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August 17, 2020 | Category: College of Human Sciences, Featured, Corporate

Opening doors to greater opportunities

Prof Magdel le Roux of Unisa's Department of Biblical and Ancient Studies says a National Research Foundation rating provides welcome assistance and funding for an academic.
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August 15, 2020 | Category: College of Human Sciences, Featured, Corporate

Smile with your eyes!

Covered up? A Unisa psychology expert from the College of Human Sciences shares some etiquette tips on how to communicate while wearing a mask.

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August 15, 2020 | Category: College of Human Sciences, Featured, Corporate

Leave the dungeon behind

Unisa's Reverend Dr Fundiswa Kobo says that Queen Vashti in the story of Esther is a model that women could use for a spirituality of resistance and protest. "She was prepared to dismantle in an instant the king's entire carefully constructed façade… with the conviction that her dignity was more important to her than his display of his power."
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August 14, 2020 | Category: College of Human Sciences, Featured, Corporate

Covid-19: Nuclear developments in Africa

Sixty years after the first nuclear weapons tests in Africa were conducted in 1960, the continent is rapidly exploring the various advantages that the peaceful application of the technology can bring in the health and food sectors in its response to the pandemic, says Unisa's Prof Jo-Ansie van Wyk.
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August 14, 2020 | Category: College of Human Sciences, Featured, Corporate

Conversations with the leading lady

In commemorating Women's Month, the College of Human Sciences is hosting a video series in which four women in the college are celebrated for breaking boundaries in their respective spaces. This week, find out more about Unisa's Dr Koketjo Tsebe as she is interviewed by Dineo Khayemba.
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August 12, 2020 | Category: College of Human Sciences, Featured, Corporate

When things aren't ok

As "lockdown fatigue" sets in, is isolation taking a toll on your mental health? Dr Nikki Themistocleous, clinical psychologist and lecturer from Unisa's Department of Psychology in the College of Human Sciences, talks about some of the issues you may be experiencing.

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August 12, 2020 | Category: College of Human Sciences, Lead, Featured, Corporate

CHS leads the way with research ethics and high research performance

The College of Human Sciences recently launched its new College Research Ethics Committee (CREC) virtually. The new CREC Chair is Dr Kgashane Johannes Malesa.

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August 11, 2020 | Category: College of Human Sciences, Featured, Corporate

The forgotten vulnerable

Unisa's Dr Janice Moodley says that Covid-19 presents unique challenges for pregnant women and new mothers, not only in terms of a hyper-vigilance to ensure the safety of both mother and baby against an unknown enemy, but also in the stripping away of the social networks that women rely upon during pregnancy and birth.
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August 07, 2020 | Category: College of Human Sciences, Featured, Corporate

Join this virtual academic meeting space

The Department of Communication Science in Unisa's College of Human Sciences recently relaunched its Community of Communication Scholarship Project at a webinar presented by Dr Yolo Koba.

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