M&D Research Training Programme

The College coordinates research training workshops for Unisa students who are registered for Master's and Doctoral studies.

TurnitIn

TurnitIn is an internet based anti-plagiarism detection software that is aimed at promoting quality academic writing within learning institutions.

Online Accelerated Postgraduate Support Programme

Postgraduate Research Methodology, Academic Writing, and Grand Writing Programme.

New directions in social policy and alternative economies: Lessons from and for developing countries

"Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development makes it very clear that we have to move away from business as usual in terms of production and consumption," stated Dr Ilcheong Yi of the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) in a thought-provoking keynote address at the fourth Social Policy in Africa conference.

Social policy in post-Covid Africa: In search of an inclusive and equitable architecture

Intellectual minds from South Africa, Nigeria, Togo, Morocco, Kenya, Uganda, Cameroon, Ghana, Ethiopia, Tunisia, Algeria, Eswatini, Botswana, Namibia, Malawi, Senegal, Zimbabwe, Mauritius, Madagascar, Burkina Faso, the United States of America, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands recently assembled to engage on social policy in post-Covid Africa actively: In search of an inclusive and equitable architecture.

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CGS leading Unisa's catalytic niche area optimisation

Prof Jessica Murray from the College of Graduate Studies is facilitating the college's catalytic niche areas optimisation interventions. By leading these interventions, Murray ensures that Unisa develops rich and rigorous institutional-level engagements with all the CNAs.

Unisa appoints world-class scholar to lead CGS

Tasked with maximising the college's contribution to the university's strategic focus areas, Prof Tennyson Mgutshini has recently been appointed Executive Dean of the College of Graduate Studies. He is a distinguished scholar with extensive experience in management, research and postgraduate studies.

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Postgraduate student numbers show steady growth in Ghana

Unisa is increasing its footprint in West Africa with student numbers in the region having grown to some 290 postgraduate students by the end of 2023. The majority of these students are enrolled for doctoral studies.