Join us on 26 February 2025, from 15:30 – 17:00 (SAST) for a Public Lecture with Dr Tom Achoki, Co-founder of The African Institute for Health Policy. (Tom Achoki). The event will be held in hybrid format. 🔗 Register here: zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Research Week kicks off today! Induction for new students and refresher for returning ones. We dive into African innovation and development studies, covering theory and methods. Facilitated by the Chair’s team and Prof Jacob Park. #ResearchWeek #InnovationStudies.

Happening Today! 📢 Join us from 15:30 – 17:00 (SAST) for a Public Lecture with Dr. Tom Achoki, Co-founder of The African Institute for Health Policy (Tom Achoki). The event will be held in a hybrid format. Don't miss out See you there!

Our students and PDRFs presented posters highlighting their research findings on day 2 of the research and induction week, which led to insightful discussions and knowledge sharing. University of Johannesburg #ResearchWeek #InductionWeek #AcademicChatter

Thank you to everyone who attended our public lecture with Dr Tom Achoki. He spoke on the crucial role of resources-rich regions in the global minerals race, noting the need for strategic approaches to safeguard and maximise the benefits of these resources. University of Johannesburg #GlobalEquity

Insightful day at the Chair Strategic Session! Erika K-M introduced the Chair’s vision, followed by Ashmore Nkuna from UJ Transformation Office on interdisciplinary & multicultural work. We ended with an energizing drumming session with Drumbusters (drumbusters.co.za)

📢 Join us for a Public Lecture by Prof. Theo Papaioannou! 📅 Date: 18 March 2025 ⏰ Time: 12:00 – 13:30 SAST 💻 Format: Hybrid 🔗 RSVP here by 15 March: zoom.us/meeting/regist… Enquiries: [email protected] #TRCTI #Innovation #SocialJustice #4IR #UJ

Insights from Rebecca Hanlin on how the #TransformationSummit discussions align with our students' research on innovation, skills, financing, and key sectoral issues! DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE,TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION National Advisory Council on Innovation (NACI)

📢 Reminder! Don't forget to RSVP for the Public Lecture by Prof. Theo Papaioannou! 📅 18 March 2025 | ⏰ 12:00 – 13:30 SAST 💻 Hybrid format 🔗 RSVP by 15 March: zoom.us/meeting/regist… For enquiries, email: [email protected] #UJPublicLecture #Innovation #Research

Today's public lecture by Prof Theo Papaioannou was enlightening. He explored Schumpeterian-Keynesian & Hayekian views on innovation, social justice, and the need for a relational approach. Q&A focused on the role of the state, IP & people-centred approaches to innovation.

“When a complex system is far from equilibrium, small islands of coherence in a sea of chaos have the capacity to shift the entire system to a higher order.” Ilya Prigogine, Nobel Laureate.Our team is committed to identifying & unpacking opportunities for Africa's transformation!

The Globelics International Conference 2025 paper submission is now open! Submit your paper via the ConfTool system by creating an account and following the submission guidelines. More details are available on the Paper Submission page : uj.ac.za/faculties/coll… #Globelics2025

What does it take to unlock a new era of transformation for Africa driven by AI? Balanced and inspiring discussions at the Global AI Summit in Kigali #GAISAfrica2025

Engaging panel on "Diversifying economies in a world of accelerated digitalization" at the United Nations UN Trade and Development, 28th session of the Commission on Science and Technology for Development #CSTD in Geneva

🚨New paper out! Prof. Erika Kraemer-Mbula & co-authors explore household innovation in South Africa challenging the idea of "diffusion failure" seen in developed countries. From user entrepreneurship to informal business impact, this is a must-read! bit.ly/3R91pEz

Today, our postdoctoral researcher Dr Jean-Luc Mubenga-Tshitaka presented a brown bag session exploring how climate regimes influence the impact of technological innovations on sustainable development in Africa. University of Johannesburg #InnovationForChange #SustainableAfrica

#Evi4Dev conference starts today. SGCIAfrica has three related sessions: - Research commercialisation & public-private partnerships (07 May, 07:15) - Using STI indicators for informed decision making (07 May, 15:55) - Status of innovation & Agenda 2063 (08 May, 12:55)

'Until STI becomes a political issue we won't have progress' Excellent discussions on the challenges of getting science technology & innovation Evi4Dev Conference today #evi4dev #sti4sdgs Great to have everyone from politicians to the youth alongside researchers in the room.

Click on the link below to apply! uj.ac.za/admission-aid/…