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2017-03-08 00:00:00.0 | Category: Lead, Corporate

SA's shortage of organs for transplant affects thousands

The problem is particularly severe among patients suffering from kidney failure, many of whom are turned away from the dialysis units of public hospitals every year.

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2017-03-06 00:00:00.0 | Category: Lead, Corporate

Bumper crop of awards presented at grand finale of R&I week

In all, 62 researchers, from emerging to well established, were fêted at the Research and Innovation awards ceremony last Friday.

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2017-02-28 00:00:00.0 | Category: Lead, Corporate

African challenges on the radar at Unisa Research & Innovation Week

Wildlife crime, species extinction, and other predatory practices will be in the spotlight at this year’s Research & Innovation Week.

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2017-02-07 00:00:00.0 | Category: Lead, Corporate

Talent turning problems into solutions

Trapped miners, the education crisis, and music for marginalised people: Unisa’s TIP students could have the answers

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2017-02-07 00:00:00.0 | Category: Lead, Alumni, Corporate

A distinguished award for a distinguished scholar

Opening access to mathematics education for black children is the main passion of Unisa’s Prof Nellie Feza, recipient of an international award for mathematics education.

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2017-01-24 00:00:00.0 | Category: Lead, Corporate

First TIA seed funding for Unisa inventions

For the first time in the university’s history, the national Technology Innovation Agency is providing R1,36 million in seed funding for four innovations with commercialisation potential.

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2017-01-18 00:00:00.0 | Category: Lead, News, Corporate

Innovators win ISP grants

Innovative ideas deserve support, especially when the originators are Unisa’s own staff.

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2016-12-12 00:00:00.0 | Category: Corporate

Unisa’s efforts on research recognised

The university was awarded the NRF Excelleration Award for 2016, which includes 10 years of additional journal content from Clarivate Analytics to enhance the depth of the Web of ScienceTM Core Collection.

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2016-12-01 00:00:00.0 | Category: Corporate

Read all about Unisa's 2015 research highlights

Here is a quick, easy-to-read view of the highlights and achievements of 2015, from the facts and figures of Unisa’s performance to the perspectives of some of our researchers, emerging and established.

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