Research
Embracing ODeL to unlock access to higher education
Speaking at the official opening of the 2nd Unisa Open Distance and eLearning (ODeL) Virtual Conference themed "All Things Research in Open Distance and eLearning", Prof Puleng LenkaBula encouraged higher education institutions to embrace ODeL as a solution to higher education access for many people. Read more
Curtain ready to rise on 2022 Virtual ODeL Conference
Clear your desks, close the door on unnecessary distractions and prepare to give your undivided attention to the single most important event taking place at Unisa in the first week of August - the 2022 Unisa Virtual ODeL Conference. Read more
Distance education research matters
Sharing insight about the upcoming 2022 R&I ODeL Conference, Prof Jennifer Roberts of the Unisa Institute for Open and Distance Learning in the College of Education says that research in distance education should be contextualised; however, local researchers have to start looking beyond the South African context. Read more
President and CEO of the Commonwealth of Learning to speak at Unisa
One of the world’s leading advocates of learning for sustainable development, Prof Asha Singh Kanwar, is set to deliver a keynote address at the Unisa 2022 Open Distance and e-Learning Virtual Conference. Read more
Jumping from a Y2 to a C2 NRF rating, there's no stopping this academic
Prof François Mulenga, Chair of the Department of Mining Engineering at Unisa has upgraded his National Research Foundation rating from a Y2, being a promising young researcher to a C2, recognising him as an established researcher. Read more
Unisa scholar secures seed fund to design pilot production plant
Prof Alex Kuvarega, thematic area leader for Nanostructured Materials at the Institute of Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability, was recently recognised with a Half Million Rand Club award for being granted a seed fund to design an innovative pilot plant. Read more
Towards a new social contract in ODeL
Set to deliver a keynote address at Unisa’s upcoming ODeL conference, Dr Martha Cleveland-Innes says that a collaborative and purposeful engagement approach may support transformative educational leadership in creating a new social contract for open and digital education in society. Read more
Digital education research fundi to share expertise at Unisa
One of the most exciting aspects of research in ODeL is that there is still so much to be discovered. Providing illumination in this regard, the internationally renowned Prof Olaf Zawacki-Richter will unpack research gaps and tantalising opportunities in the field at the upcoming 2022 Unisa Open Distance and eLearning Conference. Read more
The African spirit is strong in this researcher
Prof Jan Maluleka, recipient of the Principal's Award for Excellence in Research, says that the knowledge that sustained our forefathers should be part of the solution to the African problems that we currently facing, and that research should link to traditional wisdom. Read more
Research that contributes to solving health-related challenges
Researching real-time diagnostics of disease biomarkers and producing the next generation of electrochemistry researchers are just two arrows in the quiver of Prof Usisipho Feleni, who was honoured with the Principal’s Award for Excellence in Research at the 2022 Unisa Research and Innovation Awards Ceremony. Read more