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June 09, 2021 | Category:
College of Human Sciences, Featured, Corporate
Conversation with the Leading Lady no 4
In the next installment of this College of Human Sciences series, listen to an interview with Dr Lebohang Motsomotso from the Department of Political Sciences.
June 02, 2021 | Category:
College of Human Sciences, Featured, Alumni, Corporate
Unisa alumnus captures the essence of Makhanya
The highly talented Jaco van Schalkwyk created the official portrait of Prof Mandla Makhanya, former Unisa Principal and Vice-Chancellor, which was presented to him on the occasion of his retirement.
May 31, 2021 | Category:
College of Human Sciences, Featured, Corporate
Newly appointed Chief Albert Luthuli Research Chair is a visionary leader
The newly appointed incumbent of the Chief Albert Luthuli Research Chair, Prof Puleng Segalo, says that Unisa's association with Luthuli's name is testament to the seriousness with which the university views transformation, social cohesion and justice for all.
May 19, 2021 | Category:
College of Human Sciences, Featured, Corporate
Women leaders must model sisterhood
Writing in the Mail & Guardian Thought Leader, Unisa's Professors Puleng Segalo and Edith Phaswana examine the worrying trend of early departures for women executives.
May 12, 2021 | Category:
College of Human Sciences, Lead, Featured, Featured, Research news, Dept biblical, Corporate
'Writing does not equal research'
Prof Christo Lombaard, rated C1 by the NRF, argues that if research does not make a new contribution, nor take cognisance of the newest publications, trends, insights and debates, it is per definition not research, but simply writing.
May 07, 2021 | Category:
College of Human Sciences, Featured, Corporate
Watch: Confessions of a major media academic
View an enlightening and entertaining Unisa Radio interview with communication and media supremo, Prof Julie Reid of the Department of Communication Science.
April 28, 2021 | Category:
College of Human Sciences, Lead, Featured, Featured, Dept psychology, Corporate
Influential researcher builds on the body of knowledge
Having moved from a Y-rating to a C2-rating by the NRF, Unisa’s Professor Puleng Segalo is considered as an established researcher with a good track record of quality outputs
April 16, 2021 | Category:
College of Human Sciences, Lead, Featured, Corporate
Iranian postgraduate student obtains Unisa PhD
Dr Mahboube Khalvati, a recent Unisa PhD graduate from Iran, shares her unusual postgraduate study journey in the field of English Theatre Studies.
April 12, 2021 | Category:
College of Human Sciences, Lead, Featured, Dept psychology, Research news, Corporate
Interrogating the factors that affect student success
The support recipe for student success is far more nuanced than generally assumed, as is borne out by the eye-opening research conducted by Dr Fortunate Silinda of Unisa's Department of Psychology.