Dr Edith Phalane (centre) won the TW Kambule-NSTF Emerging Researcher Award.
The University of Johannesburg (UJ) has emerged as one of South Africa’s top-performing universities at the 2025/26 National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF)-South32 Awards, securing two national honours at the country’s premier science awards.
The awards, announced on Thursday, recognise outstanding contributions to science, engineering, technology and innovation that advance knowledge and contribute to national development.
UJ had six finalists across five categories competing alongside leading scientists, engineers and innovators, with two of its entries named national winners.
The university’s award recipients were Dr Edith Phalane, who won the TW Kambule-NSTF Emerging Researcher Award, and the JENano Research Group, led by Professor Tien-Chien Jen, which received the Innovation Award: Corporate Organisation.
