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March 26, 2021 | Category:
College of Human Sciences, Featured, Research news, Corporate
Reflecting, resisting and (re)imagining pandemics
Unisa's Institute for Gender Studies hosted a webinar commemorating International Women's Day that brought together distinguished gender scholars, gender workers and gender activists to share their work and how it has been challenged by Covid-19.
March 23, 2021 | Category:
College of Human Sciences, Featured, Dept psychology, Corporate
Addressing mental health in higher learning
Students and staff had to worry about their own well-being and that of their loved ones, while also having to think about their studies and performing well during the Covid-19 pandemic, says psychology expert Prof Puleng Segalo.
March 18, 2021 | Category:
College of Human Sciences, Featured, Corporate
Unisa’s renowned scholar in LGBTIQ earns prestigious nomination
Professor Azwihangwisi Helen Mavhandu-Mudzusi, Head of Graduate Studies and Research in the College of Human Sciences, is a finalist in the category of Established Researcher in the HSRC-USAf 2020 Medal in Social Sciences and Humanities for her outstanding contribution to social sciences
March 15, 2021 | Category:
College of Human Sciences, Lead, Featured, Dept psychology, Corporate
Unisa Chair of Department humbled by nomination
Dr Fortunate Silinda, a research psychologist in the Department of Psychology, has been nominated as an emerging researcher for the HSRC-USAf 2020 Medal for Social Sciences and Humanities.
March 08, 2021 | Category:
College of Human Sciences, Lead, Featured, Dept psychology, Corporate
Learning from the story of pioneering South African writer Sindiwe Magona
A literary icon, her autobiographies offer a way of understanding the country's brutal past in order to heal and move forward, writes Unisa’s Puleng Segalo in The Conversation.
February 18, 2021 | Category:
College of Human Sciences, Lead, Featured, Featured, Dept psychology, Research news, Corporate
Psychology carries a dark past: how the discipline can be Africanised
Unisa’s Puleng Segalo and Julia Simango write in The Conversation that many societies on the continent still draw heavily on their traditional beliefs and cultural heritage and therefore it’s important to take these into consideration.
December 02, 2020 | Category:
College of Human Sciences, Featured, Corporate
365 days of living in fear for SA women
Domestic violence increased during the 2020 national lockdown, which is concerning considering that the number of women killed by intimate male partners in the country is already four times the global average, writes Prof Nokuthula Mazibuko, Head of Unisa's Institute for Gender Studies.
#16DaysOfActivism #UnisaAgainstGBV #365Days
December 01, 2020 | Category:
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Play your part in curbing road tragedy
As the festive season looms, Prof Ashley van Niekerk from Unisa's Institute for Social and Health Sciences reminds South Africans that alcohol intoxication continues to be the leading factor of road accidents locally and globally. He says general vigilance is required for both daylight and night-time driving.
#ArriveAlive
November 25, 2020 | Category:
College of Human Sciences, Corporate
Reviewing statistics on GBV Speak up for those who cannot!
The Unisa Institute of Gender Studies says that domestic violence, femicides, and sexual abuse are not rare occurrences. Many countries, including South Africa, have reported an alarming increase in these incidents since the Covid-19 pandemic started spreading globally earlier this year.
#16DaysOfActivism #UnisaAgainstGBV #EndGBV