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AI specialist to kick off Unisa’s Research and Innovation Week
Prof Nyna Amin, Interim Director of the Teaching and Learning Portfolio at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, will unpack Rewriting the Rules: AI as Academic Collaborator and Challenger during the formal opening of Unisa's Research and Innovation Week on 19 May 2025. Read more
Unisa nominees gear up for the Science Oscars
Several Unisa academics have been nominated for the prestigious 2024/25 NSTF-South32 Awards. These awards recognise hard-working academics who are continuously engaged in pushing the boundaries of their respective fields (image credit: NSTF). Read more
Sociologist advocates for transformation through humanising black people
Unisa's Prof Grace Khunou, the acting Executive Director of the Department of Leadership and Transformation, is at the forefront of facilitating and leading transformation and change. Read more
Unisa's Research Professor shines spotlight on nuclear sociopolitical factors in South Africa
Prof Jo-Ansie Van Wyk's research work on international politics and nuclear energy has developed into the establishment of the academic field Critical Nuclear Humanities, which delves into explaining and understanding nuclear necropolitics. Read more
Unisan earns B NRF rating for research on improving AI robustness and reliability
Prof Katherine Malan earned a B NRF rating for her research on improving the robustness and reliability of artificial intelligence systems toward solving new tasks for society. Read more
Celebrating a milestone: Unisan acknowledged as a research management professional
Carin Niemand, Acting Manager for Budgets and Grants in the Directorate of Research Support, was recently acknowledged as a Research Management Professional by the International Professional Recognition Council (IPRC). Read more
Economist en route to promoting financial inclusion and stability in sub-Saharan Africa
Economist, Dr Moeti Godfrey Damane, is committed to using his research to drive positive change, both within the academic community and in the real world by influencing policies and practices. Read more
A call to end the violation of HIV-positive women's reproductive rights
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Authored by a group of feminist scholars and activists, including Unisa's Prof Thenjiwe Meyiwa, a groundbreaking report exposes the deeply troubling practice of sterilisation that has violated the dignity, autonomy and reproductive rights of HIV-positive women in South Africa since 1997. Read more
“A celebration of creativity, ambition, and the power of ideas”
The third day of the Unisa Innovation festival 2024 continued to see upbeat students showcasing their creative ideas to a panel of adjudicators and a live audience, with Professor Les Labuschagne describing them as bold concepts that promise to shape the future. Read more
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
