News & Media
'The melting pot for an intellectual feast'
Unisa's Library and Information Services celebrated World Book and Copyright Day in a live discussion that delved into book reviews, essays, features, poetry and paintings, among other topics, in more than five languages. Read more
Globally impactful research recognised
Unisa’s Dr Sin-Yu Ho says her C2 NRF rating allows her to expand her research capacities in terms of research funding, and collaboration opportunities with domestic and international scholars. Read more
Decoloniality scholar grows in stature
Unisa's Prof Vuyisile Msila never ceases to grow as a researcher, and the NFR recently upgraded his rating to C2 in recognition of his research abilities. Read more
Watch: Confessions of a major media academic
View an enlightening and entertaining Unisa Radio interview with communication and media supremo, Prof Julie Reid of the Department of Communication Science. Read more
Celebrating an African legend
Unisa’s Department of Leadership and Transformation recently launched its 2021 webinar series on Reclaiming Africa’s Intellectual Programme, in celebration of Robert Sobukwe’s life. Read more
Unisa bids farewell to a servant leader
"Having served Unisa for 33 years, I believe the institution is a home for most of us. It has equipped us to grow intellectually and develop professionally, and has given us multiple opportunities," said Unisa's former Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Prof Mandla Makhanya, at his farewell ceremony. Read more
Unisa’s international students profiled
Unisa recently conducted an analysis to understand who its international students are in order to better serve their needs. Read more
Language solutions to navigate legal contexts
Newly rated as a Y2 researcher by the National Research Foundation (NRF), Unisa’s Dr Terrence Carney research interest is in forensic semantics or simply put, language and law. Read more
Ramaphosa has chosen a path of patience and limiting risks. But is it working
Writing in The Conversation, Professor Dirk Kotze analyses South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa’s presidential term as prompted by his evidence to the Zondo Commission. Read more
A passion to change negative perceptions about physics
Professor Jeanne Kriek is a National Research Foundation B3-rated researcher in physics education and a full professor at Unisa. Kriek is passionate about developing innovative teaching approaches to help students understand Physics better. Read more
