December 17, 2020 | Category:
College of Graduate Sciences, College of Economic and Management Sciences, Corporate
Considering the innovation chasm
ISPIM Connects Global 2020 was a 24-hour virtual event bringing together researchers, managers, business, and global thought leaders. The NSTF represented South Africa, with Unisans Professor Lindiwe Zungu and Dr Vhahangwele Masindi adding value to the discussion panel.
December 16, 2020 | Category:
Lead, Dept of Operations Management, College of Economic and Management Sciences, Corporate
Unisa innovator wins another big award
Professor Marcia Mkansi, from the Department of Operations Management in the College of Economic and Management Sciences, claimed first prize in the medical category at this year’s Innovation Hub competition for the Gauteng Accelerator Programme.
December 14, 2020 | Category:
College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Corporate
Oil refinery blast is one more reason SA should take industrial risks seriously
The country needs to move away from a reliance on dirty industries, particularly fossil fuels. This will require introducing renewable energy industries that are clean, efficient, and safer for people and the environment, writes Professor Llewellyn Leonard of Unisa’s College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences in The Conversation.
December 11, 2020 | Category:
College of Law, Corporate
Unisa conservation crime researcher named in world’s top 10
Professor Friedo Herbig from the Department of Criminology and Security Science knew he had a respectable research track record in his field but he had no idea just how world-class it actually was until he discovered he was listed as the eighth most-published wildlife crime scholar globally
December 10, 2020 | Category:
Corporate
These bright sparks are re-igniting service delivery
The Tshwane InterUniversity Innovation Challenge 2020 finally came to a spectacular close with an awards ceremony that saw Unisa students win prizes in three categories.
#UniVationAwards
December 04, 2020 | Category:
Corporate
Unisa doctoral footprint growing in Horn of Africa
The Ethiopia Regional Centre is proud to announce an increase in successful completion of PhD qualifications across all colleges. The trend of graduations, from 2011 to 2020, shows that this cohort currently accounts for a lion's share of the number of graduates.
December 03, 2020 | Category:
College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Featured, Corporate
Our book is helping solve global challenges
A Springer Communications in Computer and Information Science publication, based on the 48th Annual SALCA Conference hosted by Unisa in 2019, is making researchers around the world take note.
December 03, 2020 | Category:
College of Graduate Sciences, Lead, Featured, Featured, Research news, Corporate
Join the Future at CGS
The new website for the College of Graduate Studies invites Unisa postgrads to become members of a research-focused college and users of a resourceful student-centred website. "We aspire to be unique and this website gives us that sense of uniqueness," says Prof Lindiwe Zungu, CGS Executive Dean.
December 01, 2020 | Category:
Corporate
The road to transform higher education
Unisa provides a platform for critical reflection and intellectual engagement in this year's Chief Albert Luthuli Research Chair lecture, delivered by Prof Muxe Nkondo. "We need a just economy that integrates rural and urban communities... rethinking the role of universities of science and technology in redressing regional imbalances as part of the development of smart cities in rural areas."