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Unisa strengthens global ties through strategic research visit to Malmö University
Led by Prof Azwihangwisi Mavhandu-Mudzusi, Director of the School of Social Sciences, the university’s College of Human Sciences recently visited Malmö University in Sweden to forge a research partnership and co-develop innovative approaches to sexuality education. Read more
RDP of the soul: Recentring the church’s role in society
Maybe it is time to dismantle the “traditional pulpit” so that church leaders are right in the centre among the people and not detached from everyday realities and voices. This was one of the thought-provoking messages at a symposium hosted by the Chief Albert Luthuli Research Chair during Unisa’s Research and Innovation Week. Read more
Morehouse College Oprah Winfrey Fellows hosted at Unisa
The university's Chief Albert Luthuli Research Chair recently hosted Morehouse College Oprah Winfrey Fellows and Unisa students at the Unisa Library for a transformative dialogue on the various forms of global crises and how they affect academic spaces. Read more
Unisa champions Africa-centred solutions for a global future
The College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences' 2025 Research and Innovation Day showcased bold, homegrown research tackling Africa's most pressing challenges from edible food waste solutions to climate-smart farming. Read more
Unisa and SIU set to forge strategic partnership
Working with the Special Investigation Unit Academy, the university's College of Accounting Sciences will introduce a specialised master's qualification in anti-fraud. This collaborative initiative is poised to provide law enforcement agencies with advanced training to effectively investigate and prosecute financial crime. Read more
Proudly African, globally relevant: Celebrating the PRG's research for impact
Unisa's professional and support staff recently shone at the 2025 Research and Innovation Week's Professional Research Group workshop through showcasing impactful research rooted in African realities. Read more
CEMS Research Day: "Proudly African, Globally Relevant"
Unisa's College of Economic and Management Sciences recently hosted a powerful Research and Innovation Day, showcasing bold ideas, African-rooted research and globally relevant solutions that aim to transform communities, industries and the continent at large. Read more
Unisa's impact behind bars and beyond
Actor, comedian and author Sthembiso Ndlovu, a proud Unisa alumnus, recounts his inspirational journey of self-discovery from incarceration to a thriving career in the performing arts and world of literature. Read more
Urban-Rural Linkage Community Engagement Project expands to KZN
The SBL project, which seeks to foster partnerships and skills transfer between rural entrepreneurs and urban businesses, was the subject of a recent series of workshops in Unisa’s KwaZulu-Natal region. Read more
School's water woes resolved by Unisa donation
The university recently handed over a biodigester and water system to the Sakhile Centre of Learning based in Amazizi Village, KwaZulu-Natal. The school was previously housed in a dilapidated building with inadequate water and sanitation infrastructure. Read more
