Research
Critically engaging with the identities of "man" and "animal"
Prof Jan-Harm de Villiers from Unisa's Department of Jurisprudence was awarded the 2020 Principal's Prize for Excellence in Research. His project foregrounds the challenges accompanying the utilisation of law in service of animal liberation. Read more
How to increase quality publications at Unisa
Academic, administrative, and professional staff and postgraduate students came together at the first Research Methodology Indaba hosted by SIRGS in the College of Graduate Studies to unpack research methodologies. Read more
How to inject ‘equitable care’ into online learning
The Covid-19 pandemic has thrown huge challenges in the path of universities, but they owe it to their lecturers and students not to emphasise rigour and efficiency at the expense of support and community building. This was one of the messages to emerge from Unisa’s recent ODeL Virtual Conference. Read more
Unisa celebrates its crème of the crop researchers
A total of 80 awards were presented when the university held its maiden online annual Research and Innovation awards ceremony. "It is not only dedication through their research that the awardees have displayed but they go beyond demonstrating passion - they went further to find solutions." Read more
Highest international research recognition for outstanding Unisan
Based on his research leadership, Professor Les Labuschagne has become one of only four South Africans to be awarded the highest recognition granted by the International Professional Recognition Council. Read more
Expert scholar keen to indigenise the academic project
Having deservedly obtained a C1 NRF rating, Prof Mishack Gumbo says that the rating completes his scholarly leadership locally, regionally and internationally, as his application was subjected to a rigorous peer review by experts in his field. Read more
Producing high-quality research is the goal
Having advanced from a Y2 to a C2 NRF research rating, Prof Felix Bankole says that the recognition shows the impact and quality of his research outputs in the field of computing. Read more
Ethiopian postgrads prepared for their PhD journey
Unisa’s Ethiopia Regional Learning Centre recently presented an experience-sharing programme to newly-admitted PhD students. Read more
Unisa a key player in global research on educational equality in a digital world
Unisa's Prof Paul Prinsloo and his co-researchers investigate educational equality and inequality in a digital world. Read more
Addressing key issues through interdisciplinary webinars
The College of Graduate Studies continues to provide leadership in interdisciplinary scholarship through webinars and symposia on a range of relevant topics. Read more