University of Malawi - UNIMA

22/08/2026

22/08/2026

4 Days to go!

21/08/2026

The School of Natural and Applied Sciences (SNAS) is pleased to announce the names of successful applicants admitted to the Certificate in Solar Systems Installation and Maintenance programme.

View the full press release: https://www.unima.ac.mw/announcements/admission-into-the-certificate-in-solar-systems-installation-and-maintenance-programme-21-08-2026

21/08/2026

The University of Malawi (UNIMA) is pleased to announce the additional list of candidates selected for admission into various Mature Entry and Economic Fee-Paying programmes for the 2026/2027 Academic Year.

View the full press release: https://www.unima.ac.mw/announcements/university-of-malawi-mature-entry-and-economic-fee-paying-efp-selection-for-20262027-academic-year-additional-list-21-08-2026

21/08/2026

5 Days to go!

20/08/2026

20/08/2026

The countdown is on! The big day is almost here! It's just 6 days to go. Have you secured your gown yet?

Get ready!

18/08/2026

The School of Education is pleased to announce the names of successful students who have been admitted into the University Certificate of Education (UCE) and the Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education Teaching (PGCHET) programmes.

View the full press release: https://www.unima.ac.mw/announcements/admission-into-university-certificate-of-education-uce-and-the-postgraduate-certificate-in-higher-education-teaching-pgchet-programmes-18-08-2026

17/08/2026

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐟 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭: 𝐃𝐫. 𝐓𝐢𝐲𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐤𝐚𝐩𝐚 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐢

Meet Dr. Tiyesere Mercy Chikapa Jamali, a Senior Lecturer and Head of Department for Management and Leadership Studies at the University of Malawi (UNIMA), whose academic journey has been shaped by a passion for Human Resource Management, gender at the workplace, and a deep commitment to helping students realise their potential.

A graduate of the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom, where she obtained a Master of Arts in Human Resource Management, Dr. Jamali further advanced her academic journey with a PhD in Business and Management from the University of Manchester, which she obtained in 2018.

She joined UNIMA as a Staff Associate in 2005, became a Lecturer in 2007, and was promoted to a Senior Lecturer in 2020.
Her research focuses particularly on women and the workplace, examining their experiences at work and at home and how these intersect to shape their career trajectories. Her interest in the subject began during her undergraduate studies at the University of Malawi, where she audited a Sociology module on gender relations, linking it with knowledge gained from human resource management and public administration modules while pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration.

She later applied this knowledge to an assignment in Constitutional Law, an experience that sparked a deeper interest in gender and governance. This interest continued during her Master's studies, where a module on Gender at the Workplace inspired her to focus her thesis on the subject and subsequently shaped the direction of her doctoral research.

Dr. Jamali’s journey into the academia is also rooted in a childhood ambition. When she was in Standard 5, she remembers saying that she wanted to become a teacher.

Years later, while in her fourth year at university, she told a friend that she would like to become a lecturer at UNIMA. Read more https://www.unima.ac.mw/news/single-post/staff-spotlight-17-08-2026

17/08/2026

𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐌𝐀 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐨𝐩 𝟏𝟐 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐋𝐚𝐛 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐢 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬

A University of Malawi (UNIMA) fifth-year Bachelor of Science in Chemistry (Honours) student, Gabriel Banda, has been named among the top 12 finalists of Falling Walls Lab Malawi, earning a place in the national finalist cohort from more than 53 applicants who pitched innovative ideas.

Falling Walls Lab is a pitch competition for students and early-career professionals with innovative ideas aimed at addressing challenges in science, society and beyond.

Participants are given three minutes to present their breakthrough ideas to an audience and jury, highlighting the problem they seek to address, their proposed solution, its significance, potential impact and how it can help break barriers in science or society.

Banda’s innovative project focuses on removing nitrates from drinking water using aluminium-salt-modified activated carbon.

The technology aims to enhance the ability of activated carbon-based household filters to remove nitrates, which, when present at high levels in drinking water, can pose serious health risks, including contributing to the condition commonly known as Blue Baby Syndrome. Read more https://www.unima.ac.mw/news/single-post/unima-chemistry-student-named-among-top-12-falling-walls-lab-malawi-finalists-17-08-2026