News & Events

Supervising postgraduate students remotely

As the current Covid-19 pandemic is acting as a catalyst to blur the lines between distance, online, hybrid, and face-to-face learning very quickly, there is much work to do in this area, says Professor Adele Bezuidenhout.Read more

Final-year students to return under level 3

Briefing the media on measures in response to Covid-19, the Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Innovation, Dr Blade Nzimande, said that a maximum of 33% of the students will be allowed to return to campuses, delivery sites, and residences.Read more

What does the 'new normal' mean for how we work?

While the latest buzzwords trend—#coronavirus, #Covid19, #lockdownsa, and #flattenthecurve—not everyone is logged into the most appropriate of meeting decorum. Find out how to tackle those virtual gatherings like the pro that you are.Read more

Have a societal solution? Here’s how to give it wings.

An exciting Unisa programme gives young innovators the opportunity to conceive and implement innovative solutions geared towards resolving societal challenges.Read more

Top talker about science

Trevor Simbayi, a master's student in Biotechnology at the Institute for the Development of Energy for African Sustainability at Unisa, has made it to the finals of FameLab SA.Read more

You too can become an NRF-rated researcher

Professor Mookgo Solomon Kgatle from the Department of Christian Spirituality, Church History, and Missiology in the College of Human Sciences tells you how.Read more

Goal-driven engineer shakes up the industry

Unisa's Dr Adolph Anga Muleja is one of ten chosen South African researchers in the Talented Young Scientist Programme—a bilateral exchange programme between China and SA.Read more

Connectivity and data boost for students

30 GB per month for two months from mid-May to mid-July 2020 is up for grabs in a ground-breaking partnership between Unisa and MTN.Read more

Covid-19 study blues? Unisa’s expert counsellors are here to support you.

Given the current uncertain circumstances it may be difficult to manage your Unisa studies. Find out about the Unisa counselling and support services that are in place to assist you .Read more