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AMT to strengthen global black hole imaging and advance African astrophysics

The partnership between Unisa and the University of Namibia to advance the Africa Millimetre Telescope project, the first of its kind in Southern Africa, positions the two institutions at the forefront of gamma-ray astronomy and millimetre-wave black hole imaging, and provides young researchers with world-class opportunities.

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2026-03-06 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Education, College of Graduate Sciences, Featured, Featured, Featured, Research news, Corporate

How AI is reshaping postgraduate supervision

Research by two Unisans shows that artificial intelligence is rapidly changing how students learn, write and conduct research, and postgraduate supervision is no exception.

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2026-03-05 00:00:00.0 | Category: Featured, Research news, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Featured, Corporate

Unisa and ILRI sign landmark MoU to advance Africa's genomic leadership

The university has strengthened its continental research footprint through the signing of a memorandum of understanding with the International Livestock Research Institute in Nairobi, Kenya, paving the way for collaboration in livestock landscape genomics, biodiversity sequencing and bioinformatics.

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2026-03-05 00:00:00.0 | Category: Lead, Corporate

AMT to strengthen global black hole imaging and advance African astrophysics

The partnership between Unisa and the University of Namibia to advance the Africa Millimetre Telescope project, the first of its kind in Southern Africa, positions the two institutions at the forefront of gamma-ray astronomy and millimetre-wave black hole imaging, and provides young researchers with world-class opportunities.

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2026-03-05 00:00:00.0 | Category: Featured, Corporate

Unisan awarded Presidential Fellowship at American university

The College of Human Sciences’ Natalia Molebatsi has been awarded the prestigious Presidential Fellowship at Northwestern University in the United States of America.

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2026-03-05 00:00:00.0 | Category: Corporate

Scholar-practitioner excellence recognised at Unisa

Lufuno Kgamedi, Archivist at Library and Information Services, recently received the Support Staff Excellence Award, which is reserved for staff whose contributions strengthen institutional effectiveness beyond routine responsibilities.

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2026-03-04 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Education, Featured, Corporate

CEDU's climate change initiative: Highlights

Unisa's College of Education continues to advance its Climate Change Education Flagship Project as a strategic African regional initiative focused on teacher development, curriculum innovation and collaborative research for climate action.

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2026-03-04 00:00:00.0 | Category: Corporate

Early career path identification and subject choice critical for future Unisa students

The Communication and Marketing unit of Unisa's KwaZulu-Natal Region recently participated in a week-long Life Orientation Educators' Forum held by the KZN Department of Education.

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2026-03-03 00:00:00.0 | Category: Featured, Research news, Corporate

Unisa earns top-level certification for grant management

Trusted and funder-ready, the university has been awarded Good Financial Grant Practice (GFGP) Platinum Certification – the highest level of certification – by the Global Grant Community and the African Academy of Science.

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2026-03-03 00:00:00.0 | Category: Corporate

Unisa set to celebrate newly certified women drone pilots

The university's Inhlanyelo Hub NPC is hosting a certificate award ceremony celebrating the graduation of Drone Divas Cohort 3 (Gauteng) at the Unisa Sunnyside Campus, Pretoria, on Friday 6 March 2026.

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Upcoming events

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