Universities South Africa
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South African universities publish a landmark book on entrepreneurship education
On 26 March 2026, academics, students, university leaders and government officials gathered at a hotel on the East Rand, outside Johannesburg, to celebrate the launch...
Teaching entrepreneurship differently: the educators behind the book
When a group of South African academics submitted their teaching case studies to a national competition run by the Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education (EDHE)...
The hard facts informing enrolment planning and admissibility at public universities
Faced with a sustained demand for spaces against limited capacity to absorb aspiring students, universities are confronted with two pressing questions: Is the growing National...
Rethinking Access: Could distance learning resolve the capacity conundrum in Higher Education?
Proponents of distance teaching and learning in the university sector often encourage a shift to distance education as one of numerous solutions to the space...
Private Higher Education as the “Cinderella” of South Africa’s post-school education and training landscape
Private higher education remains on the margins of South Africa’s post‑school education and training (PSET) system, where access, mobility, and progression remain uneven. At Universities...
Biomimicry to democratize access to infectious disease diagnostics
Submitted by Wits University Summary of the Impact: The battle against diseases such as tuberculosis (TB) and COVID-19 requires fast and accurate...
ECAS Mobile Application: Transforming Oesophageal Cancer Screening in Rural Eastern Cape Communities
Submitted by Walter Sisulu University Summary of the Impact: The ECAS (Esophageal Cancer Screening App) project has revolutionised access to cancer screening...
Life Sciences teaching and learning workshops
Submitted by Walter Sisulu University Summary of the Impact: Rural educational institutions in South Africa frequently experience significant deficiencies in the pedagogical...
Circumfort: Supporting Post-Circumcision Healing to Improve Public Health Outcomes
Submitted by Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) Summary of the Impact: Circumfort is a patented medical device that accelerates healing after...
Changing Faces, Changing Lives
Submitted by Central University of Technology Free State Summary of the Impact: At the Central University of Technology (CUT), research is not...
Rhodes University’s Vice-Chancellor’s Initiative: A Pathway towards Education Transformation in Makhanda
Submitted by Rhodes University Summary of the Impact: In 2015, Professor Sizwe Mabizela was inaugurated as Rhodes University’s (RU’s) Vice-Chancellor and articulated...
Maximising the socioeconomic benefits of the South African flora
Submitted by University of Johannesburg (UJ) Summary of the Impact: Impact on agriculture (new crops based on indigenous plants); pharmaceutical industry (new...
Phumani Paper
Submitted by University of Johannesburg Summary of the Impact: Phumani Paper (Phumani) was initially established as a UJ community engagement programme when...
Knowledge Unzipped Project
Submitted by Wits University Summary of the Impact: The Knowledge Unzipped project is a multi-modal, Applied Theatre-based Sexual and Reproductive Health &...
Circular textile solutions for community empowerment: The Clothes to Good (CTG) case
Submitted by University of Pretoria Summary of the Impact: Escalating volumes of post-consumer textile waste represent a critical sustainability challenge for the...
Beyond Mentorship: An Engineering Graphics and Design society of student teachers.
Submitted by Tshwane University of Technology Summary of the Impact: This is a society of students who are helping others to learn...
Advances in Forensic Art Explore and Preserve Our Common Humanity
Submitted by Stellenbosch University Summary of the Impact: Associate Professor Kathryn Smith's work in forensic art at Stellenbosch University has made significant,...
Universities South Africa pays tribute to the late Professor Lis Lange
Universities South Africa (USAf) is deeply saddened by the passing of Professor Lis Lange, a senior scholar and significant contributor to thought leadership in higher...
USAf’s first Thought Leadership attracts wide national interest extending to SADC
Universities South Africa’s inaugural Thought Leadership event has secured the attendance of up to 350 delegates representing public universities, private higher education providers, professional education...