Research
Covid-19: Nuclear developments in Africa
Sixty years after the first nuclear weapons tests in Africa were conducted in 1960, the continent is rapidly exploring the various advantages that the peaceful application of the technology can bring in the health and food sectors in its response to the pandemic, says Unisa's Prof Jo-Ansie van Wyk.
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Nurtured to lead
Nozibele Nomdebevana, the Corpus Project Leader and CGS champion for transformation, says that for women, whose actions are grounded in healthy fundamental communal values, leading with ubuntu comes naturally.
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CHS leads the way with research ethics and high research performance
The College of Human Sciences recently launched its new College Research Ethics Committee (CREC) virtually. The new CREC Chair is Dr Kgashane Johannes Malesa. Read more
Mentoring the next generation of female organic chemists
Unisa's Prof Malose Jack Mphahlele is delighted to see that researchers who have qualified under his aegis are making their mark as decision makers in the science academe.
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HE during Covid-19: Not business as usual
For Unisa's Prof David Hedding, lead author of a paper published in the latest issue of the South African Journal of Science, the biggest lesson that the higher education sector has had to learn from the pandemic disruptions has been the need for agility and flexibility in decision-making. Read more
Breaking barriers on the fast track
Safia Mahomed, recently appointed Associate Professor in the College of Law's Department of Jurisprudence, is the only Unisa staff member currently involved in the DHET's Future Professors Programme, which is committed to developing the next-generation transformed professoriate.
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How to narrow the gap between what universities produce and what employers expect
Unisa's Angelo Fynn explains how a South African study explored how psychology students benefited from an alternative approach to teaching and learning. Read more
Refining a career in open, distance and e-learning
As a postdoctoral fellow in the UNESCO Chair on ODL at Unisa, Dr Mmabaledi Kefilwe Seeletso says you cannot practise something that you have not learnt. You have to adopt a tendency of earning while learning, so that you can appreciate the uniqueness of this philosophy.”
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Invisible women, invisible problems
Unisa's Dr Sizakele Matlabe drew attention to her latest research findings on the plight of widows when she was interviewed on The Kings Suite by Metro FM.
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And it's a "Science Oscar" win for…
Unisa congratulates research fellow Dr Vhahangwele Masindi, who received the TW Kambule-NSTF Award: Emerging Researcher at the live-streamed gala event of the prestigious NSTF-South32 Awards. Read more