Research
Research integrity—a continental concern
A fact-finding team from Kenya’s Moi University visited Unisa to benchmark issues around research integrity and academic misconduct. Read more
Improving reading and writing, one Bee at a time
"Visionary" Unisan Marcia Lebambo been chosen as one of News24’s 100 young Mandelas of the future. Read more
More international recognition for Unisa scientist
Prof Ajay Mishra of the NanoWS Research Unit has been awarded chartered status by the Royal Society of Chemistry, the world’s leading chemistry community for advancing excellence in the chemical sciences. Read more
Passion for science makes him Madiba-like
Unisan Kabelo Pheeha been chosen as one of News24’s 100 young Mandelas of the future for his unbelievable efforts to make a difference in the lives of others and his persistence to achieve his dreams against all odds. Read more
Less talk and more action on doing research
“You learn how to cut down trees by cutting them down,” says a Bateke proverb—an attestation to the strategic revamp and approach of the sixth Annual Interdisciplinary Academy, formerly referred to as the Interdisciplinary Summer School. Read more
Transforming and unsettling
Unisan Jane Carruthers has capped a distinguished academic career by receiving the 2018 Distinguished Scholar Award from the American Society for Environmental History for her critical contributions to the fields of environmental justice, national parks and preservation, and transnational environmental history. Read more
Information, research, and communities interrelated
Macdonald Rammala, an emerging researcher from Unisa’s Institute for Dispute Resolution in Africa (IDRA), in the College of Law, attended the Fourth International Conference on New Directions in Multidisciplinary Research and Practice, held from 12 to 13 May 2018 at the Hilton Hotel, London. Read more
Ethics and integrity pay off
Unisa’s Dr Retha Visagie, Manager of Research Integrity in the Research Support Directorate, has just walked off with the DST/SARIMA Award for Professional Excellence in Research Management. Read more
Keeping Unisa’s research flag flying high!
Unisa wishes Bonisiwe Seshabela and Sebabatso Maifadi of CSET the best of luck at the FameLab SA National finals on 9 May. Read more
Stepping on the (bio)gas
Congratulations to Ralph Muvhiiwa from IDEAS who will be doing his postdoctoral studies at Cranfield University in the UK from 1 May until 31 December 2018, supported by the Rutherford Fund Strategic Partner Grant. Read more