27 February 2025
Volume: 13
Issue: 2
UKZN researchers (from left) Professors Quarraisha Abdool Karim, Zilungile Mkhize-Kwitshana, Busisiwe Ncama, Andile Khathi and Rubeshan Perumal.

Prestigious SAMRC Awards for UKZN Health Researchers

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Four UKZN researchers have been honoured with awards from the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) for their outstanding contributions to health sciences.

Professor David McQuoid-Mason, a world-renowned legal clinician, advocate of human rights, author and the founding father of the Street Law Programme at UKZN.

A2 Research Rating for Seasoned UKZN Law Professor

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Professor of Law at UKZN Professor David McQuoid-Mason - who recently celebrated 50 years in academia - has received an A2 rating from the National Research Foundation (NRF).

From left: Mr Michael Radebe, Dr Siphamandla Nyawose and Mr Amukelani Mfukeng.

UKZN Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Durban Football Club

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The Discipline of Biokinetics, Exercise, and Leisure Sciences (BELS) has formalised an exciting collaboration with Durban City FC through a newly-signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

UKZN students (from left) Mr Muziwakhe Dlamini, Ms Nonsindiso Mhlongo and Ms Mercy Selapa.

UKZN Medical Students Enjoy “Insightful” Austrian Experience

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Final-year UKZN Medical students Mr Muziwakhe Dlamini, Ms Nonsindiso Mhlongo and Ms Mercy Selapa enjoyed an “enriching experience” on exchange at the Medical University of Graz (Med Unigraz) - a public research institution in Austria.

At the launch of the Jozini optometry practice (from left): Dr Naimah Ebrahim Khan of UKZN, Ms Pam Govender, Ms Nokubonga Mkhalipi, Ms Busisiwe Butangu and Mr Tebelo Kokoropo of the UKZN Foundation.

UKZN Student Takes Eye Care to Rural Communities

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UKZN Optometry student Ms Nokubonga Mkhalipi has opened the first community-focused optometry practice in Jozini, KwaZulu-Natal.

Advocate Robin Sewlal and the Radio Day Artwork.

Focus on Importance of Environment’s Sustainability

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UKZN’s Centre for Creative Arts recently collaborated with Radiocracy and the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Sports, Arts and Culture to present a public debate on issues around climate change and environmental sustainability.
The multidisciplinary WEATHER team at the project launch.

Grant Secured for Cutting-Edge Extreme Weather Warning System

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UKZN, in collaboration with the University of the West of Scotland (UWS), the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) and the University of Portsmouth (UoP) in England, has secured a R46.5 million grant from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) to develop a pioneering warning system for extreme weather events in South Africa.

Time of the Writer artwork.

Get Ready for 28th Time of the Writer International Festival!

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The annual Time of the Writer International Festival opens on March 18 and runs until March 23 featuring a smorgasbord of South Africa’s top writers, thinkers and academics.

Décollage editorial team members (from left) Dr Albertus Barkhuizen, Dr Carina Grobler, Ms Karin Schmid and Dr Alexandra Stewart.

UKZN Academic Co-Authors/Edits New French Textbook with SA Context

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Dr Alexandra Stewart, a lecturer in French and Francophone Studies in the School of Arts, formed part of an editorial team which authored and edited a new French text book aimed at beginners and created specifically for the South African context.

Scenes from the Instructional and Learning Design Symposium.

Digital Disruptions Reshaping Higher Education Teaching and Learning

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The digital revolution is changing the way students are taught as well as reshaping what is possible in the educational landscape.