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Black industrialist and founding CEO of Capebio to deliver keynote address at Innovation Festival
Daniel Ndima, a structural biologist of infectious diseases who strongly advocates for scientific innovation that creates jobs, improves the quality of ordinary lives and contributes to social development and the economy, will be speaking at the upcoming Unisa Innovation Festival. Read more
Top banking and fintech specialist to address Innovation Festival
Lincoln Mali will speak at Unisa's upcoming Innovation Festival, which will showcase some of the country's leading innovation specialists sharing their insights about innovation's exciting and ever-changing face. Read more
Generous equipment donation enhances Unisa's research capability
A donation of state-of-the-art equipment worth R27m by international institutions to the UNESCO-Unisa-ITLABS/NRF Africa Chair in Nanosciences and Nanotechnology allows postgraduate students and scientists to generate world-class data. Read more
Theological education engaging justice and inclusion
Practical theologian, Prof Marilyn Naidoo, pioneers theological education that is engaging, critical, liberating and humanising. Read more
A noble scholar making great strides in academia and society
Prof Azwihangwisi Mavhandu-Mudzusi's passion for education and research on HIV/AIDS management and LGBTQI+ acts on the needs of South Africa and the continent. Read more
In pursuit of using natural medicine to treat disease
A young scholar in pursuit of changing lives through research, Kabelo Mokgalaboni is currently involved in research focusing on medicine that uses plants and traditional vegetables that are freely available in rural areas due to their proven efficacy. Read more
National research in economics with a global reach
Unisa has responded to the developments brought about by changing times, the needs of a developing country and society at large. A case in point is the financial and related research of Unisan Prof Sin-Yu Ho. Read more
Reclaiming African feminism: Unveiling new perspectives
Diving into vibrant discussions at the Unisa CNA Research Symposium, scholars and practitioners explored the evolving definitions of Feminism, Womanist and Bosadi Theorisations. Read more
The role of HE in leveraging AI: Insights from an expert panel
Speaking at Unisa's recent Catalytic Niche Area Research Symposium. experts discussed how higher education institutions can effectively leverage artificial intelligence to enhance educational outcomes, research and institutional development. Read more
Finding the balance between inclusivity and academic performance in HE
In the competitive landscape of higher education, do our support systems promote genuine inclusivity or simply reinforce a survival-of-the-fittest mentality? This was one of the topics under discussion at Unisa’s recent Catalytic Niche Area Research Symposium. Read more
