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Unisa opens applications for fully funded veterinary medicine programme

Unisa is investing in South Africa's next generation of veterinarians through a fully funded partnership with the University of Namibia, allowing 10 aspiring veterinary professionals to help shape the university's future School of Veterinary Science.

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2026-08-18 00:00:00.0 | Category: Institute for Corporate Citizenship, College of Economic and Management Sciences, Corporate

Unisa in R114 million EU Horizon consortium grant to advance Atlantic Ocean research

Unisa has secured a prestigious €6.07 million (approximately R114 million) European Union Horizon research grant as part of an international consortium of 15 institutions from nine Atlantic Ocean countries.

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2026-08-17 00:00:00.0 | Category: Featured, Corporate

PhD-to-book: Unisa equips talented postgrads to take the leap

Headed by Dr Meiya Nthoesane, Director, the Unisa Press team has embarked on an exciting initiative to assist academic researchers to reframe their doctoral theses as books, thus enabling them to reach a wider readership and establish themselves globally as authorities in their fields of endeavour.

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2026-08-17 00:00:00.0 | Category: Corporate

Unisa Press marks 70 years by opening new chapters for young offenders

As Unisa Press celebrates its 70th anniversary, it is extending its publishing legacy beyond the university by putting books, knowledge and new possibilities into the hands of young people at the Baviaanspoort Youth Correctional Centre.

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2026-08-14 00:00:00.0 | Category: Corporate

Unisa SBL brings energy leaders together to ask: Can South Africa keep the lights on?

South Africa has gone more than 450 consecutive days without load shedding, but what will it take to make that progress last? Unisa's Graduate School of Business Leadership brought together key government and Eskom leaders to unpack the turnaround and the leadership decisions shaping the country’s energy future.

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2026-08-14 00:00:00.0 | Category: Corporate

Renowned and multi-award-winning acts to headline the 2nd Unisa African Music Festival

From mbira and marimba to Afro-jazz, kwela and contemporary Afro-fusion, the second Unisa African Music Festival promises two evenings of music, culture and African creativity featuring some of the continent’s most celebrated artists.

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2026-08-14 00:00:00.0 | Category: Corporate

From the women of 1956 to the women of tomorrow: Unisa dialogue calls for action

Seventy years after 20,000 women marched against apartheid, Unisa brought together women leaders, young professionals and advocates to ask a pressing question: how can the legacy of 1956 be turned into meaningful action against inequality, gender-based violence and economic exclusion today?

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2026-08-12 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Graduate Sciences, Featured, Corporate

Emerging researchers turn Unisa's Catalytic Niche Areas into engines of collaboration and impact

From rural aviation and climate change to gender-based violence, astronomy and computational sciences, Unisa's emerging researchers are using the Catalytic Niche Areas to break down disciplinary barriers, connect with communities and turn research into solutions that matter.

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2026-08-12 00:00:00.0 | Category: Corporate

Africa's future is in your hands: Unisa and AUDA-NEPAD challenge youth to drive Agenda 2063

Africa's development will not be driven by institutions alone. Unisa and AUDA-NEPAD are challenging young Africans to gain the skills, knowledge and confidence to take ownership of Agenda 2063 and help shape the continent’s future.

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2026-08-07 00:00:00.0 | Category: Corporate, Featured

Lesetja Kganyago: 'South Africa's economy has stabilised. But where is the growth?'

Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago tells Unisa audience that South Africa's economic resilience has been strengthened, but faster growth remains the country’s unfinished business.

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Upcoming events

12 April

African Council for Distance Education Conference 2027

Venue: Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC)
Event dates: 12 - 16 April 2027
Full day

27 October

International Conference on Coastal, Marine, and Maritime Research (COMMRE 2026)

Venue: Durban International Conference Centre (Durban ICC)
Event dates: 27 - 30 October 2026
Full day