To stay at the forefront of Geohydrology is a necessity for all lecturing personnel at the IGS. The only way to achieve this is by research. Research at the IGS can be divided into two major streams, namely public- and private-sector research depending on the origin of funding.
All research projects, big or small, are used for capacity building and many are forming part of an MSc or a PhD study. The topics for the research projects are diverse. Below is a list of topics in the last few years:
* Water Supply
* Surface water - Groundwater Interaction
* Recharge Studies
* Carbon Capturing and Storing
* Acid Mne Drainage
* Contamination Studies
* Groundwater & Geochemical Modelling
* Impact of mine water irrigation on groundwater
* Machine Learning