Although society portrays a woman who earns a living as free and empowered, outdated values and stereotypes still promote discrimination against female breadwinners, writes Unisa's Dr Bianca Parry. Read more
Prof Tennyson Mgutshini has been appointed as Acting Director in the School of Transdisciplinary Research and Graduate Studies. His wealth of knowledge and skills will be directed towards empowering thousands of Unisa master's and doctoral students to blossom into successful qualified professionals. Read more
"We have to 'up our game' to improve the research experience of our students and the research outputs of the university - and we will have to do so with greater sensitivity and professionalism," the VC affirmed at the second Unisa annual postgraduate research indaba. Read more
Prof Malik Maaza, incumbent of the UNESCO-Unisa Africa Chair in Nanosciences and Nanotechnology, is leading national research into the nanodelivery of an African herbal medicine that could contribute towards a solution to the global pandemic of Covid-19. Read more
Gracing the cover of Leadership magazine for August is Unisa's own multiple-award-winning research professor, Harvard Medical School alumna, professor of Occupational Health and Safety, board member of several prestigious research organisations, Lindiwe Zungu, Executive Dean of the College of Graduate Studies.
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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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For Tonny Matjila, a Unisa PhD candidate and a member of staff at the College of Graduate Studies, time management is key in finding balance between work, studies, family responsibilities and the many challenges posed by the pandemic. Read more
"An open, distance and e-learning environment is a place to dismantle the educational system," says Dr Cecilia Temilola Olugbara, a postdoctoral fellow in the UNESCO Chair of ODL at Unisa. Read more
Professors Moeketsi Letseka, Mpine Makoe and Sindile Ngubane-Mokiwa have set up a doctoral consortium that aims to create a cohort of specialists that will boost and advance the whole agenda of Unisa being a leading open, distance and e-learning institution. Read more
With the national lockdown and restriction levels in place, the College of Graduate Studies has shifted to using online platforms to facilitate research training workshops for Unisa’s honours, master’s and doctoral students. Read more