
Research Chairs
Economic and Management Sciences
Education
- ETDP SETA ECD CHAIR
 - Multimodal Learning and OER (Open Educational Resources)
 
Engineering
Health Sciences
- Nursing Science
 
Law

Centres of Excellence
Engineering
Health Sciences
Natural and Agricultural Sciences

Research Units
Economic and Management Sciences
- Business Mathematics and Informatics, Data Science and Computing
 - Economic & Management Sciences
 - Tourism Research in Economic, Environs and Society
 
Education
Engineering
Health Sciences
Humanities
Law
Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Theology

Focus Areas
Economic and Management Sciences
Education
Health Sciences
- Community Psychosocial Research
 - Occupational Hygiene and Health Research Initiative
 - Physical Activity, Sport and Recreation
 - Quality in Nursing and Midwifery
 - Understanding & Processing Language in Complex Settings
 
Humanities
- Afrocentric Governance of Public Affairs
 - Language and Literature in the South African Context
 - Population and Health
 - Social Transformation
 
Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Theology

Niche Areas
Economic and Management Sciences
- Applied Research in Management Cybernetics
 - Global Innovative Focussed Talent (GIFT)
 - Technology-Enhanced Learning and Innovative Education and Training, South Africa (TELIT-SA)
 
Education
Engineering
- MUST Deep Learning (MUST)
 
Health Sciences
- Lifestyle Diseases
 - Medicine Usage in South Africa (MUSA)
 
Humanities
- Indigenous Language Media in Africa (ILMA)
 - Musical Arts in South Africa: Resources and Applications (MASARA)
 - Visual Narratives and Creative Outputs through Interdisciplinary and Practice-led Research (VINCO)
 
Natural and Agricultural Sciences

Hosted Research Entities
Engineering
- Advanced Manufacturing
 - Competence in hydrogen production, storage, reticulation and safety codes and standards
 
Health Sciences
- Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease
 - Preclinical Drug Development Platform
 
Humanities
Natural and Agricultural Sciences

Commercial Research Entities
Health Sciences