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The SunSmart Research Programme and Lab encourages postgraduate students and postdoctoral research fellows to pursue research topics aligned to the unanswered questions in this field. We are able to assist you with developing a research idea, finding an academic institution and supervisors and, in some cases, funding to support studies.
Student name |
Institution |
Degree registration |
Start date |
Topic |
Katlego Ncongwane |
UKZN |
Masters (Physics) |
January 2012 |
Solar UV radiation |
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Thapi Makgabutlane |
University of Pretoria |
Honours |
January 2013 |
Solar UV radiation |
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Victoria Nurse |
University of Pretoria |
Honours |
January 2014 |
Solar UV radiation exposure of marathon runners in South Africa |
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Mahlako Nkogatse |
University of Limpopo |
Honours |
January 2014 |
Solar UVR exposure of open cast miners |
Project name |
Lead Institution |
Partners |
Start date |
Topic |
South African Skin Photosensitivity Study |
CSIR |
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January 2014 |
Assessing South Africans sensitivity to the sun for a range of skin types and ethnic groups |
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Costing skin cancer in South Africa |
CSIR |
Dagmar Whittaker, Louisa Gordon (Griffith University) |
January 2014 |
Calculating the costs of skin cancer in South Africa |
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SunSmart Schools |
CSIR |
CANSA, MRC |
April 2012 |
Assessing school and schoolchildren's sun-related behaviours and knowledge |
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UV and Biomass Burning |
CSIR |
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April 2012 |
Consider the relationships between solar UV radiation and particulates during biomass burn events |
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UV: South Africa and Reunion |
CSIR |
UKZN, University of La Reunion |
April 2012 |
Compare solar UV radiation and human health impacts using ground-based and satellite solar UV data for South African and Reunion |
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