Message from Professor Mandla Makhanya, Principal and Vice-Chancellor Message from Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng, Vice-Principal: Research and Innovation Message from Professor Les Labuschagne, Executive Director: Research Research accolades and notable memberships Research outputs The Master's and Doctoral Support Programme The Postdoctoral Fellowship Support Programme The Research Professors Programme The VisionKeepers Programme The Visiting Researcher Programme The Academic Qualification Improvement Programme External Grants Endowed research chairs Unisa research chairs Research institutes and bureaux Niche area 1: Knowledge generation and human capital development in response to the needs of Africa Niche area 2: The promotion of democracy, human rights and responsible citizenship Niche area 3: Innovation and capacity building science and technology Niche area 4: Economic and environmental sustainability Niche area 5: Open distance learning Unisa Press Unisa Library Directorate: Innovation and Technology Transfer Professional and Administrative Research Group