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Facilitating specialist WIL opportunities for Nature Conservation students
Unisa's Nature Conservation students are getting rare, hands-on wildlife post-mortem experience in the university's Science Labs. Through creative collaboration, they are overcoming limited field opportunities to gain vital skills, which cannot be accessed through theory alone. Read more
Astro-tourism, deep space exploration and extraterrestrial life: the future of humanity
Exciting deep space exploration ventures, signs of life on other planets, the development of the Square Kilometre Array project and astro-tourism were some of the topics discussed during Unisa’s Catalytic Niche Area Symposium. Read more
Unisa visits KwaShange Primary School in honour of Mandela Day
The university’s KwaZulu-Natal Region, in partnership with the Msunduzi Municipality, recently visited KwaShange Primary School in Pietermaritzburg to donate chairs, desks and cleaning detergents. Read more
Unisa ignites a records management revival in Zambia
A highlight at a recent professional development conference hosted by the Zambian Archives and Records Management Association was the keynote address and workshop led by Prof Mpho Ngoepe, Executive Director of Unisa Library and Information Services, and a leading voice in archival innovation. Read more
'Women should unite in their diversity to challenge gender injustice'
During a momentous Women's Month celebration through the Feroza Adam Memorial Lecture, former anti-apartheid activist, Cheryl Carolus, urged women to avail themselves to serve in leadership positions to advance the fight against gender inequality and gender injustice. Read more
Unisa to partner in transformative youth skills development programme
City Power, in collaboration with Unisa Enterprise and other partners, recently launched an ambitious youth empowerment initiative aimed at tackling youth unemployment through hands-on skills training and enterprise development. Read more
Unisa seminar explores the role of women in diplomacy
Celebrating Women’s Month and themed Women and Diplomacy: Women in South Africa’s Engagement with Fast-Changing Geopolitics, a recent seminar reflected on the role of women in the gendered dimensions of foreign policy engagement. Read more
Aviation law expert calls for independent entity for transport accident investigations in South Africa
Focusing on Catalytic Niche Area 2: Aviation and Aeronautical Studies at Unisa's Catalytic Niche Area Research Symposium, Unisa graduate and retired pilot, Dr Brian Suckling, provided valuable insights on how to improve the African aviation safety. Read more
Nuclear spectre remains as UN turns eighty
A recent gathering of diplomats, ambassadors and scholars, jointly hosted by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation and Unisa, reflected on the core objectives of the United Nations since its formation 80 years ago, specifically regarding the elimination of nuclear weapons. Read more
Unisa hosts major Indian Ocean research gathering
The 10th Annual South African Chapter of the Indian Ocean Rim Academic Group brought together key stakeholders from government departments, universities and research institutions to advance regional cooperation. Read more
