2024-06-06 00:00:00.0 | Category:
Featured, Research news, Corporate
Cultivating well-being: Unisa's Professional Research Group showcases innovative research
Unisa's Research and Innovation Week took a significant leap forward as the Professional Research Group from the Directorate of Research Support showcased the exceptional work of three of its distinguished researchers.
2024-05-30 00:00:00.0 | Category:
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International council recognises Unisan as a research administration professional
Tau Moholoopa, a Post-Award Grants Officer in the Research Support Directorate at Unisa has been awarded the professional designation of Research Administration Professional (RAP) by the International Professional Recognition Council (IPRC).
2024-05-30 00:00:00.0 | Category:
Featured, Research news, Corporate
AI poses real-world dilemmas for students and academics
The real-world dilemmas that some students and staff are already encountering with generative artificial intelligence (AI) came into sharp focus during Unisa's 2024 Research and Innovation Week.
2024-05-28 00:00:00.0 | Category:
College of Human Sciences, Featured, Featured, Research news, Corporate
Dedication to archival outreach and advocacy research earns Saurombe NRF C2 rating
Prof Nampombe Saurombe recently attained a prestigious National Research Foundation (NRF) C2 rating , underscoring her profound dedication to archival outreach and advocacy research.
2024-05-27 00:00:00.0 | Category:
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Unisa student innovators shine at an entrepreneurship training programme
Unisa student innovators participated and received esteemed accolades at a five-day Entrepreneurship Training Programme organised by the Technological Higher Education Network South Africa (THENSA) and the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI).
2024-05-22 00:00:00.0 | Category:
College of Graduate Sciences, Lead, Featured, Featured, Research news, Corporate
Societal impact under the microscope at Unisa's Research and Innovation Week
At the opening of its annual week-long celebration of the world-class, Africa-centred work emanating from its colleges, the university underscored its commitment to bridging the gap between science and society through a wide range of research and innovation initiatives.
2024-05-13 00:00:00.0 | Category:
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Unisa collaboration with Canadian universities is taking shape
Research and innovation collaborations between Unisa and five top-ranked Canadian universities are beginning to take shape following a Unisa delegation’s visit to Canada earlier in 2024.
2024-05-10 00:00:00.0 | Category:
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Seeds of curiosity: From DNA to dinner plate
Speaking at the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences' Research and Innovation Day will be Distinguished Unisa Prof Michael Pillay, whose work in the fields of banana breeding and genetics has had a profound impact on agricultural sciences.
2024-05-10 00:00:00.0 | Category:
College of Graduate Sciences, Featured, Featured, Research news, Corporate
New directions in social policy and alternative economies: Lessons from and for developing countries
"Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development makes it very clear that we have to move away from business as usual in terms of production and consumption," stated Dr Ilcheong Yi of the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) in a thought-provoking keynote address at the fourth Social Policy in Africa conference.