The College of Human Sciences recently launched its new College Research Ethics Committee (CREC) virtually. The new CREC Chair is Dr Kgashane Johannes Malesa.
A grand total of 71 research awards were handed out when Unisa held its annual Research & Innovation awards ceremony.
In the College of Human Sciences, a number of research projects are investigating, from different perspectives, issues related to decoloniality, Africanisation, HIV/AIDS, language, teaching and learning, political and economic development, religious studies and theology, sociology, information and library sciences, psychology, and many other subjects within the humanities field.
The College of Human Sciences is proud to be a hub of research excellence rooted in a vision of transformative scholarship that serves humanity. Guided by the University’s broader vision to be the African university shaping futures, CHS promotes multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinary research that addresses complex societal challenges across Africa and beyond.
Our diverse academic programmes in the arts, humanities, and social sciences provide a strong foundation for scholarly inquiry at undergraduate, honours, master’s, and doctoral levels. The College offers a dynamic research environment that encourages collaboration across disciplines and cultivates innovation, discovery, and impact.
Through strategic initiatives like the Postdoctoral Incubation (PDI) Programme and the Young Women in Research (YWiR) Forum, the CHS actively supports early-career researchers and fosters inclusive, transformative academic growth. Through its more than 20 academic departments, two research institutes, and two dedicated research chairs—each advancing scholarship in specific disciplines—the CHS fosters a vibrant environment for knowledge production. The College supports research that explores themes cutting across multiple disciplines in the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, enabling scholars to engage with complex societal issues through diverse methodological and theoretical lenses.
We invite prospective students, researchers, and partners to explore our research and postgraduate landscape. Here, you will find opportunities to engage in meaningful research, contribute to knowledge production, and help shape a better future for communities across the continent.
Join us in advancing scholarship that matters.
Office of Graduate Studies and Research
College of Human Sciences, Unisa
Venue: Durban: Unisa Durban Campus, 4a-1, 130 Stalwart Simelane Str
Event dates: 2026-08-21 00:00:00.0 - 2026-08-22 00:00:00.0
Time: 09:00:00 - 15:00:00
Venue: East London: Phyllis NtantalCollaborative Library No.30 Church Street (Opposite the Department of Labour)
Event dates: 2026-07-24 00:00:00.0 - 2026-07-25 00:00:00.0
Time: 09:00:00 - 15:00:00
Venue: Pretoria: Winnie Madikizela Mandela Building (Exam Hall 1 )
Event dates: 2026-06-29 00:00:00.0 - 2026-06-30 00:00:00.0
Time: 09:00:00 - 15:00:00
Venue: Polokwane (VC Room, 1st floor, Clifford Tleane building)
Event dates: 2026-05-22 00:00:00.0 - 2026-05-23 00:00:00.0
Time: 09:00:00 - 15:00:00
Venue: Pretoria ( Exam Hall 1) WMM
Event dates: 2026-04-17 00:00:00.0 - 2026-04-18 00:00:00.0
Time: 09:00:00 - 15:00:00