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August 06, 2020 | Category:
College of Human Sciences, Featured, Corporate
How ‘open’ is ODL?
Unisa's Department of Health Studies hosted a webinar presented by Dr Omari Shabani, a postdoctoral research fellow, exploring the presence and absence of constraint in the learning process.
August 06, 2020 | Category:
College of Human Sciences, Featured, Corporate
Despairing during lockdown
Covid-19 has exacerbated the hard lives of our most vulnerable communities, such as female breadwinners. As we navigate the unknown reality of this pandemic, what is also clear, is that now, even more than before, it is difficult and dangerous to be a woman in South Africa, says Unisa's Dr Bianca Parry.
#WomensMonth2020 #IamGenerationEquality
July 29, 2020 | Category:
College of Human Sciences, Featured, Corporate
You have your PhD? Don't shelve it!
Watch the webinar, hosted by the Office of Graduate Studies and Research in Unisa's College of Human Sciences, that assists doctoral graduates to publish from their theses as part of a postdoctoral incubation programme.
July 23, 2020 | Category:
College of Human Sciences, Featured, Corporate
Last Rivonia triallist and Unisa alumnus dies
The university mourns the passing of Isithwalandwe Andrew Mokete Mlangeni, struggle icon and politician. "I want to emphasise that life should be one of learning. Lifelong learning. Don't stop in getting your degree; always continue to study until you go down to the grave."
July 23, 2020 | Category:
College of Human Sciences, Featured, Corporate
Covid-19 mental health toolkit
Watch Unisa postgraduate Psychology students talk about their experiences and coping strategies during the lockdown with Dr Fortunate Silinda from the College of Human Sciences.
July 23, 2020 | Category:
College of Human Sciences, Featured, Corporate
Assimilation not the answer
On 16 July 2020, the Unisa Black Forum held its first webinar this year, titled Institutional culture as the weapon of anti-transformation: The last frontier of decolonisation and transformation in SA universities.
July 23, 2020 | Category:
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Reetsa molodi wa dinonyane
For some people, having more time to engage with nature has been an unexpected upside of lockdown. Prof Sekepe Matjila from the Department of African Languages, an amateur ornithologist, is one of the many Unisans who appreciate that it's much easier to hear the songs, twitters and warbling of our feathered friends when there are fewer cars on the roads.
July 22, 2020 | Category:
College of Human Sciences, Featured, Corporate
It's almost like being there
If you're looking for things to do at home or are in need of a change of scenery, simply grab your laptop, tablet or phone, and join us on the university's very first 360° virtual tour of the Stone Age and Iron Age exhibitions at the Unisa Anthropology and Archaeology Museum.
