Research
He makes a difference
Appolinaire Djikeng, Academic Associate Professor in Unisa’s College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences and Director of the Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health, has been awarded the International Nelson Mandela Justice Award by the UNESCO Centre for Peace. Read more
When women thrive
Embarking on a PhD offered me precisely the opportunity that I needed, says Dr Roshelle Ramfol, the first black female staff member at Unisa's College of Accounting Sciences to receive a doctorate.
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From unfledged to fully-fledged academics
The College of Human Sciences Research Postdoctoral Incubation Project, initiated by Prof Azwihangwisi Mavhandu-Mudzusi, nurtures newly graduated doctors in crucial research and supervision activities, leading to excellence in academia.
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Transito: The truth behind the big money robberies
Old Unisan Hennie Lochner has turned his doctoral thesis into a book on cash-in-transit heists that is sure to appeal to professional crook catchers and armchair detectives alike. Read more
Raising female academic prowess is her passion
Unisa's Lefatshe Moagi-Venter, a lecturer from the Department of Political Sciences, will lead a global project to research and deliver high impact, culturally appropriate interventions for youth mental health in South Africa.
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LGBTI inclusivity in higher education
As places of learning and knowledge dissemination, universities play a critical role in shaping the society we live in. If they marginalise a multitude of identities, they will remain difficult spaces for people who are not heterosexual or cisgender. Read more
Improving technologies to better human lives
Unisa's Prof Ernest Mnkandla dreams of a situation where South Africa and the Southern African region can be counted among the greatest engineers of quality software products and leaders in 4IR. Read more
It's a quantum leap up the charts
Research by Unisa's Prof Lukas Snyman, published in the latest issue of the prestigious IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, was one of the 50 most frequently accessed documents for this publication in June. Read more
Opening doors to greater opportunities
Prof Magdel le Roux of Unisa's Department of Biblical and Ancient Studies says a National Research Foundation rating provides welcome assistance and funding for an academic.
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Leave the dungeon behind
Unisa's Reverend Dr Fundiswa Kobo says that Queen Vashti in the story of Esther is a model that women could use for a spirituality of resistance and protest. "She was prepared to dismantle in an instant the king's entire carefully constructed façade… with the conviction that her dignity was more important to her than his display of his power."
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