Speaking during a visit to Unisa, the Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Yusuf Cassim, called for renewed collaboration between funding bodies and universities to address the financial pressures plaguing the higher education sector.
April 23, 2026 | Category:
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Unisa Western Cape hosts 2026 postgraduate orientation
This focused research support initiative brought together postgraduate students enrolled for honours, postgraduate diploma, master’s and doctoral studies to enhance their success within the open, distance and e-learning environment.
April 22, 2026 | Category:
College of Human Sciences, Featured, Corporate
Examining the hidden geographies of resistance
In his inaugural lecture, the College of Human Sciences’ Prof Chitja Twala shed new light on the hidden geographies of anti-apartheid resistance and the transformative power of historical scholarship.
April 21, 2026 | Category:
Corporate
Unisa Western Cape Library celebrates South African Library Week
During the recent Unisa Western Cape Library's celebration of the South African Library Week, competing students were encouraged to write their stories in their mother tongues to better express themselves.
April 21, 2026 | Category:
Featured, Research news, Corporate
Dedicated Unisa Innovation Fund a step closer
The Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) will be allocating R20 million to the TIA-Unisa Seed Fund, to assist Unisa innovators in their research to advance the development of prototypes and preparation for demonstrations of commercialisable products and solutions.
April 21, 2026 | Category:
Featured, Research news, College of Law, Featured, Corporate
Unisa law expert's scholarly work geared to assist victims of GBV
South Africa is plagued by the scourge of gender-based violence, which has been classified as a national disaster by the government. For years, Prof Jolandi le Roux-Bouwer's research has focused on intimate violence and the criminal laws that respond to it.
April 20, 2026 | Category:
Corporate
Unisa attends KZN Legislature's rural career expo
Led by Dr Joyce Myeza, Director of Unisa's KwaZulu-Natal Region, a team from the university recently participated in a unique career exhibition in the deep rural area of Ezingolweni, providing young people, students and prospective students with a wealth of information on studying towards their future careers.
April 20, 2026 | Category:
Corporate
Universities risk automating exclusion through AI
At a recent AI and Disability Workshop hosted by Unisa Library and Information Services, academics, technologists and disability advocates examined whether artificial intelligence is advancing inclusion or reinforcing exclusion.
April 20, 2026 | Category:
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NRF awards two new research chairs to Unisa
The university will be home to the DST/NRF SARChI Chairs in Water and the Environment, and Welfare and Social Development in Informal Settlements, as announced by Prof Blade Nzimande, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation. The incumbents are, respectively, Prof Ilunga Kamika of the College of Science, Engineering and Technology, and Prof Solomon Kgatle of the College of Human Sciences.
International Conference on Coastal, Marine, and Maritime Research (COMMRE 2026)
Venue: Durban International Conference Centre (Durban ICC)
Event dates: 27 - 30 October 2026
Full day
Unisa Catalytic Niche Area Research Symposium
Venue: Unisa, Muckleneuk and Science Campuses
Event dates: 29 - 31 July 2026
Full day
Debate, poetry, reading and writing programmes
Event dates: 17 July 2026
Full day
