2020-10-05 00:00:00.0 | Category:
College of Human Sciences, Featured, Corporate
How embroidery broke the silence around women's apartheid trauma
Puleng Segalo, professor of Psychology at Unisa, says that more communities could use art forms to confront gendered societal challenges. Individual and collective artistic expression can play a role in the attainment of a just society - and it deserves more attention.
2020-10-04 00:00:00.0 | Category:
Corporate
What is the psychological impact of a pandemic?
"The aim is to work on something meaningful and make a contribution to mental health knowledge - hence the focus on post-traumatic stress and Covid-19." A recent research capacity seminar, co-hosted by Unisa SBL Prof Renier Steyn, outlined plans for an exciting long-term, multi-level, focused research project involving students and researchers from multiple institutions and countries.
2020-10-02 00:00:00.0 | Category:
Lead, College of Economic and Management Sciences, Corporate, Dept of Applied Management, Featured
Pharmaceutical manufacturing companies must handle returned drugs better
They should develop their current strategies to be more sustainable by considering factors such as the firm's green image, political and social responsibility, and the economy, and also follow the guidelines for recall or withdrawal of medicine and medical devices in South Africa, says Unisa's Mpho Sharon Makaleng.
2020-10-02 00:00:00.0 | Category:
Lead, Corporate
Pandemic perspectives in an unequal society
At the 2020 Unisa Founders Lecture, Vice-Chancellor of the University of the Witwatersrand, Prof Adam Habib, shared insights on how Covid-19 political management exposed the vulnerabilities of the poor and worsened deep polarities in SA.
2020-09-30 00:00:00.0 | Category:
Lead, Corporate
Training the next generation of thinkers who question everything
It was an auspicious and historic occasion when Unisa launched the Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International Affairs. The premier graduate school aims to advance public sector education and seeks to be a magnet of excellence in education, experiential learning and research.
2020-09-19 00:00:00.0 | Category:
College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Lead, Featured, Corporate
Driving innovation at Unisa
Speaking of a unique African technology that can clean up crude oil and petrol spills in water while making both the oil and the water usable again, Prof Bhekie Mamba, Executive Dean of the College of Science, Engineering and Technology, says that the awarding of an EU patent is significant. "It affirms that our research enjoys global recognition while still remaining relevant to challenges that we have to deal with in our continent."
2020-09-17 00:00:00.0 | Category:
College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Featured, Corporate
Top ten globally
A paper published by the Institute for the Development of Energy for African Sustainability was chosen from hundreds of publications worldwide to feature on Wiley’s science news platform. This is the first time research from Unisa, and, indeed, South Africa, has been featured on this official news channel.
2020-09-17 00:00:00.0 | Category:
Corporate
Pandemic reshaping buying patterns
Covid-19 is having a significant impact on every aspect of life, including how people shop. A new Unisa BMR report shows that the largest changes in consumer spending are thanks to the shift to remote work, with office chairs and home equipment seeing the greatest increases in consumer interest.
2020-09-17 00:00:00.0 | Category:
College of Human Sciences, Featured, Corporate
A must for serious research
The Office for Research and Graduate Studies in the College of Human Sciences recently held a virtual rating information workshop to assist potential applicants on how to complete their NRF online applications.