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October 05, 2026 | Category:
College of Human Sciences, Featured, Corporate
Unisa calls on students to reclaim their voice in the age of AI
As artificial intelligence reshapes writing and communication, Unisa's Department of Communication Science is challenging students to protect their intellectual identity and authentic human voice while learning to use emerging technologies responsibly.
October 02, 2026 | Category:
Featured, Corporate
Unisa women researchers join KwaZulu-Natal farmers in fight for food security
For women smallholder farmers in rural KwaZulu-Natal, climate change is experienced through water shortages, damaged crops and uncertain harvests. A Unisa women-led research project is working with farmers in eNdlangubo to connect their lived experience with climate-smart agriculture and practical solutions.
October 02, 2026 | Category:
Featured, Corporate
Unisa turns to West Coast communities to preserve indigenous knowledge of the sea
From reading tides and winds to preserving fishing traditions, place names and stories of the sea, West Coast communities hold generations of knowledge. A week-long Unisa engagement explored how that knowledge can be documented, protected and used to shape a more sustainable future for coastal communities.
September 21, 2026 | Category:
College of Human Sciences, Featured, Dept information science, Corporate
Beyond barriers: Dr Nozuko Langa's decade-long journey to a PhD
After a decade of perseverance, Dr Nozuko Langa is set to graduate with a PhD, turning a deeply personal journey of overcoming barriers into a message of possibility, inclusion and academic excellence.
September 18, 2026 | Category:
Featured, ISHS institute, Corporate
Prof Brendon Barnes champions climate justice through psychology
In his inaugural lecture, Prof Brendon Barnes explored how psychology can advance climate justice, strengthen youth climate activism and ensure research makes a meaningful difference to communities most affected by environmental challenges.
September 16, 2026 | Category:
Featured, Corporate
Tony Kgoroge to headline launch of Unisa African Languages International Film Festival
Award-winning actor and storyteller Tony Kgoroge will headline the launch of Unisa's African Languages International Film Festival, which will bring emerging filmmakers, storytellers, academics and industry professionals together to celebrate African languages and stories through film.
September 14, 2026 | Category:
Featured
Three structures, one college: Unisa CHS takes a united approach to student leadership in KwaZulu-Natal
The joint launch and induction of three College of Human Sciences student structures in KwaZulu-Natal is strengthening collaboration, student representation and opportunities for leadership across the region.
September 11, 2026 | Category:
College of Human Sciences, Dept political, Featured, Corporate
Unisa's Political Sciences Department celebrates 80 years of shaping political thought
From educating generations of South Africans to contributing to public debate, scholarship and democratic life, Unisa’s Department of Political Sciences has spent eight decades at the heart of the country’s political education. Its 80th anniversary brought together academics, students and alumni to celebrate its past while considering what the next 80 years should look like.
September 07, 2026 | Category:
Featured, Corporate
Stitching what we carry together: Memory, healing and knowledge
Seventy years after the historic Women's March of 1956, Women's Month at Unisa provided an opportunity to reflect on the ways women continue to carry memory, knowledge, care and history across generations.