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Research Report 2017 RESEARCH REPORT 2017 creating futures INTRODUCTION From the Vice-Chancellor 2 From the Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Research, Technology Innovation & Partnerships 8 TS N FroM THE DirEctorS RTI Strategic Initiatives & Partnerships 10 Research Directorate 14 TE Centre for Postgraduate Studies 16 Technology Transfer Office 18 N CPUT Research Awards 20 DHET Publications Audit 21 National Research Foundation 22 CO DEAN’S REPORTS Cput RESEarcH FocuS AREAS Faculty of Applied Sciences 24 1 BIO-ECONOMY & BIOTECHNOLOGY 61 Faculty of Business & Management Sciences 28 Faculty of Education 33 2 SPACE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 79 Faculty of Engineering 37 Faculty of Health & Wellness Sciences 42 3 ENERGY 85 Faculty of Informatics & Design 46 4 CLIMATE CHANGE & ENVIRONMENT 95 CPUT Libraries 50 5 HUMAN & SOCIAL DYNAMICS 103 Department of Institutional Planning 52 Fundani Centre for Higher Education Development 53 6 ECONOMIC GROWTH & INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS 117 HIV/Aids Unit 56 DESIGN FOR SUSTAINABILITY 130 Student Counselling 59 7 creating futures 1 FROM THE VICE-CHANCELLOR As the new Vice-Chancellor of CPUT, it is my pleasure to share with you my thoughts on our research achievements for 2017. This report is again testimony to the dedication and hard work of our collective leadership, all our academic staff, research support and administrative staff, and our students. Notwithstanding the fact that 2017 was a challenging year for CPUT, we managed to produce considerably more new knowledge – in the form of published research outputs – than in the previous year. Our external research funding is also growing. The research aspirations of CPUT are articulated in the RTI Blueprint and manifest themselves predominantly in seven research focus areas, namely: • Bio-economy & biotechnology • Space science & technology • Energy • Climate change & environment • Human & social dynamics (including service delivery) • Economic growth & international competitiveness • Design for sustainability Dr Chris Nhlapo I am pleased to observe that this report specifically endeavours to highlight the various research activities and accomplishments of our researchers in these seven focus areas. Our research activities gain further impetus and traction through the dedicated hard work of three NRF SARChI Chairs, i.e. Work-Integrated Learning, Teacher Education, and Innovative Small Satellite Technology and Applications for Africa. We are also proud of the two SETA-funded Chairs in Work-Integrated Learning and Wholesale and Retail Leadership. In addition, we have four CPUT-funded Chairs, i.e. Biotechnology, Oceans Economy, Innovation in 2 Cape Peninsula University of Technology Our national and international partnerships are a key aspect of our strategic positioning Society, and Literacy Development. These nine Research Chairs have made a significant contribution to CPUT’s research within the research landscape aspirations and achievements. In addition, we now have 41 NRF-rated researchers, distributed across the six faculties. and a significant driver of our Our national and international partnerships are a key aspect of our strategic positioning within the research landscape research reach and relevance. and a significant driver of our research reach and relevance. This report reflects on these important partnerships, which we intend to expand in the years to come. CPUT is also beginning strategically to align itself to meet the challenges of the 4IR and 5IR, and further contribute towards achieving sustainable development goals and other relevant policy targets. As the institution is keen to position itself as a leading role-player through technological and social innovation, we are proud of the numerous achievements of our Technology Transfer Office. We are committed to growing this function into one of the most effective of its kind in South Africa. Postgraduate student numbers increased in 2017, but we are determined to grow these numbers significantly going forward, despite the challenges that we are currently experiencing in respect of throughput rates and supervision. None of these achievements would be possible without dedicated staff, students and stakeholders. I wish to thank and congratulate our leadership and staff together with our students for the research achievements articulated in this report. They are evidence of how much more we can still achieve together. I wish also to thank sincerely our dedicated external stakeholders, funders and especially the Department of Science and Technology and the Department of Higher Education and Training, which continue to support us in our research endeavours. I invite our leadership, all staff and students, together with our many friends and stakeholders, to