Collaboration
Strategic Partners
Foundation
Core Institutional Partners
Together, these three institutions form the strategic foundation of the DHAIOH Unit — combining scientific excellence, technological innovation, and academic leadership.
Host Institution
University of Venda (UNIVEN)
Academic HomeServing as the academic home of the DHAIOH Unit by providing visionary leadership, robust governance, advanced research infrastructure, postgraduate and postdoctoral development opportunities, and an enabling ecosystem that supports scientific excellence, innovation, collaboration, and societal impact.
Primary Funder
South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC)
Strategic FunderProviding strategic and catalytic investment to support scientific excellence, digital innovation, research capacity development, and the generation of high-impact evidence that advances worker health, strengthens occupational health systems, and drives sustainable societal transformation.
Strategic Research Partner
Mintek
Innovation PartnerLeveraging its national leadership in mining research, technology development, and innovation to provide scientific expertise, technical capabilities, industry intelligence, and collaborative platforms that advance digital transformation, occupational health innovation, and sustainable mining practices.
Internal University of Venda Partners
As an interdisciplinary and innovation-driven initiative hosted by the University of Venda, the DHAIOH Unit collaborates closely with a range of institutional structures that support research excellence, digital transformation, innovation, and societal impact.
Partnership Vision
These institutional partnerships provide the academic, technological, innovation, governance, and commercialisation support required to advance the DHAIOH Unit's research, innovation, and human capital development agenda.
National Partners
The DHAIOH Unit actively collaborates with national stakeholders that contribute to research excellence, innovation, policy influence, occupational health advancement, and sustainable mining.
Innovation & Technology Partners
To accelerate the translation of research into practical solutions, the DHAIOH Unit actively seeks collaboration with innovation ecosystem partners who can help develop, protect, validate, scale, and commercialise our innovations.
International Collaborators
The DHAIOH Unit engages with a growing network of international partners to position South Africa at the forefront of global digital occupational health innovation.
Collaborate With Us
We welcome visionary partnerships that combine scientific excellence, technological innovation, and strategic investment.
Research Collaboration
Joint research projects, co-authorship, and shared datasets across disciplines and institutions.
Strategic Partnerships
Long-term alliances that combine expertise, infrastructure, and networks for sustained impact.
Innovation & Commercialisation
Co-developing technologies, filing joint patents, and scaling solutions to market.
Technology Development
Building next-generation occupational health tools in partnership with technology partners.
Postgraduate & Postdoctoral Training
Hosting students and fellows through collaborative supervision and research programmes.
Capacity Development Initiatives
Supporting skills development, research training, and capacity building across the occupational health ecosystem.
Policy & Advisory Support
Contributing expert guidance to government, regulators, and industry bodies.
National & International Collaboration
Engaging with national and global partners to advance occupational health research, innovation, and impact.