News & Media
Plausible, prescient books speak to a Covid-19 world
Unisa's Dr Julie Pridmore, from the Department of English Studies, presents a second talk on fiction and quarantine, this time based on Ken Follett's medieval plague novel, World without end. Read more
Should children go back to school?
Prof Puleng Segalo from the Department of Psychology in Unisa's College of Human Sciences tackles topical issues in her latest interview with Lesedi FM on Matshohlo. Read more
You too can become an NRF-rated researcher
Prof Mookgo Solomon Kgatle from the Department of Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology in the College of Human Sciences tells you how. Read more
Digging deeper to preserve the past
Unisa's Dr Forget Chaterera-Zambuko, an NRF Y2-rated researcher, believes that museums should find modes of interpreting, presenting and promoting the cultures of Africans in a manner that enhances understanding of the past and the present. Read more
Imagined deadly influenza epidemic resonates in a Covid-19 world
Dr Julie Pridmore from Unisa's Department of English Studies in the College of Human Sciences presents a talk on fiction and quarantine aligned to Doomsday Book by Connie Willis. Read more
Ke a leboga Baoki - 'Re lebogile tshegetso ya gago
The Unisa Department of Health Studies, in the College of Human Sciences, will in solidarity join millions of people worldwide to celebrate nurses and this International Nurses Day, 12 May 2020. Read more
Lays of lockdown
Unisans from the College of Human Sciences have been creative during quarantine. Dr Christopher Jeffery from the Department of Art created an entire song using everyday household items. Read more
From security guard to social worker
Another Unisa graduate shapes his future through open, distance and e-learning: When the coronavirus restrictions are eased, Tinyiko 'Lucky' Maluleke plans to register with the South African Council for Social Services Professions then begin looking for his dream job. Read more
Manage your mental wellbeing during lockdown
April is Stress Awareness Month and Unisa's Dr Nikki Themistocleous from the College of Human Sciences talks about this in the context of COVID-19. Read more
Getting your research message across
The COVID-19 national lockdown has demonstrated the tremendous need of citizens for reliable, credible information. Platforms such as The Conversation are crucial in translating the results of research into something that is understandable and accessible. Read more
