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Unisa leads research into South Africa's number one killer
As South Africa observes World Diabetes Day on 14 November, the university’s College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences continues to lead vital research and community initiatives aimed at promoting sustainable, indigenous food systems as a response to the country’s rising diabetes crisis. Read more
Economic expert to judge renewal energy pitches during the Tshwane Youth Innovation Challenge
As part of the 2025 Unisa Innovation Festival, Dr Lardo Stander, an economic entrepreneur and CEO of the Tshwane Economic Development Agency, will judge renewable energy pitches by Unisa students who are finalists in the Tshwane Youth Innovation Challenge. Read more
Research and innovation ecosystem practitioner to speak at the Innovation Festival
Shanna Nienaber, Programme Manager at the Water Research Commission, will speak on "Innovating and commercialising within the parameters of legislation", at the 2025 Unisa Innovation Festival. Read more
Turning waste into power – The Archaea Eco story
Iviwe Notununu, a Unisa Innovation Challenge winner from the previous #UnisaInnovationFestival, has been making strides and effecting change through his startup, Archaea Eco, turning organic waste into clean cooking biogas and fertiliser. Read more
A research management star in the making
Shining bright is Leonie Louw, Research Ethics Officer in Unisa's Directorate: Research Support, who recently received professional recognition from an international body and an award from the Southern Africa Research and Innovation Management Association. Read more
Managerial, leadership and innovation specialist to speak at Unisa's Innovation Festival
Prof Benjamin Anderson, Co-founder and Executive Director of the Da Vinci Institute, will discuss bridging academic theory with real-world business practice at the formal opening of the Unisa Innovation Festival on 18 November. Read more
Reflecting on the Unisa catalytic niche areas' interconnectedness
Unisa's College of Graduate Studies hosted the Virtual Catalytic Niche Area Roundtables for postgraduate students and emerging researchers, empowering them to produce groundbreaking research that can transform societies. Read more
Tackling decolonisation and GBV in the African context through theology
As an ordained minister and theologian, Research Professor Elijah Baloyi is at the forefront of conducting research at Unisa that responds to societal problems that exist and are solved at grassroots level. Read more
A go-getter at heart and in spirit obtains PhD at 35
Dr Dakalo Monyai, a Unisa professional staff member with 15 years of experience in the teaching and learning environment, recently obtained a Doctor of Philosophy in Industrial Psychology and People Management at the age of thirty-five. Read more
Unisa scholar bags an extraordinary NRF rating
A first for Unisa, Dr Gwenneth Miller received a C2 NRF rating through the creative output route – a pathway made possible when the Department of Higher Education and Training began awarding accredited, subsidy-bearing units to universities for their creative outputs. Read more
