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[FAQs for Ethical Clearance
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[Professorial Inaugurations
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[Documents & Bursaries
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[Career Opportunities
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Faculty Office
The Faculty of Science is a dynamic Faculty where new knowledge, leading scientists and technologist are developed through innovation. The faculty creates, applies and disseminates new knowledge for the advancement of pure and applied sciences
Funding Opportunities
The Faculty of Science at the University of Johannesburg offers a range of funding opportunities to support students and researchers in advancing their academic and research pursuits.
FAQs for Ethical Clearance
Ethical clearance is required for any research project, or teaching activity that will form part of a research project (e.g.SOTL publications), that involve human participants, human tissues/samples, personal/private data, any animals (vertebrates or invertebrates), or animal tissues/samples.
Soweto Science Centre
Soweto Science Centre is the Faculty of Science’s flagship community engagement project. Located at the Soweto Campus of the University of Johannesburg, it offers grade 10, 11 and 12 learners extra science classes and professional development to school teachers.
UJenius Club
The UJenius Club is a Vice-Chancellor’s initiative to acknowledge outstanding academic performances by undergraduate students and to offer members additional opportunities for intellectual and professional development.
Community Engagement
Community Engagement (CE) is one of the core functions of the Faculty of Science. Through various science-related CE initiatives, the faculty strives to create and consolidate a culture of science, to address specific community needs.
Innovatively creating new knowledge and leading scientists
The Faculty of Science is a vibrant, dynamic and diverse community where new technologies are developed and applied to improve the quality of all life on earth. We offer nationally and internationally accredited qualifications in scientific disciplines such as computer and numerical sciences, earth and life sciences, chemical and physical sciences. Our 11 departments, research centres and community engagement project allow us a presence on all four campuses.
The Faculty focuses on creating an environment that is conducive to teaching and learning, as well as generating and sharing new knowledge. Our primary contributions in academia remain the products of high-quality research and innovation. We also contribute to community engagement through township based science-enrichment projects.
Non-academic units housed in the Faculty include SPECTRUM (an Analytical Research Facility).In addition, the Faculty has a regularNewsletterand is also involved in Community Outreach Programmes We offer excellent bursaries for top achievers in Science.
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