Institute for Social and Health Sciences (ISHS)
Call for Papers Social and Health Sciences (SaHS) Journal Special Issue: Inclusive Energy Transitions for the South
The Social and Health Sciences (SaHS) journal invites submissions from the broader Global South, as well as the Global North for a special issue entitled Inclusive Energy Transitions for the South. Read more
Prof Shahnaaz Suffla from the ISHS inaugurated as the President of the Psychological Society of South Africa PsySSA
Professor Shahnaaz Suffla from the Institute of Social and Health Sciences, a flagship Institute of the College for Human Sciences, was inaugurated as the President of the Psychological Society of South Africa PsySSA) on the 16th November 2021. Read more
Unisa adds academic muscle to safe energy campaign
Delivering his inaugural address, Prof Ashley van Niekerk from the ISHS said that "No Paraffin!" had been launched by the university in partnership with ASSAf to contribute to SA's accelerated transition to affordable and modern energy to prioritise the needs of socio-economically impoverished communities. Read more
Find our collectiveness to realise our humanness
“As history wrestles with us, we must wrestle with history in the present, for the imagined future.” This sentiment, shared by poet, storyteller, theatre-maker and researcher, Ongezwa Mbele from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, aptly summarises the discussions that took place at the 16th Annual Peace, Safety and Human Rights Memorial Lecture. Read more