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Unisan appointed to Society of American Archivists
The renowned Chair of the Department of Information Sciences at Unisa, Prof Mpho Ngoepe, has been appointed as committee member of the Technical Subcommittee on Encoded Archival Standards. "Being appointed in this position is both an honour and privilege to contribute to the society that can make a difference to the global community." Read more
Uncovering deep-seated roots of hardship
Dr Khuze Skosana recently graduated with a PhD and is a lecturer in the Department of Psychology at Unisa. His research investigates the psychosocial effects of unemployment on young adults. Read more
A historic inauguration
Prof Puleng LenkaBula has fearlessly accepted the huge responsibility and expectations that come with the VC position at Unisa, and she is more than equal to the task of taking the university's brand and ethos to new heights. On Thursday 2 September 2021, she will be inaugurated as Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Unisa. Read more
Critically engaging with the identities of "man" and "animal"
Prof Jan-Harm de Villiers from Unisa's Department of Jurisprudence was awarded the 2020 Principal's Prize for Excellence in Research. His project foregrounds the challenges accompanying the utilisation of law in service of animal liberation. Read more
Africa's abundant natural gas to energise the continent
"I have a dream," said Unisa's Prof Touhami Mokrani at his inaugural lecture, "and if this dream materialises, we will never again experience darkness, load shedding and indoor pollution." Read more
So what's all the fuss about LA?
Unisa's Student Retention Unit hosted a webinar on learning analytics to describe and define this field of research and practice, and to present how it could ultimately have a positive effect towards student success. Read more
Con brio climax was a happening affair
After eight days of high-calibre performances, the third Unisa National Strings Competition culminated in a magnificent finale with the announcement of the winners of both Classical and Jazz categories. "The level of musicianship in this competition has been extraordinary, making the task of the jury extremely difficult."
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Find our collectiveness to realise our humanness
"As history wrestles with us, we must wrestle with history in the present, for the imagined future." This aptly summarises the discussions that took place at the 16th Annual Peace, Safety and Human Rights Memorial Lecture, hosted by Unisa's Institute for Social and Health Sciences in collaboration with the Psychological Society of South Africa and the Pan-African Psychology Union. Read more
I-SET and the migration to digital community engagement space
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Inspired towards Science, Engineering and Technology, a CSET community engagement flagship project, started to host and present all robotics workshops, training and day-to-day community relations virtually through Microsoft Teams and other online platforms. Read more
Celebrating women of stature
The fifth Unisa-SAWID-UNWOMEN dialogue lauded the many achievements of Dr Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, former SA Deputy President and UN Women Executive Director and Under-Secretary-General, in a salutation to the collective legacies and co-creative solutions of African women. #WomensMonth Read more
