Postgraduate and postdoctoral opportunities are listed below. Click on the title of the opportunity that interests you for more details. While many opportunities are associated with bursaries, students are encouraged to pursue funding independently. While South African citizens and permanent residents will enjoy preference, international candidates with outstanding academic performance and/or independent funding will also be considered.
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PhDBioresource EngineeringOptimization of bioprocesses for the production of valuable chemicals and innovative food products from sugarcane

2024-07-032024-11-3030 July 2024 or January 2025

Category
Research group
Title
Date posted
Closing date
Assumption date
MEng Machine Learning Development of a transparent and modular model library for integrated process simulation 2024-12-03 2025-01-17 February 2025
MEng Bioresource Engineering Fractionation of seaweed oligosaccharides for production of natural biostimulants 2024-10-29 2024-11-30 January 2025
MEng Bioresource Engineering Industrial bioprocessing of organic wastes to bio-ethanol 2024-10-29 2024-12-28 January-July 2025
PhD/MEng Extractive Metallurgy Reducing carbon emissions through mine waste valorisation 2024-10-16 2024-11-15 January 2025
MEng Extractive Metallurgy Recovery of gold from carbonaceous mine waste 2024-10-16 2024-11-15 January 2025
MEng Bioresource Engineering Curbing food losses through solar drying integrated with biogas-assisted dehumidification 2024-09-18
January 2025
MEng Bioresource Engineering Photocatalysis for hydrogen production 2024-08-26 2024-11-15 January 2025
MEng Bioresource Engineering Environmentally friendly recovery and purification of sulphated polysaccharides from
seaweed
2024-08-26 2024-11-15 January 2025
MEng Bioresource Engineering Biocatalysis for production of biosurfactants 2024-08-26 2024-11-15 January 2025
MEng Bioresource Engineering How profitable is a Black Soldier Fly biorefinery? Techno-economic evaluation of multi-product biorefinery process based on Black Soldier Fly larvae 2024-07-12 2024-11-30 January 2025
MEng Bioresource Engineering Valourisation of fruit processing residues into high-value products 2024-07-03 2024-11-30 July 2024 or January 2025
MEng Bioresource Engineering Optimization of bioprocesses for the production of valuable chemicals and innovative food products from sugarcane 2024-07-03 2024-11-30 July 2024 or January 2025
PhD & MEng
Bioresource Engineering
2024-07-03
January 2025