18 July 2024
Volume: 12
Issue: 19
Professor Percy Mashige contributed to pioneering work on the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on sub-Saharan Africa.

UKZN Academic Co-Authors Ground-Breaking Collection on COVID-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Professor Khathutshelo Percy Mashige, Dean and Head of the School of Health Sciences, has co-authored and co-edited a significant compendium of studies on the COVID-19 pandemic as part of the African Translational Research Group (ATReG).

Professor Radhamany Sooryamoorthy.

Book on African Societies Published

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African Societies: The Changing Sociological Landscape written by Professor Radhamany Sooryamoorthy from the School of Social Sciences, addresses a significant gap in African sociological knowledge.

Ms Kelisha Pandaram recently graduated from the Jakes Gerwel Fellowship programme.

UKZN Master’s Candidate Honoured as Jakes Gerwel Fellow

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Ms Kelisha Pandaram, Master of Commerce in Marketing candidate from UKZN’s School of Management, IT and Governance, recently graduated from the Jakes Gerwel Fellowship programme.

Scenes from the Ma’at Institute event.

Ma’at Institute Focuses on Narrative Reclamation in Curriculum Transformation

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The Ma’at Institute, in collaboration with the School of Applied Human Sciences, recently hosted a public lecture entitled: Weaving Afrocentricity into Community Engagement and Educational Transformation - highlighting African interests, knowledge systems, experiences, and culture in psychosocial services.

Teacher Development Studies Postgraduate Conference participants.

Teacher Development Studies Postgraduate Conference

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UKZN Teacher Development Studies (TDS) Discipline on the Pietermaritzburg campus recently hosted the first Teacher Development Studies Postgraduate (PG) Conference.

UKZN Professors Vivian Ojong (left) and Maheshvari Naidu.

College of Humanities Launches Post-Doctoral Forum and Mentorship Programme

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The College of Humanities’ recent Postdoctoral Forum launch tackled issues around academia and macro-global issues which necessitates internalisation in the context of Higher Education, a positive shift in entrepreneurship alongside intellectualisation, engaged community participation, intellectual leadership skills and mentorship of post-doctoral scholars as innovators in various fields.

Delegates at the Sustainable and Healthy Food Systems workshop.

Inaugural Workshop to Advance Sustainable and Healthy Food Systems in Southern Africa

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From 4-6 June, 2024, the Sustainable and Healthy Food Systems - Southern Africa consortium (SHEFS-SA) convened a pivotal gathering of stakeholders dedicated to leading regional food systems and communities towards systems and communities that are healthy and resilient to climate risks.

Professor Bomi Nomlala.

UKZN Accounting Expert Appointed to the Thekwini TVET College Council

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UKZN Accounting expert Professor Bomi Nomlala has been appointed as a member of the Thekwini Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) College Council.

Seen at the 22nd SAAHE Conference.

Pushing Health Education Boundaries at the 22nd SAAHE Conference

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Decoding and Recoding to Transform for Contextually Relevant Health Professions Education was the theme of the 22nd Southern African Association of Health Educationalists (SAAHE) Conference recently hosted by UKZN in partnership with the Durban University of Technology (DUT) in Umhlanga.

NUMed Malaysia Delegates tour the Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine campus.

NUMed Malaysia Visits CHS to Forge New Partnerships

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In a recent significant development, the College of Health Sciences (CHS) hosted a high-level delegation from Newcastle University Medicine-Malaysia (NUMed).