October 15, 2020 | Category:
Research news, Corporate
A research degree is possible for all at Unisa
The university invests heavily in the research interests of its permanent specialist and support professional employees. Dr Sipho Makgopa is a Professional Research Group member who has struck academic gold, as he holds two master's degrees and managed to complete his PhD studies through the support services provided by the Professional Research Committee.
October 14, 2020 | Category:
College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Featured, Corporate
Unisa researcher wins prestigious grant from WRC
Dr Hlengilizwe Nyoni, an instrument scientist and lab manager at the Institute of Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability, has received R500 000 from the Water Research Commission, which will result in the development of an all-inclusive toolbox for water quality assessment relevant to addressing water-related socio-economic issues.
October 13, 2020 | Category:
Lead, Corporate
Unisa SBL military programme a 'restoration of hope'
The Graduate School of Business Leadership is holding a four-day security cluster seminar that is bringing together veterans and officers to situate their research within broader transformation plans resolving socio-economic issues in South Africa.
October 07, 2020 | Category:
College of Graduate Sciences, Featured, Corporate
Fresh produce to accelerate postgrad support
Prof Tennyson Mgutshini has been appointed as Acting Director in the School of Transdisciplinary Research and Graduate Studies. His wealth of knowledge and skills will be directed towards empowering thousands of Unisa master's and doctoral students to blossom into successful qualified professionals.
October 05, 2020 | Category:
College of Accounting Sciences, Featured, Department of Taxation, Lead, Corporate
Lunch and learn
The College of Accounting Sciences held a virtual brown-bag meeting in September, which took the form of an information session on the IBFD Tax Research Platform.
October 05, 2020 | Category:
College of Human Sciences, Featured, Corporate
How embroidery broke the silence around women's apartheid trauma
Puleng Segalo, professor of Psychology at Unisa, says that more communities could use art forms to confront gendered societal challenges. Individual and collective artistic expression can play a role in the attainment of a just society - and it deserves more attention.
October 04, 2020 | Category:
Corporate
What is the psychological impact of a pandemic?
"The aim is to work on something meaningful and make a contribution to mental health knowledge - hence the focus on post-traumatic stress and Covid-19." A recent research capacity seminar, co-hosted by Unisa SBL Prof Renier Steyn, outlined plans for an exciting long-term, multi-level, focused research project involving students and researchers from multiple institutions and countries.
October 02, 2020 | Category:
Lead, College of Economic and Management Sciences, Corporate, Dept of Applied Management, Featured
Pharmaceutical manufacturing companies must handle returned drugs better
They should develop their current strategies to be more sustainable by considering factors such as the firm's green image, political and social responsibility, and the economy, and also follow the guidelines for recall or withdrawal of medicine and medical devices in South Africa, says Unisa's Mpho Sharon Makaleng.
October 02, 2020 | Category:
Lead, Corporate
Pandemic perspectives in an unequal society
At the 2020 Unisa Founders Lecture, Vice-Chancellor of the University of the Witwatersrand, Prof Adam Habib, shared insights on how Covid-19 political management exposed the vulnerabilities of the poor and worsened deep polarities in SA.