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2025-12-02 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Science, Engineering and Technology, College of Education, Lead, Featured, Featured, Featured, Corporate

Unisans gain membership of prestigious science academies

Recently, four leading Unisa researchers were inaugurated as members of the Academy of Science of South Africa and the South African Young Academy of Science for their outstanding scientific contributions designed to benefit society at large.

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2025-11-25 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Lead, Featured, Featured, Corporate

Unisa awarded prestigious water and environmental research chair

The university was recently awarded the prestigious DSTI-NRF SARChI Chair in Water and Environmental Biotechnology following a proposal submitted by the College of Science, Engineering and Technology's Prof Ilunga Kamika.

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2025-11-21 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Featured, Alumni, Corporate

Unisa graduates forge new frontiers in safer and smarter blasting in mines

Three Master of Engineering graduates from the university’s College of Science, Engineering and Technology are advancing mining engineering research with projects that tackle real-world challenges in blasting safety, efficiency and environmental control.

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2025-11-14 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Lead, Featured, Corporate

Cheers! Unisa toasts its award-winning student brewers

Against stiff competition from seventeen other universities, the Unisa brewing team recently took first place in both the Summer Beer and Beer Label Design categories at the Intervarsity Brewing & Tasting Challenge 2025.

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2025-11-13 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Featured, Corporate

Unisa engineering team restores mobility and dignity

In an impactful display of service to humanity, students and staff in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology recently visited the Association for Persons with Disabilities Centre to carry out vital repairs and perform safety checks on electric wheelchairs used by residents at the centre.

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2025-10-30 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Featured, Alumni, Corporate

Unisa's Masedi Masekane makes academic history

At the recent Unisa spring graduation ceremonies, the College of Science, Engineering and Technology's Masedi Masekane was conferred a double doctoral degree in Physics with top honours, having been awarded the PhD magna cum laude by the University of Zagreb in Croatia for the same body of work.

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2025-10-28 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Lead, Featured, Featured, Corporate

Ten years of empowering learners to impact their communities through research

Unisa recently celebrated the tenth instalment of its annual Learners’ Research Summit. The initiative provides high school learners with an opportunity to present and showcase their proposed research projects in line with an identified theme or focus area.

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2025-10-17 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Lead, Featured, Corporate

Unisa partners with tech entities to enhance Africa's digital future

The university recently partnered with Women in Tech South Africa and Amazon Web Services to host a workshop aimed at empowering Unisa students registered in the fields of Information Systems and Computer Science with industry insights, real-world experiences and information on global job opportunities.

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2025-09-04 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Featured, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Featured, Corporate

Unisa colleges celebrate excellence in teaching and learning

The College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences and the College of Science, Engineering and Technology recently hosted their impactful annual Teaching and Learning Festival.

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