College of Human Sciences
Internationally acclaimed researcher retires
Unisa hosted a virtual farewell for Prof Tilman Dedering, a valued member of staff, who dedicated 30 years of his academic career to the university. He joined the Department of History in the College of Human Sciences in 1990. Read more
Assisting disadvantaged learners and students during the Covid-19 crisis
Dr Fortunate Silinda says government, higher education and business need to work together in addressing matters of inequality in disadvantaged communities. Read more
Covid-19 presents new opportunities for CHS CE project
The Inside-out Outside-in team, who believe in facilitating processes where "outside" citizens can actively engage and collaborate with the "inside" correctional environment, see the pandemic as an opportunity to find new and meaningful ways of interacting safely with corrections community members. Read more
Addressing the nation in rap and hip hop: Black lives do matter
The PhD research of Dr Vuyolwethu Seti from Unisa's Department of Communication Science in the College of Human Sciences has been used in a song by the Hopeville Art Movement. Read more
The media often conflates malicious criticism with genuine critique—why it shouldn't
Prof Julie Reid of the Department of Communication Science at Unisa says the freedom of the press is important, and of course it must be protected. But the freedom of everybody else and of ordinary citizens is also important. Read more
No stopping for CHS storytelling
Dr Jan Maluleka from Unisa's Department of Information Science says this vital CE project is an effort to compensate for the rise of child-headed households where youngsters miss the most important steps of their early development, and Covid-19 isn't slowing his team down. Read more
Love and excess in a time of bubonic plague
Dr Julie Pridmore from Unisa's Department of English Studies in the College of Human Sciences presents a third talk on fiction and quarantine, this time focusing on Rose Tremain's 1989 novel, Restoration. Read more
GBV in South Africa, where are we going wrong?
Unisa Political Sciences lecturer Lefatshe Moagi-Venter says we should be addressing gender-based violence at various levels in our society, from our curriculum, to men's seminars in workspaces, to speaking to people and community leaders at grassroots level to help resolve this issue. Read more
Research on acid mine drainage set to influence change
AMD is a threat to the environment, posing a direct risk to the Vaal River System, says Suvania Naidoo, lecturer in Development Studies at Unisa. By collaborating with affected communities and the country's water policy makers, she is contributing to the development of workable solutions. Read more
Inspired to mentor budding researchers
Prof Kealeboga Maphunye, the Chair of the Department of Political Sciences in Unisa's College of Human Sciences, says that his recent NRF C2 rating will assist him to hand over the baton to future scholars by showing them the ropes. Read more