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Cultivating well-being: Unisa's Professional Research Group showcases innovative research

Unisa's Research and Innovation Week took a significant leap forward as the Professional Research Group from the Directorate of Research Support showcased the exceptional work of three of its distinguished researchers. Read more

Unisa Midlands Region focuses on students living with disabilities

A workshop hosted by the region in partnership with the Advocacy Resource Centre for Students with Disabilities set out to improve advocacy activities and to promote the accessibility of services for students with disabilities on their academic journeys at Unisa. Read more

Unisa alumna continues to break the limits through education

Firmly believing in using her obstacles as advantages, Unisa alumna, Shani Little, has achieved another qualification despite being physically restricted. Little appreciates the notable support from Unisa's Advocacy and Resource Centre for Students with Disabilities, attesting that it has helped her make her academic journey seamless. Read more

Considering the past and future of Pan-Africanism

Hosted by the Chief Albert Luthuli Research Chair and featuring a distinguished panel of speakers, a recent symposium focused on the theme Pan-Africanism: Revisiting (Looking Back) and Reimagining (Looking Forward). Read more

Unisa KZN hosts successful autumn graduations

Unisa students in the KwaZulu-Natal Region celebrated the fruitful results of their hard- earned success with different qualifications conferred at the Olive Convention Centre, where guests filled the maximum space capacity for six days to support their loved ones. Read more

Visionary alumna uses education to defeat the physical odds

A dedicated, persistent and self-driven Unisa alumna, Wilmarie Pekeur, asserts that when she lacked the resources and was not emotionally and physically fit to attend a residential university due to her visual impairment, Unisa's accessible open and distance e-learning model made it possible for her to pursue her studies. Read more

Looking back on a decade in the service of humanity

During May, Thandeka Magwenyana from the College of Human Sciences celebrated her ten-year milestone at Unisa, an institution that she says presented her with many opportunities to achieve her career goals. Read more

Are libraries effectively bridging the gap between science and society?

A recent gathering of scholars, researchers, students and librarians, hosted by Unisa, ventilated critical questions about whether research has an impact on society, and whether innovation is reaching the community at large. Read more

Unisa awards honorary doctorate to General Secretary of the Council for World Mission

A distinguished leader in the fight for global well-being, Reverend Prof Dr Jooseop Keum, received the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Theology (Honoris Causa) at Unisa in recognition of his immense contributions to global peace, economic and ecological justice, during a graduation ceremony held at the Muckleneuk Campus, Pretoria, on Friday 31 May 2024. Read more

Reintegrating female parolees and probationers into the community

The College of Law, in collaboration with the Department of Correctional Services and the Thandanani Drop Inn Centres, recently hosted an outreach as part of the engaged scholarship project, Tshokollo ya Setshabeng, to investigate the reintegration of female parolees and probationers into the community. Read more