join us in continuing to develop CPUT as one smart university. creating futures 3 VOORWOORD DEUR DIE VISIEKANSELIER As die nuwe Visiekanselier van CPUT deel ek graag met u my indrukke van ons navorsingsprestasies vir 2017. Hierdie verslag is weer eens die bewys van die toewyding en harde werk van ons leierskap, van al ons akademiese personeel, die ondersteunings- en administratiewe navorsingspersoneel, asook ons studente. Ten spyte daarvan dat 2017 ’n uitdagende jaar vir CPUT was, het ons daarin geslaag om aansienlik meer kennis te skep in die vorm van gepubliseerde navorsingsuitsette as in die vorige jaar. Ook ons eksterne navorsingsbefondsing is besig om te groei. CPUT se navorsingsaspirasies word bewoord in die Bloudruk vir Navorsingstegnologie en Innovering en vind gestalte in sewe fokusareas, naamlik: • Bio-ekonomie & biotegnologie • Ruimtewetenskap & -tegnologie • Energie • Klimaatsverandering & die omgewing • Menslike & sosiale dinamika (insluitende dienslewering) • Ekonomiese groei & internasionale mededingendheid • Ontwerp vir volhoubaarheid Ek is bly om te sien dat hierdie verslag spesifiek daarna streef om die verskillende navorsingsaktiwiteite en prestasies Dr Chris Nhlapo in hierdie sewe fokusareas uit te lig. Ons navorsingsaktiwiteite kry verdere stukrag danksy die volgehoue harde werk van drie NNF SARChi navorsingsleerstoele, nl. Werkgeïntegreerde Leer, Onderwysersopleiding, en Innoverende Kleinsatelliet-tegnologie & Aanwending vir Afrika. Ons is ook trots op die twee SETA-befondsde leerstoele in Werkgeïntegreerde Leer en Groot- en Kleinhandelsleierskap. Verder het ons ook vier leerstoele wat deur CPUT befonds word, nl. Biotegnologie, Oseane-ekonomie, Gemeenskapsinnovering, en Geletterdheidsontwikkeling. Hierdie nege navorsingsleerstoele het 4 Cape Peninsula University of Technology Ons nasionale en internasionale vennootskappe is ’n kernaspek van ons strategiese plasing binne die navorsingslandskap en ’n ’n aansienlike bydrae gelewer tot CPUT se navorsingsambisies en -prestasies. Verder het ons tans 41 NNF-gegradeerde navorsers, versprei oor die ses fakulteite. beduidende dryfveer van die omvang en relevansie van Ons nasionale en internasionale vennootskappe is ’n kernaspek van ons strategiese plasing binne die navorsingslandskap en ’n beduidende dryfveer van die omvang en relevansie van ons navorsing. Vanjaar se verslag gee ’n oorsig van hierdie ons navorsing. belangrike vennootskappe waarop ons graag sal wil uitbrei in die jare wat kom. CPUT is ook besig om haarself op strategiese wyse te posisioneer om die uitdagings van die 4IR en 5IR die hoof te bied, en verder by te dra daartoe om volhoubare ontwikkelingsdoelwitte en ander relevante beleidsdoelstellings te bereik. Aangesien die instelling haarself graag wil posisioneer as ’n leidende rolspeler wat betref tegnologiese en sosiale innovasie, is ons trots op die vele prestasies van ons Tegnologie-oordrag Kantoor. Ons is daartoe verbind om hierdie funksie uit te brei tot een van die effektiefste in sy soort in Suid-Afrika. Nagraadse studentegetalle het toegeneem in 2017, maar ons is daartoe verbind om hierdie getalle in die toekoms verder te laat groei, ten spyte van die uitdagings wat ons tans ervaar wat betref deurvloeikoers en studieleiding. Geen van hierdie prestasies sou moontlik gewees het sonder toegewyde personeel, studente en ander rolspelers nie. Ek wil graag ons leierskap en personeel, tesame met ons studente, bedank vir en gelukwens met die prestasies wat in hierdie verslag weergegee word. Hierdie prestasies dien as bewys van hoeveel meer ons saam kan vermag. Ek wil ook graag my opregte dank oordra aan ons toegewyde eksterne medewerkers, befondsers en in die besonder die Departement van Wetenskap en Tegnologie en die Departement van Hoër Onderwys en Opleiding, vir hulle volgehoue ondersteuning van ons navorsingsaktiwiteite. Ek nooi ons leierskap, al die personeel en studente, saam met ons baie vennote en rolspelers, om saam met ons aan te hou werk om CPUT te ontwikkel tot ’n uitmuntende universiteit. creating futures 5 UMYALEZO KASEKELA- NGQONYELA NjengoSekela-Ngqonyela waseCPUT, kuluvuyo kum ukuba ndabelane nani ngempumelelo yophando lowama2017. Le ngxelo kwakhona ingqina ukuzinikezela nokusebenza nzima kwesikhokelo sethu, bonke abasebenzi bethu bokuphuhlisa imfundo ephakamileyo, inkxaso yophando nabasebenzi bezolawulo, kunye nabafundi bethu. Nangona unyaka wama2017 ibingunyaka ocela umngeni e-CPUT, sikwazile ukuvelisa ulwazi olutsha oluninzi-olufana neemveliso zophando ezipapashiweyo-ukodlula kwiminyaka engaphambili. Inkxaso-mali yethu yangaphandle iyakhula kananjalo. Ulangazelelo lophando e-CPUT ludandalazisiwe kumqulu wesicwangciso woPhando, ezobuChwepheshe nezokuVelisa izinto ezintsha kwaye luyazibonakalisa ingakumbi kwiinkalo ezisixhenxe zophando, ezizezi: • Ezobom noqoqosho
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