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2026-02-20 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Education, Lead, Featured, Featured, Dept Mathematical education, Research news, Corporate

National leader in mathematics education aims to improve outcomes

Witnessing first-hand how learners struggle, not because of a lack of ability but because of how mathematics is taught and assessed, Prof Masilo France Machaba's research focus is on mathematics teaching and learning, with particular emphasis on conceptual understanding.

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2026-02-18 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Education, Featured, Corporate

Unisa project fosters digital and pedagogical innovation in Limpopo schools

The university's Department of Curriculum and Instructional Studies is continuing its deep investment in rural education through its ongoing project "Classroom interaction pedagogy in teaching English first additional language learners in the intermediate phase".

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2026-01-21 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Education, College of Human Sciences, Featured, Featured, Corporate

Unisa academics to lead Professional Board of Psychology at HPCSA

Unisa Professors Ramodungoane Tabane and Yaseen Ally have been appointed as Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson of the Professional Board for Psychology, respectively, which is testament to Unisa's influence beyond academia into national regulatory governance, further reinforcing health studies as one of its ten catalytic niche areas.

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2026-01-13 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Education, Featured, Alumni, Corporate

Unisa alumna shines at the Forty under 40 SA Awards

Former Unisa scholar and alumna, Dr Moleboheng Mokhele-Ramulumo, received the 2025 South Africa's Young Leader in Education Award at the Forty under 40 South Africa Awards Ceremony, recognising her outstanding ingenuity in her approach to environmental and climate education.

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2025-12-11 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Education, Dept Finance, Risk Management and Banking, Featured, Corporate

Shaping the future of distance learning through a shared vision

Speaking at the recently held 30th International Council for Distance Education World Conference, Prof Puleng LenkaBula challenged institutions of higher learning to move beyond technocentric models, but to also build ecologies of care that honour diverse knowledge systems, languages and lived realities.

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2025-12-02 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Science, Engineering and Technology, College of Education, Lead, Featured, Featured, Featured, Corporate

Unisans gain membership of prestigious science academies

Recently, four leading Unisa researchers were inaugurated as members of the Academy of Science of South Africa and the South African Young Academy of Science for their outstanding scientific contributions designed to benefit society at large.

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2025-11-05 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Education, Featured, Alumni, Corporate

Wings of opportunity: Bringing drones into the classroom

Having completed the Inhlanyelo Hub Drone Diva Programme, Unisa alumna Happiness Godora is integrating drone technology into classrooms to enhance STEM learning and make it an interactive experience for learners in South Africa.

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2025-11-02 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Education, Featured, Corporate

Early identification of neurodiverse disorders will enhance mental health access

Delivering his inaugural address, the College of Education's Prof Ramodungoane Tabane stated that early treatment of many childhood disorders can contribute to alleviating social ills like school dropout, drug abuse and crime.

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2025-10-30 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Education, Featured, Corporate

From rural roots to doctoral heights

Dr Motswalle Christina Kanyane's PhD journey at Unisa's College of Education was deeply personal, inspired by a shared dream she and her husband once nurtured to both earn their doctoral degrees by the age of 55.

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