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2026-06-09 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Human Sciences, Featured, Featured, Research news, Corporate

Gender and sexuality viewed through the lens of decolonial inquiry

Unisa's Department of Gender and Sexuality Studies hosted a dynamic seminar and lecture during Research and Innovation Week that brought together internationally renowned scholarship, interdisciplinary research and critical engagement with questions of race, gender, sexuality, religion and decoloniality.

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2026-06-09 00:00:00.0 | Category: Featured, Research news, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Featured, Corporate

Ensuring sustainable production of high-quality fresh produce

The research of Unisa's NRF Y-rated scholar and horticulturist, Dr Sabelo Shezi, seeks to develop means of harvesting fresh produce and preserving it until it reaches the consumer nationally and internationally.

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2026-06-08 00:00:00.0 | Category: Featured, Research news, Corporate

Unisa symposium amplifies the spirit of African reclamation

A symposium recently presented by the Chief Albert Luthuli Research Chair as part of Unisa's Research and Innovation Week brought together the academic community, writers and publishers to explore how African languages can be reclaimed, promoted and strengthened.

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2026-06-05 00:00:00.0 | Category: Featured, Research news, College of Economic and Management Sciences, Corporate, Featured

Leveraging advances in 4IR to foster economic growth

The financial market development and financial technology research of Prof Athenia Bongani Sibindi, who is attached to Unisa’s College of Economic and Management Sciences, aims to contribute meaningful insights and policy recommendations that can help bridge the gap in financial access and promote inclusive growth across diverse populations.

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2026-06-04 00:00:00.0 | Category: Featured, Research news, Corporate

Unisa Innovation Challenge alumnus drives sanitation innovation in Namibia

Through Flushh, a climate-resilient sanitation startup, Kaveto Tjatjara is providing waterless sanitation solutions that create sustainable impact for underserved communities across Namibia.

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2026-06-04 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Graduate Sciences, Featured, Featured, Research news, Corporate

Developing agile graduates for the changing world of work

Speaking during the College of Graduate Studies’ session at Unisa’s Research and Innovation Week, Prof William Amos Pallangyo, Rector and CEO of the Tanzania Institute of Accountancy, highlighted the importance of developing agile, future-ready graduates equipped with practical skills, adaptability and entrepreneurial thinking.

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2026-06-03 00:00:00.0 | Category: Lead, Featured, Research news, Corporate

Seeing beyond the horizon: Unisa shapes tomorrow as it expands its research outputs significantly

The latest Universities’ Research Outputs Sector Report released by the DHET is a testament to Unisa's trajectory to reclaim and advance its position as a leading African university, deeply rooted in its mission to shape futures in the service of humanity.

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2026-05-30 00:00:00.0 | Category: Featured, Research news, Corporate

New from Unisa Press: A mirror of the past, a roadmap to the future

Launched by the university’s academic publishing arm as part of Research and Innovation Week 2026, Between Hope and Vigilancecollection of essays by Mavuso Msimang, serves as a timely reminder of the values that defined the liberation movement, and is presented with equal parts empathy, rage and love.

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2026-05-28 00:00:00.0 | Category: Featured, Research news, Corporate

Unisa hosts postgraduate student research workshop in KZN

The university's KwaZulu-Natal Regional Research Committee recently hosted a two-day academic research workshop to assist postgraduate students in navigating what can be a challenging and complex academic journey.

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