21 July 2022
Volume: 10
Issue: 32
Dr Leanthea Enoch.

Southern African Association of Health Educationalists Award for Medical Science Master’s Researcher

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Clinical skills tutor at the UKZN Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, Dr Leanthea Enoch is the prestigious winner of the Southern African Association of Health Educationalists (SAHHE) Award 2022.

Deaf graduate Dr Nancy Barker focuses on Sign Language Interpreter Ms Tsholofelo Segatswi while her citation was read at her Graduation ceremony.

Talkative Silence: UKZN’s Sign Language Interpreters and Their Customers

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It’s Graduation silly season and the sports hall at the University of KwaZulu-Natal is abuzz with glitz and glamour.

Postgraduate students, Ms Pretty Abraham (left) and Mr Siwakhile Ngcobo.

Humanities Students Part of Exchange Programme to Amsterdam

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Two postgraduate students, Ms Pretty Abraham and Mr Siwakhile Ngcobo from the School of Religion, Philosophy and Classics are set to embark on an international exchange programme to the Free University in Amsterdam as part of Bridging Gaps, an initiative of the Centre for Contextual Biblical Interpretation.

From left is Professor Sine Duma, Dr Angela James and Professor Ruth Hoskins.

UKZN Academics Part of Teaching Advancements at Universities Programme

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College Deans of Teaching and Learning, Professors Sine Duma (College of Health Sciences) and Ruth Hoskins (College of Humanities) participated as fellows in the third cohort of the Teaching Advancements at Universities (TAU3) Fellowship Programme held at the Karridene Hotel in KwaZulu-Natal.

A delegation of SNPH and M Projects staff with leadership from Emmaus District Hospital toured the hospital to identify a site to construct a new residential facility for UKZN Medical students.

Construction Plans for UKZN Student Residential Facility Underway at Emmaus Hospital

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A delegation of Professional Services Staff at UKZN’s School of Nursing and Public Health (SNPH) accompanied by representatives from M Projects - a company that specialises in instant mobile space solutions - visited Emmaus District Hospital, Winterton, on Wednesday, 6 July.

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Mob Justice: An Injustice or a Solution for the Helpless?

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Mob justice occurs when people or groups feel more endangered as crime levels rise. It is exacerbated by growing assumptions that the authorities are unwilling or unable to suppress crime.

Professor Oliver Mtapuri.

Humanities Academic Forges Partnership with Polish Universities

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In pursuit of UKZN’s internationalisation agenda, Professor Oliver Mtapuri of the School of Built Environment and Development Studies recently visited two Polish universities.

The College of Humanities hosted a three-day symposium titled: The Pan African City: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow.

UKZN Hosts Virtual Pan African City Symposium

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The School of Built Environment and Development Studies in the College of Humanities recently hosted a three-day symposium titled: The Pan African City: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow which analysed the co-production of urban spaces that require recognition, acceptance, and guidance of conventional and unconventional (planned and unplanned settlements) space to create inclusive urban environments.

Professor David Spurrett speaks at the Eindhoven University of Technology.

UKZN Academic Part of Metaethics and Artificial Intelligence Workshop in The Netherlands

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Professor David Spurrett of the School of Religion, Philosophy and Classics was recently an invited participant at a workshop on Metaethics and Artificial Intelligence at the Eindhoven University of Technology in The Netherlands.