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Her impactful art gives black women a voice
For Lethabo Huma, a Unisa visual multimedia student and one of the artists selected to be part of a Time Magazine project, art is a very personal craft that she uses to speak to the world about women's issues as she struggles to express herself verbally. Read more
Workshop examines the oral testing of PhD candidates
PhD candidates' oral defence of their thesis in front of a panel of examiners will form part of the examination process in future, and attendees received guidance on how to implement best practices in this regard at Unisa. Read more
Engaged scholarship project aims to shape the future of 2021 matrics
A team from the College of Education assisted learners with curriculum recovery and preparation for the 2021 NSC examinations. Read more
Unisa and German Embassy join hands to accelerate the academic project
Following a high-level engagement, Unisa will be collaborating with the German Embassy to establish global academic partnerships and sustain quality education. Read more
Unisa promotes International White Cane Safety Day
Recently, Unisa's Advocacy Resource Centre for Students with Disabilities, the Dean of Students and the Unisa KZN Region collaborated in a celebration of the achievements of visually impaired and blind people, while also highlighting the challenges they face. Read more
Unisa's Online Accelerated Postgraduate Support Programme is Covid-proof
The university's flagship online support programme is yet another significant contribution to dealing with the study challenges posed by the pandemic. It offers support to 25 000 master's and doctoral candidates along with the 28 000 honours-level students within the university. Read more
Optimising postgrad research publications
A recent series of College of Graduate Studies workshops unpacked, among others, the benefits of publishing while being a student. Read more
Lessons learnt from Charlotte Mannya-Maxeke and her teacher
At a wide-ranging discussion at Unisa, three panellists reflected on the student-teacher relationship between Charlotte Mannya-Maxeke and Dr William Edward Burghardt Du Bois, focusing on the role of education and leadership in today's pressing societal issues. Read more
Unisa multidisciplinary team wins the NRF Science Team Award
A Unisa team of researchers has been working to change the status quo of implementing new energy technologies in Africa, and the NRF has recognised their scientific contributions to society by awarding them the Science Team Award. Read more
Award-winning artist and animator now a proud Unisa alumnus
Diek Grobler recently received a PhD in Art at Unisa, with a dissertation entitled "Narrative strategies in the creation of animated poetry-films". Prof Gerrie Snyman takes a look at his extraordinary career and achievements. Read more
