Coinciding with the National Water Month, Unisa hosted a Water Imbizo comprising various stakeholders to deliberate on prevalent water crises and develop legitimate solutions for a water-secure South Africa.
2026-04-13 00:00:00.0 | Category:
College of Human Sciences, Featured, Corporate
Unisa lecture offers radical hope in catastrophic times
Prof Puleng LenkaBula, Unisa Principal and Vice-Chancellor, and the university’s Department of Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology, recently hosted a public lecture on eudaimopolitics vs necropolitics, followed by the signing of an MoU with the Council for World Mission.
2026-04-13 00:00:00.0 | Category:
Featured, Research news, Corporate
Unisa's PRG drives research excellence
The university’s Professional Research Group is rapidly emerging as a powerful engine for research excellence, empowering professional staff to drive innovation in areas such as AI and sustainability, thereby strengthening the university’s competitive edge through personalised support.
2026-04-10 00:00:00.0 | Category:
Corporate
Unisa-led Library Week event confronts literacy decline
The university’s Library and Information Services, in collaboration with the Kimberley Public Library, recently hosted a literacy-focused community engagement to help address South Africa’s declining reading culture and to promote the use of indigenous languages in reading and writing.
2026-04-10 00:00:00.0 | Category:
Alumni, Corporate
Unisa alumna reflects on transformative journey as a globally recognised healthcare expert
Prof Isabel Coetzee, a recipient of the 2025 Unisa Principal’s Award for Distinguished Alumni in Research, reflects on her academic and professional journey filled with purpose, resilience and impact.
2026-04-10 00:00:00.0 | Category:
College of Human Sciences, Featured, Featured, Research news, Corporate
Remarkable research psychologist is a catalyst for change in society
Dr Ghouwa Ismail, Unisa’s research psychologist and an NRF-rated scholar, conducts impactful research that informs violence prevention strategies, mental health interventions, and community development approaches that are contextually grounded and socially just.
2026-04-09 00:00:00.0 | Category:
Corporate
Rethinking the history of the Unisa Library as a living intellectual infrastructure
In this article, Professors Mpho Ngoepe and Lorette Jacobs discuss the Unisa Library’s identity as both a heritage institution and a forward-looking knowledge infrastructure
2026-04-09 00:00:00.0 | Category:
Lead, Corporate
Unisa hosts high-level dialogue focusing on geopolitical tensions
Unisa, in partnership with the Department of International Relations and Cooperation, hosted a high-level roundtable focusing on geopolitical tensions and the significance of international law, diplomacy and multilateralism.
2026-04-08 00:00:00.0 | Category:
Lead, Corporate
'Africa at a historical turning point' – Unisa VC
Speaking at the Times Higher Education Africa Universities Summit in Nairobi, Prof Puleng LenkaBula, Unisa Principal and Vice-Chancellor, said that in a rapidly shifting global order, Africa is increasingly exercising agency and that its universities play a decisive role in defining the continent’s intellectual direction.
2026-04-08 00:00:00.0 | Category:
College of Law, Featured, Corporate
Unisa conducts successful legal awareness outreach in Mamelodi
The university's Law Clinic recently conducted a successful community outreach programme in Mamelodi as part of its ongoing Public Legal Education and Access to Justice Campaign.
International Conference on Coastal, Marine, and Maritime Research (COMMRE 2026)
Venue: Durban International Conference Centre (Durban ICC)
Event dates: 27 - 30 October 2026
Full day
3rd International Higher Education Teaching, Learning and Student Support Conference
Event dates: 04 - 07 May 2026
Full day