UKZN’s Professor Fernando Albericio receiving the Chemistry Today Lifetime Achievement Award from Ms Gayle de Maria, Editorial Director of Teknoscience.Professor Fernando Albericio has added to his laurels with the first Chimica Oggi - Chemistry Today journal’s Lifetime Achievement Award, which he received during the International Oligonucleotides and Peptides Conference (IOPC) in Prague in the Czech Republic.
Mr Nkosinathi Mncwabe (left) and Professor Catherine Sutherland. The Educational Partnerships for Innovation in Communities (EPIC)-Durban project - a partnership between UKZN’s School of Built Environment and Development Studies (SoBEDS) and eThekwini Municipality - has won a global award for transdisciplinary research.
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Professor Vivian Ojong.
Captivating cinema lovers.Click here for isiZulu version
UKZN’s Centre for Creative Arts is continuing the 46th Durban International Film Festival, an 11-day programme featuring nearly 100 screenings at various venues across Durban from July 17 to July 27.
Highlights from the Civic Education workshop.
BCom Accounting Students Ms Sinenhlanhla Ngema and Ms Resheen Ramsamy.Two BCom Accounting students represented UKZN’s School of Commerce and the African Women Chartered Accountants (AWCA) Student Chapter at the Southern African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) Winter Camp.
Grade 12 learners at the Accounting Workshop.The School of Commerce, in partnership with the Student Services Division, hosted an Accounting Exam Preparation Workshop on the Westville campus which attracted more than 450 Grade 12 learners all eager to sharpen their skills ahead of half-year accounting exams.
Fostering awareness and confronting detrimental aspects of religious beliefs.
From left: Ms Buhle Dube, Ms Tulizo Tusime, Ms Veli Luthuli, Ms Asanda Mabaso, and Dr Janine Hicks at the Luthuli Museum Moot Court Competition.
College of Law and Management Studies Postgraduate Open Days. 
Highlights of the Business Rescue Unit Conference.The UKZN Business Rescue Unit (BRU) in the School of Commerce hosted the Third International Conference on Business Resilience, Continuity and Regeneration.
Recipients of the Virchow prize 2025 are Professors Quarraisha Abdool Karim and Zulfiqar Bhutt.Click here for isiZulu version
Professor Quarraisha Abdool Karim of the Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA) has been awarded the prestigious Virchow Prize 2025.
Learners and stakeholders gather at a UKZN outreach event promoting education, empowerment, and community engagement.Click here for isiZulu version
Interactive sessions on mental health, technology, education and career readiness were features of a Winter School held by UKZN at its Westville campus in partnership with the Care Enough Youth Empowerment (CEYE) organisation.
Mr Luthando Molefe.Click here for isiZulu version
Mr Luthando Molefe, a PhD candidate at UKZN, has recently been appointed to the South Africa Working Group of the Group of 20 (G20) to participate in a summit scheduled for 18-22 August.
Professor Mihalis Chasomeris aboard a ship touring the fjords of Bergen, Norway, during the 2025 International Association of Maritime Economists Conference.
Delegates at the TUTWA Conference.
Alternate Dispute Resolution seminar delegates.
Ms Makhosazana Mdladla.Click here for isiZulu version
Ms Makhosazana (Khosi) Mdladla, a research assistant at the Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA), says she was overjoyed to have completed her fourth Comrades Marathon in a personal best time.
Finalists of the inaugural Junior Internal Moot Court Competition with adjudicators.The School of Law on the Howard College campus recently held its inaugural Junior Internal Moot Court Competition, an initiative designed to cultivate advocacy skills among second- and third-year Law students.
Delegates at the 2025 Southern African Society of Aquatic Scientists Conference at the ANEW Hotel in Hilton.The Southern African Society of Aquatic Scientists (SASAqS) Conference, hosted in Hilton by UKZN and the Institute of Natural Resources (INR), drew researchers from a wide range of disciplines around the theme of aquatic science and practice, with several contributions by UKZN staff and students.
Scenes from the conference.The landmark 46th Annual Conference of the South African Institute of Computer Scientists and Information Technologists (SAICSIT2025), was held in conjunction with the Foundational Digital Capabilities Research (FDCR2025) gathering.
