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2026-08-11 00:00:00.0 | Category: Lead, Featured, Research news, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Featured, Corporate

Unisa opens applications for fully funded veterinary medicine programme

Unisa is investing in South Africa's next generation of veterinarians through a fully funded partnership with the University of Namibia, allowing 10 aspiring veterinary professionals to help shape the university's future School of Veterinary Science.

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2026-08-04 00:00:00.0 | Category: Featured, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Featured, Corporate

Too few vets, too many outbreaks: South Africa's FMD challenge

As South Africa continues to battle recurring outbreaks of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD), Unisa says expanding veterinary education is critical to strengthening disease surveillance and response, protecting food security and supporting farming communities.

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2026-07-28 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Human Sciences, Featured, Featured, Research news, Corporate

Literary scholar earns an NRF Y2 rating

Prof Reinhardt Fourie, Associate Professor in Unisa's Department of Afrikaans and Theory of Literature, is making great strides in comparative literature.

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2026-07-23 00:00:00.0 | Category: Featured, Research news, Corporate

Learn how astronomy and space science are strengthening SA's research and innovation landscape

Join Takalani Nemaungani, Chief Director: Astronomy at the DSTI, at the Unisa CNA Research Symposium as he examines the strategic role of astronomy in advancing STEM education for sustainable development, fostering scientific excellence and building the research capacity needed to address Africa's future challenges through national and international collaboration.

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2026-07-22 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Human Sciences, Featured, Featured, Research news, Corporate

Prof Mookgo Kgatle awarded prestigious SARChI Chair for research that aims to change lives

Prof Mookgo Kgatle’s appointment as an NRF SARChI Tier 1 Chair will support a 15-year research programme aimed at improving the lives of people living in informal settlements through research that informs policy, strengthens communities and develops future scholars.

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2026-07-22 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Education, Featured, Featured, Research news, Corporate

Meet the Unisa professor transforming mathematics education

From walking nearly 15 kilometres to school barefoot in rural Limpopo to being appointed the NRF SARChI Chair in Big Data and Mathematics Education in Unisa's College of Education, Prof Masilo France Machaba's journey is a powerful reminder of what education can achieve.

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2026-07-22 00:00:00.0 | Category: Featured, Research news, Corporate

Global pioneer in medical device innovation to share his insights at Unisa

Prof Sudesh Sivarasu, internationally recognised medical device innovator and Director of the UCT MedTech Laboratory, will discuss how research and innovation are redefining the future of healthcare at the Unisa Catalytic Niche Area Research Symposium taking place from 29 to 30 July 2026.

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2026-07-21 00:00:00.0 | Category: Featured, Research news, Corporate

Discover how biotechnology is driving a healthier, sustainable future

Healthcare specialist Dr Mzulungile Nodikida, CEO of the South African Medical Association, will discuss how biotechnological innovation is transforming healthcare, strengthening food safety and creating sustainable solutions for Africa's future at the Unisa Catalytic Niche Area Symposium from 29 to 30 July 2026.

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2026-07-20 00:00:00.0 | Category: Featured, Research news, Corporate

Advancing gender justice through research that transforms society

Join Ambassador Ruby Marks, Co-Lead of the Gender-Based Violence and Femicide Working Group of the Beijing+30 African Women's Movement, at the Unisa Catalytic Niche Area Research Symposium as she explores how Africa-centred feminist, womanist and Bosadi scholarship is informing policy, advancing institutional transformation and contributing to societal impact beyond academia.

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