UKZN’s Professor Albert Modi.Dean and Head of the School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences at UKZN, Professor Albert Modi, is one of 10 finalists for the TW Kambule Award to be presented on 3 July during the NSTF-BHP Billiton Awards Gala Dinner in Johannesburg.
Delegates at the launch of a new MSc programme in Cultivar Development for Africa at UKZN.
Professor Cheryl Potgieter with eight Humanities students who attended the Model Y20 South Africa Conference in Cape Town. Eight students represented the College of Humanities at the Model Y20 South Africa Conference - a yearly initiative aimed at encouraging young South Africans to contribute to policy recommendations.
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Authors and research colleagues (from left) UKZN’s Professor Serban Proches and Dr Gianluca Polgar and Professor David Marshall of the University of Brunei Darussalam.Professor Serban Proches of the School of Agriculture, Earth and Environmental Sciences led a group of researchers in a study recently published in the Biology Letters journal detailing the shifts from water to land and vice-versa in the evolution of various species in response to historical mass extinctions.
Dr Steven Bull.Associate Professor Steven Bull of the University of Bath in England presented a seminar at UKZN’s School of Pharmaceutical Sciences titled “Novel Synthetic, Catalytic and Sensing Methodology” which focused on the development of original methodology for the synthesis of different types of organic molecules.
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Mrs Stella Khumalo.
International students at UKZN participate in a fun dance class at the BAT Centre.The Friends of the International Students, a committee within the School of Applied Human Sciences, recently took 23 of its international students, accompanied by two staff members, on a guided tour of Durban.
Participants at an Applied Poverty Reduction Assessment workshop. The School of Built Environment and Development Studies (BEDS) recently hosted a South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChI) workshop on Applied Poverty Reduction Assessment.
Professor Cephas Musabayane (top left) with his PhD students Mr Phikelelani S. Ngubane, Ms Happiness Sibiya and Mr Silindile I. Hadebe.In 2010, UKZN’s Professor Cephas Musabayane and Mr Mark Tufts reported the discovery of a new method to administer insulin into the bloodstream via a skin patch
Professor Mathieu Rouget.UKZN’s Chair of Land Use Planning and Management in the School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences (SAEES), Professor Mathieu Rouget, contributed to groundbreaking research concerning
UKZN Chair of Council, Mrs Phumla Mnganga (left) and Director at the Department of Higher Education and Training, Ms Brenda Swart.The UKZN branch of the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) hosted a Colloquium on the financial sustainability of Higher Education, with the aim being to stimulate debate and discussion on the controversial nature of sustainability within the sector.
Professor Cheryl Stobie (right) with author, Ms Charlotte Otter, at the South African launch of her book, Balthasar’s Gift.School of Arts academic, Professor Cheryl Stobie, hosted the launch of Charlotte Otter’s novel, Balthasar’s Gift, at the Tatham Art Gallery in Pietermaritzburg.
Professor Deenan Pillay.“HIV Drug Resistance – Biology, Epidemiology and Impact” was the title of a presentation delivered at the Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine by Professor Deenan Pillay, Director of the Wellcome Trust Africa Centre for Health and Population Studies based at UKZN’s College of Health Sciences.
Mr Mathodi Motsamayi at the Parthenon in Athens.PhD candidate in Art History and a researcher in the School of Arts, Mr Mathodi Motsamayi, presented a paper at the 5th Annual International Conference on Visual and Performing Arts organised by the Athens Institute for Education and Research in Greece.
Professor Sarah Bracking.Key challenges to reducing poverty in South Africa through inclusive growth, decent work and well being were explored by Professor Sarah Bracking of the School of Built Environment and Development Studies (BEDS) in a Public Lecture.
KZN Young Entrepreneurs getting in entrepreneurial SHAPE.SHAPE (Shifting Hope, Activating Potential Entrepreneurship) is a progressive social entrepreneurship programme that draws on current societal technologies. The SHAPE Project is supported through a partnership between the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), eThekwini Municipality and the Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI).
