2021-04-20 00:00:00.0 | Category:
College of Education, Featured, Featured, Research news, Corporate
Stellar NRF review feedback for Unisa researcher
NRF recognised Prof Norma Ruth Romm is an internationally known and respected sociology researcher, who has made a substantive contribution in research.
2021-04-15 00:00:00.0 | Category:
College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Featured, Research news, Corporate
Still making a mark in research even in retirement
A retired Unisa academic and researcher re-rated C2 by the NRF, Prof Ruth de Villiers believes that her present contributions to Unisa - through advancing growth in research and scholarship - are making the greatest impact yet.
2021-04-14 00:00:00.0 | Category:
College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Featured, NanoWS, Research news, Corporate
Head of iNanoWS celebrates C3-rating for outstanding body of research
Prof Thabo Nkambule, Head of the Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability, is celebrating his NRF C-rating awarded owing to a body of impactful research. In this article, he shares his research interests and passion for mentoring upcoming scholars.
2021-04-12 00:00:00.0 | Category:
College of Human Sciences, Lead, Featured, Dept psychology, Research news, Corporate
Interrogating the factors that affect student success
The support recipe for student success is far more nuanced than generally assumed, as is borne out by the eye-opening research conducted by Dr Fortunate Silinda of Unisa's Department of Psychology.
2021-04-08 00:00:00.0 | Category:
Research news, College of Law, Featured, Dpt of Public, Constitutional and International Law, Corporate
Cutting-edge research on African issues acknowledged
In his academic journey from a proud Unisa alumnus to an esteemed academic at the institution, Prof Babatunde Fagbayibo, who has been re-rated as a C2 researcher by the NRF, says that one of the things he has learnt is the importance of critical, Afrocentric engagement.
2021-04-07 00:00:00.0 | Category:
College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Featured, Featured, Research news, Corporate
Thinking out of the box, Unisa researcher targets innovation in water treatment
Through his research Prof. Thabo Nkambule is targeting the challenge that rapid urbanisation has created by pushing up pollution and placing a strain on water treatment capacity
2021-04-06 00:00:00.0 | Category:
Research news, Corporate
‘Vaccine access’ offers hope for COVID-hit SA tourism
Speaking on Chinese TV, Unisa’s Prof. Nellie Swart unpacked the challenges faced by SA’s key tourism sector due to travel restrictions, and proposed a number of novel solutions.
2021-03-26 00:00:00.0 | Category:
College of Human Sciences, Featured, Research news, Corporate
Reflecting, resisting and (re)imagining pandemics
Unisa's Institute for Gender Studies hosted a webinar commemorating International Women's Day that brought together distinguished gender scholars, gender workers and gender activists to share their work and how it has been challenged by Covid-19.
2021-03-26 00:00:00.0 | Category:
College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Chemistry, Featured, Lead, Research news, Corporate
Making the all-important connection between academia and industry
Unisa scientist Dr Mark Smith has set his sights on establishing direct interaction between students and the chemical industry with his election as the Chairperson of the Central Division of the South Africa Chemical Institute.