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The journey after graduation: A travel advisory

Drawing on her extensive personal experience, Prof Fortunate Silinda recently provided graduates with invaluable advice on important things to bear in mind as they continue down the road of life. Read more

Prof Matlakala celebrates International Nurses Day at Kalafong Hospital

Addressing nurses, doctors and staff at the hospital, the Chair of the Department of Health Studies and Director of the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre at Unisa praised health workers’ courageous contribution to improved healthcare amidst Covid-19 and many other challenges. Read more

CHS mentorship initiative in its twelfth year

The College of Human Sciences recently launched the twelfth edition of its highly successful Mentorship Programme, which assists newly appointed academics to improve their standing, while inculcating a culture of hard work, accountability and productivity. Read more

Linguistics academic scoops NIHSS award

Dr Napjadi Letsoalo was recently awarded the National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences award under the category of Best Digital Humanities Collection: Community Engagement. Read more

Unisan awarded a coveted Fulbright grant

Maxine Schaefer, a PhD student in Linguistics and Modern Languages, has been awarded a Fulbright Visiting Student Researcher grant to conduct nine months’ research in the United States of America and to work with a leader in her field. Read more

Invisible lives and missing voices examined

A recent Institute of Gender Studies seminar took an in-depth look at the impact of Covid-19 on women and girls and ways to put these individuals at the centre of recovery and reconstruction in the aftermath of the pandemic. Read more

Psychology graduate soars above challenges

A tenacious student who survived ordeals that could have derailed her academic journey has bagged another degree and is one step further towards being an independent clinical psychologist. Read more

Breaking ignorance about deafness and deaf education

A new book launched at Unisa provides well-researched information and guidance to hearing parents who are raising deaf or hard-of-hearing children, and also enlightens the hearing community usually ignorant of challenges facing the deaf. Read more

CHS visit puts a human face on engaged scholarship

Four researchers from the Department of Health Studies recently promoted engaged teaching and learning among home-based caregivers during a visit to Makapanstad Village in the North-West Province. Read more

Top EPHA honours for Unisa PhD graduate

Ethiopian national and Unisa alumnus Dr Bekele Beayihun recently received a gold medal as a ‘Young public health researcher’ at the 33rd Annual Scientific Conference of the Ethiopian Public Health Association. Read more