UKZN and McMaster University delegates from left: Ms Terry Milson, Mr Lesiba Seshoka, Professor Cristina Trois, Mr Convy Baloyi, Professor John Preston and Professor Ishwar Puri.UKZN’s School of Engineering recently hosted a high-powered delegation from McMaster University in Canada with the aim of fostering relationships between the two institutions.
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Director of the film Hard To Get, Mr Zee Ntuli. The opening show at the Durban International Film Festival (July 17 – 27) will be Hard To Get from first-time Feature Director Mr Zee Ntuli.
At the Arctic on a boat cruise off Svalbard at 78 degrees North are from left: UKZN’s Professor Jon Rash, Dr Heather McCreadie and Dr Judy Stephenson with Jon Ward of the SA National Space Agency Space Science.Instead of heading south to the Antarctic as they usually do, members of UKZN’s Space Physics group recently took a trip up north – to the Arctic.
From left: Dr Levashni Naidoo, Dr Chikeluba Uzodike and Dr Saheed Jimoh.UKZN’s College of Health Sciences recently held a congratulatory cocktail function in celebration of newly qualified Fellows in medical specialist fields.
UKZN’s Ms Kegakilwe Catherine Koofhethile with esteemed Nobel Laureate Professor Françoise Barré-Sinoussi.Ms Kegakilwe Catherine Koofhethile, based in UKZN’s HIV Pathogenesis Programme (HPP), had a “chance of a lifetime” opportunity recently to mingle with Nobel laureates at the 64th Lindau Nobel Laureate (Medicine and Physiology) meeting in Germany.
UKZN staff and students at a workshop on palaeoenvironmental analysis run by visiting German expert, Dr Peter Frenzel.The Discipline of Geography within the School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences recently hosted a visiting expert on palaeoenvironmental analysis.
Dr Timothy Hardcastle (left) and Dr Graham Howarth.
Dr Maheshvari Naidu (front row, centre) with her seven students who work in areas of health, masculinities, femininities and transactional sex. Dr Maheshvari Naidu, an Anthropologist in the School of Social Sciences, has been awarded a grant and invited to join a collaborative project spearheaded by the African Gender Institute (AGI) at the University of Cape Town, with Professor Jane Bennet as Director.
Participants at the info4africa community forum presentation.
Participants at the NRF Colloquium.The 2014 NRF Medical Education Colloquium, hosted by UKZN’s Department of Rural Health, was held to launch a study focusing on transforming medical education so that it emphasizes quality, quantity and relevance in keeping with global developments in medical education.
Grade 12 pupils from the Maths Development Camp concentrating on their studies.In a drive to improve KwaZulu-Natal’s Grade 12 pass rate in core Mathematics and Physical Science, the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) in partnership with UKZN and KwaZulu-Natal’s Department of Basic Education hosted a Maths Development Camp on the Westville campus.
UKZN PhD student Morgan Pfeiffer with the emaciated and dehydrated research vulture X042.An adult Cape Vulture (Gyps coprotheres), fitted with a GSM/GPS transmitter, has died after being found emaciated and dehydrated at the base of the Umzimkulu River Valley near Oribi Gorge Nature Reserve on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast.
Top UKZN researchers from the College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science: Professor Johannes van Staden, Professor Deresh Ramjugernath, Professor Precious Sibanda, Professor Colleen Downs and Professor Simon Mukwembi.The College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science has emerged with the lion’s share of the top 30 positions following the announcement of UKZN’s Top Published Researchers for 2013.
Professor Thumbi Ndung’u.UKZN’s Victor Daitz Chair in HIV/TB research and K-RITH Investigator, Professor Thumbi Ndung’u; together with collaborators from the United States...
Professor Purshottama Reddy receiving the Donald Stone Award from IASIA President Professor Michiel de Vries IASIA.School of Management, Information Technology and Governance academic, Professor Purshottama Reddy, received the prestigious Donald Stone Award from the International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration (IASIA) at its 2014 annual conference in Port Elizabeth.
Mr Con Malherbe cycling to Cape Town from Pietermaritzburg.Mr Con Malherbe, the grandson of one of UKZN’s stalwarts and former rectors, Dr EG Malherbe, recently completed a grueling 19-day, 2300km cycle race from Pietermaritzburg to Cape Town to raise funds to support the education of a disadvantaged child.
Mrs Joy Ndlovu addresses alumni at a Convocation event.
Dr Vangeli Gamede.College of Law and Management Studies post-doctoral candidate Dr Vangeli Gamede recently presented a paper titled: “The Impact of Knowledge Sharing on the Transfer of Training”, during the International Conference for Academic Disciplines which was held at the Ca’ Foscari University in Venice, Italy.
Dr Keno Mentor.Self-breast examination was among topics raised by Dr Keno Mentor of the University of Cape Town’s Department of Surgery during his presentation – “A Modern Day Approach to Early Breast Cancer” - on Day One of the Surgical Registrar Conference in Durban.
At the Conference in Abu Dhabi were Dr Ijeoma Archibong of Nigeria and UKZN’s Dr Saloschini Pillay.
Professor Larry Hadley.Head of the Department of Paediatric Surgery at the Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine and Chief Specialist at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital (IALCH), Professor Larry Hadley, presented the 2014 DJ du Plessis Memorial Lecture at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Surgical Research Society.
EMS Winter School participants.A total of 380 school pupils benefitted from the Enriched Management Studies Winter School and the Literacy Winter School programmes hosted this year by UKZN’s College of Law and Management Studies Teaching and Learning Unit.
