Research
Unisa's first Innovation Festival shows significant strides taken as an entrepreneurial university
Innovation at Unisa is no longer in its infancy. The growing maturity and influence of the university’s innovation drive were plain to see at the first Unisa Innovation Festival. The Directorate of Innovation, Technology Transfer and Commercialisation hosted the festival to showcase Unisa's innovation initiatives and gain insights into the latest trends in the broader South African innovation landscape. Read more
New research chair at Unisa to address the national energy crisis
Prof Adedayo Yusuff from Unisa’s Department of Electrical Engineering has recently been awarded the DSI/NRF - Sasol Research Chair in Energy and Power Systems Modelling which will set out to ensure sustainable human capacity development and knowledge creation in energy and power system modelling. Read more
Impacting lives through water treatment research
In his quest to find solutions for the treatment of wastewater, acid mine drainage and surface water pollution, Unisa’s Prof Bhekie Mamba has been generating and imparting scientific knowledge to those who come after him in academia, as well as to the water industry and society. Read more
Receiving ASSAf membership is exhilarating, affirming and satisfying
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The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) has honoured Unisa's Prof Madipoane Masenya (Ngwan'a Mphahlele) as a member, recognising her as one of the country's most outstanding and celebrated scholars. Read more
Student exchange opens students’ eyes to international entrepreneurship trends
Unisa students promoted their research and innovation and participated in innovation and business plan competitions by presenting projects geared toward addressing some of Africa's societal and socio-economic challenges at three international universities. Read more
Major boost for renewable energy research at Unisa
Prof Tonderayi Matambo has received two major grants for his ground-breaking research on the production of biogas, a renewable energy source that can be used to power vehicles, heat homes and generate electricity. Read more
A research champion second to none
The National Research Foundation has recognised Prof Azwihangwisi Mavhandu-Mudzusi's commitment to opening new frontiers of scientific knowledge with its prestigious Special Recognition Award: Champion of Research Capacity Development and Transformation. Read more
Digital education for society
As one of the keynote speakers at the 2022 Unisa ODeL Virtual Conference, Dr Martha Cleveland-Innes, a Professor of Open, Digital and Distance Education at Athabasca University in Canada, contributed to the collaborative exchange of ideas at the event by painting a clear picture of Researching community of inquiry design in open, digital and distance education. Read more
Committed to serving Unisa and empowering researchers
When several distance education institutions – the University of South Africa, Technikon Southern Africa and the Vista Distance Education Campus – merged in 2004, Dr Thelma Louw knew that significant changes were on the horizon. Read more
Unisan elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry
Dr Kaviyarasu Kasinathan has been elected as a Fellow by the prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry in the United Kingdom. He continues to be an exceptional researcher committed to using his research to contribute to achieving sustainable development goals. Read more