As Unisa’s 150-year celebrations continue, a group of mechanical engineering students at the university’s College of Science, Engineering and Technology designed two wheelchairs and donated them to a retirement facility to aid residents in much-welcomed independent mobility. Read more

Three innovative iNanoWS students have gained funding for a remarkable water treatment process.Read more

Alfred Kajau, Nomcebo Khumalo, Coster Kumunda, and Sikelelwa Ndiweni completed a graduate-level online course with the University of Massachusetts. Professor Thabo Nkambule says this demonstrates Unisa's leading role in affording education opportunities, especially though online measures.Read more

Thanks to the innovative thinking of MSc student Fungai Chibaya, Unisa will soon be producing affordable and effective hand and surface sanitisers.Read more

Two Electrical Engineering and Computer Science students from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are visiting Unisa to work on a project that involves the Central University of Technology (CUT) and the Durban University of Technology (DUT). Nailah Smith (19) and Nadia Waid (19) travelled all the way from Atlanta, Georgia and Des Moines, Iowa to make an impact in South Africa. Read more

MSc student Dumisani Mlotswa has been featured in the Mail & Guardian’s 200 Young South Africans supplement for 2019 in the category Science and Technology.Read more

Years of hard work, perseverance and a helping hand from former employers who recognised his potential saw former gardener Patrick Malesu graduating with a National Diploma in Electrical Engineering at Unisa during June.Read more

Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering staff and students bagged the number one and two spots in the Mini Baja Competition last month with their prototype four-wheel, single-seater, off-road recreational vehicles.Read more

The two institutions launched a state-of-the-art 3D imaging facility that will enhance collaboration between researchers by being accessible to all. Read more