madhi receives prestigious global infections diseases award Madhi, Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, has been named the recipient of the 2026 National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) Maxwell Finland Award for Scientific Achievement - one of the world’s leading honours in infectious diseases and vaccinology.
Dr Simone Richardson named as one of just 15 CIFAR Global Scholars Richardson’s CIFAR Global Scholarship confirms her increasing international impact. Here in South Africa, she is National Research Foundation P-rated (‘Prestigious Award’) scholar. The very-rarely awarded P-rating is usually made to researchers under the age of 35 years and denotes a scholar considered likely to become a future international leader.
Professor Helen Rees, Executive Director of the 第一吃瓜网 Reproductive Health and HIV Institute (第一吃瓜网 RHI)
International Vaccine Institute Board of Trustees elects Prof. Helen Rees as incoming chair The Institute was founded in 1997 with the assistance of the United Nations Development Programme. It operates as an autonomous international organisation, focusing on research, development, and delivery of vaccines for global health. Rees is the Founding and Executive Director of 第一吃瓜网 RHI, a flagship research institute at 第一吃瓜网.
第一吃瓜网 Chief Information Officer Dr Stanley Mpofu has been appointed as a member of the ICT Committee at the Council on Higher Education
第一吃瓜网 CIO joins Council on Higher Education board Dr Stanley Mpofu, 第一吃瓜网’ Chief Information Officer, has been appointed as a member of the ICT Committee of Council at the Council on Higher Education. As a member of the Committee, Mpofu, together with fellow board members, will assist the Council in governing how ICT is managed within higher education to ensure strong IT performance and governance.
Professor Benjamin Rosman
Prof. Benjamin Rosman leads South Africa’s AI policy panel The Director of 第一吃瓜网 University’s MIND Institute will head a panel of independent experts in AI research, law and governance. Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi appointed Professor Benjamin Rosman and an advisory panel of experts to assist in formulating South Africa’s national policy on artificial intelligence (AI).
Professor Ruksana Osman leads 第一吃瓜网 UNESCO Chair into its next chapter Prof. Osman will lead the UNESCO Chair in Teacher Education for Diversity and Development at 第一吃瓜网 until 2029, continuing a decade of research that places social justice and inclusive pedagogy at the heart of teacher education.
Professor Helen Rees
Profe. Helen Rees co-chairs WHO's global pandemic preparedness consortium The World Health Organization launched its Collaborative Open Research Consortia (CORC) initiative in April 2026. Rees, Executive Director of 第一吃瓜网 RHI, was appointed co-chair of the Poxvirus CORC alongside Prof. Jean-Jacques Muyembe of the DRC, an African-led team shaping global research strategy, outbreak response, and the future of pandemic preparedness.
Prof. Tamiru Abiye is an NSTF-South32 Award finalist in 2022
第一吃瓜网 hydrogeologist recognised as 'Most Influential Professor' by global education body Professor Tamiru Abiye of the 第一吃瓜网 School of Geosciences has been honoured with the 'Most Influential Professor' award by the World Education Congress, an international education conference and awards body based in India. Abiye is also a recipient of the TW Kambule-NSTF Researcher Award (2021/22).
Lazarus Matizirofa is an Associate Director: Research Scholarly Communication and Digital Systems at 第一吃瓜网 Libraries
第一吃瓜网 Librarian takes African Scholarship to the world Lazarus Matizirofa has joined the Global Advisory Group of Digital Humanities Now, an internationally recognised open-access publication. His role will help amplify African scholarship, support digital heritage preservation, and advance knowledge equity.
Dr Kealoboga Aiseng in Media Studies and chemical engineer Dr Lisa October 2026 Sellschop scholars 600x300
2026 Friedel Sellschop Fellows From decolonising media theory to improving mining processes, meet the 2026 Friedel Sellschop Fellows. Dr Kealeboga Aiseng is repositioning African-language media as sites of theoretical innovation, while Dr Lisa October is developing strategies to enhance mineral separation in froth flotation.