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2026-06-19 00:00:00.0 | Category: Featured, Research news, Corporate

Unisa celebrates World IP Day 2026

Hosted by the Directorate of Innovation, Technology Transfer and Commercialisation as part of the university's Research and Innovation Week, the event brought together IP industry stakeholders under the theme "IP and Sports in the Digital Era".

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2026-06-12 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Featured, Featured, Research news, Corporate

CSET showcases research excellence at Unisa Research and Innovation Week 2026

As part of the 2026 Unisa Research and Innovation Week, the College of Science, Engineering and Technology delivered a dynamic four-day programme of activities at the Unisa Science Campus in response to the theme "Unisa’s Catalytic Niche Areas: Powering Change".

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2026-06-11 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Education, Featured, Featured, Research news, Corporate

Call to foster interdisciplinary collaboration

The College of Education successfully hosted a segment during Unisa's Research and Innovation week under the theme "Unisa’s Catalytic Niche Areas: Powering Change".

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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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