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Accessibility and security for people with disabilities in Zimbabwe's urban areas
Dr Tom Tom, Research Fellow at DSI/NRF SARChI Chair in Social Policy, gave an informative and insightful presentation on accessibility and security for people with disabilities in the urban areas of Zimbabwe and how disability relates to social policy. Read more
Unisan elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry
Dr Kaviyarasu Kasinathan has been elected as a Fellow by the prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry in the United Kingdom. He continues to be an exceptional researcher committed to using his research to contribute to achieving sustainable development goals. Read more
Unisan obtains PhD from the University of Leicester, UK
Jack Chokwe, Acting Managing Editor at Unisa Press, recently obtained his PhD at the University of Leicester. While it took him nine years of part-time online distance learning to complete his studies, Chokwe is excited to join the list of scholars flying the Unisa flag high in the international body of knowledge. Read more
Empowering postgraduate students to reach their academic goals
Unisa's Online Accelerated Postgraduate Support Programme is committed to supporting postgraduate students. Read more
African knowledge to take its rightful place in postgraduate scholarship
Streaming internationally to more than 15 countries, the first interdisciplinary seminar hosted by the School of Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Studies in the College of Graduate Studies at Unisa was a huge success. Read more
High-level Unisa delegation in France to advance Science Diplomacy
A high-level delegation from the University of South Africa (Unisa) is on a research and innovation mission in France to attend the South African Higher Education Institutions Research Week. The event started in Paris, France on Monday, 27 June 2022. The itinerary will also include a visit to Montpellier, one of the French cities renowned for being the hub of Science and Innovation. Read more
College of Graduate Studies at the forefront of postgraduate supervision
Postgraduate students at the university will draw major benefit from the wide-ranging competencies with which 1 190 supervisors will be equipped during an intensive twelve-week programme that was recently launched. Read more
CGS contributing to Unisa’s global ranking
The prestigious Nature Scientific Reports recently published two indigenous knowledge papers co-authored by the UNESCO-Unisa Africa Chair in Nanosciences and Nanotechnology, a number of Unisa colleges and international partners. Read more
Professor Maaza garners international award
Professor Malik Maaza, incumbent of the UNESCO-Unisa Africa Chair in Nanosciences and Nanotechnology, has received the coveted 2022 Spirit of Abdus Salam Award for his major role in helping to shape Africa’s science and technology landscape. Read more
Emancipating ourselves from mental enslavement: What Mutwa said
Drawing on the wisdom of the late Credo Mutwa, a recent College of Graduate Studies indaba emphasised that Eurocentric knowledge is diametrically opposed to African indigenous knowledge. Read more
