Professor Quarraisha Abdool Karim.Distinguished academic and renowned HIV researcher, Professor Quarraisha Abdool Karim has been awarded the 2014 TWAS-Lenovo Science Prize - the most prestigious annual prize of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), based in Trieste Italy
Learners at the Scholarships voucher award ceremony on the Westville campus.
Mr Kumeren Govender. 
Mr Wesley Bohata (left) and Mr Brian Masondo with their awards.
Professor Lindy Stiebel with her newly published book on South African writer, Lewis Nkosi.A book on South African Writer, Drum magazine Journalist, academic and literary critic Lewis Nkosi has been published by Professor Lindy Stiebel of English Studies on UKZN’s Howard College campus and Professor Therese Steffen of Basel University in Switzerland.
Southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum), undisclosed game reserve, South Africa.
South African music veteran Hip Hop Pantsula performs for Poetry Africa Finale.The 18th Poetry Africa Festival, organised by UKZN’s Centre for Creative Arts (CCA), held its grand finale at the Rivertown Beerhall Gallery, a satellite of the Durban Art Gallery.
Tutors from the Writing Place with undergraduate students from the College of Humanities who participated in the 2014 Writing Place essay workshops.The Writing Place, a unit of Teaching and Learning at UKZN, recently held its annual awards function for undergraduate students from the College of Humanities who had participated in a series of academic writing workshops this year.
Write Right competition winners and entrants celebrating their achievements with members of the Teaching and Learning Unit.Judges of the Write Right Competition organised by the College of Law and Management Studies’ Teaching and Learning Unit were pleasantly impressed by the quality of academic and creative writing exhibited by the finalists.
From left: Dr Mabuthu Sibanda, Mr Hamza Goolam-Mahomed, Professor Anesh Singh and Mr Michael Chadbourn unveiling the KZN Finance Society plaque.The Finance Discipline within the School of Economics and Finance recently celebrated some of its successes during an awards ceremony
Mr Logan Pillay, Associate Director-Ernest and Young (fourth left) and Mr Jeremy Beukes, Human Rescources Manager-Ernst and Young (fourth right) with award recipients.The School of Accounting, Economics and Finance in partnership with accounting firm Ernst and Young held its 4th annual gala dinner awards ceremony in Pietermaritzburg recently.
Mr MacCarthy Honu-Siabi with supervisor Dr Desiree Manicom.A poster created by graduate Mr MacCarthy Honu-Siabi and a Senior Lecturer Dr Desiree Manicom from UKZN’s Policy and Development Programme in the School of Social Sciences on the Pietermaritzburg campus has won a top award at a conference in the Philippines.
Dr Panjasaram Naidoo.Senior Lecturer and Academic Leader of the Discipline of Pharmaceutical Sciences at UKZN, Dr Panjasaram Naidoo, has been appointed by the Minister of Health to serve a second five-year term on the South African Pharmacy Council, the statutory body for pharmacists and pharmacy support personnel.
Mr Keiron Audain.A PhD student in the Discipline of Dietetics and Human Nutrition has had two peer-reviewed papers based on his research published in recognised journals.
.Many students in South Africa demand free education. They object to paying fees even though the taxpayer covers two-thirds. The argument justifying wanting someone else to pay their personal debt is couched in the discourse of ‘unnecessary commodification’.
UKZN’s Professor Orde Munro receives his award from Professor Bice Martincigh.Professor Orde Munro of the School of Chemistry and Physics - who overcame some of the serious effects of two strokes he suffered in 2011 - has won the South African Chemical Institute’s (SACI) Sasol Innovator of the Year Award.
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Professor Sarojini Nadar.Professor Sarojini Nadar of UKZN’s School of Religion, Philosophy and Classics, has received a commendation from the Selection Committee of the National Excellence in Teaching Award 2014.
Wildlife officials and community members look at the Vulture Day T-shirts sponsored by Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) and Eskom.A PhD candidate in Zoology in UKZN’s School of Life Sciences, Ms Morgan Pfeiffer, hosted a Vulture Day at Collywobbles in the Eastern Cape, where she presented results of some of the research she has been undertaking on the vulnerable Cape Vulture in the region.
Ms Prathna Dudhrajh with facilitator Dr Musa Mabandla.UKZN’s College of Health Sciences Masters student, Ms Prathna Dudhrajh, has completed a study to determine whether immunity increased and stress decreased after a 12-week exercise programme for residents in old age homes.
Ikusasa Lethu performs on stage at the 9th African Cultural Calabash at UKZN. This year’s African Music Outreach: Community Development class within the Music Discipline at UKZN’s School of Arts, recently presented their 9th Annual African Cultural Calabash at the Howard College Theatre.
Mr Dean Garfield (left) with academics from the School of Management, Information Technology and Governance.Closing the skills gap in the use of technology as a tool for teaching and learning was the focal point of a round table discussion between members of UKZN’s Information Systems and Technology Discipline and the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Information Technology Industry Council in the United States, Mr Dean Garfield.
UKZN Research Associate, Professor Alexander Johnston.
Professor Nomthandazo Ntlama.The Conference, organised by the International Association of IT Lawyers in collaboration with Vieira de Almeida and the University Institute of Lisbon, provides a platform for academics, practitioners and consultants to share and exchange ideas on developing issues in public law.
Plant Pathology Honours presenters with staff and students from Plant Pathology.The Plant Pathology Discipline in the School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences held its first Plant Pathology Day allowing honours students the opportunity to present their research findings to their peers, lecturers and adjudicators.
Proud members of the Peer Wellness and Academic Mentorship Programme 2014.Fifty-six senior Health Sciences students at UKZN were congratulated by the Executive Director of Student Services, Dr Sibusiso Chalufu, for committing themselves to mentoring first-years to adjust to university life and achieve academic success.
Food Security and Animal Science staff and postgraduates at the knowledge sharing session at Cedara.Four UKZN academics presented details of their research work and investigations into various aspects of capacity building for farmers and professionals in the field of agriculture during a three-day poultry knowledge sharing session at Cedara.
Ms Upasana Singh.A Lecturer in the Discipline of Information Systems and Technology in the School of Management, Information Technology and Governance, Ms Upasana Singh, presented a paper titled: “Electronic Assessment (e-assessment) Implementation in Higher Education” at a recent teaching and learning conference in Durban.
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