Dr Adriana Marais.Dr Adriana Marais of the Centre for Quantum Technology at UKZN has been awarded the prestigious Meiring Naudé Medal by the Royal Society of South Africa (RSSAf) for her extraordinary achievements as a young scientist.
Top medical honour for Professor Miriam Adhikari.
Students and supporters campaigning and going to the polls at UKZN’s Westville campus.
Dr David Schwegmann.In its drive of shaping future leaders, the Graduate School of Business and Leadership (GSB&L) in partnership with Nedbank recently hosted a business breakfast themed: “Business of the Future: Driving Growth through great people practices and with Business Model Innovation”.
UKZN’s Nursing Academic Leader, Professor Gugu Mchunu.
Sand tiger shark.A journal article co-authored by School of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Sciences (LMMS) Honorary Research Fellow, Ms Sabine Wintner, was the most downloaded over a 12-month period on the CSIRO Publishing website.
Participants at the DSM 5 workshop on the Westville campus.The KZN branch of the Southern African Association for Counselling and Development in Higher Education (SAACDHE) hosted a workshop at UKZN detailing the recent updates to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM 5) by the American Psychiatric Association.
Professor Deevia Bhana.
Dr Nicola Jones and delegates at a Global Journalism Symposium in Norway.The Academic Leader of Research in the School of Arts, Dr Nicola Jones, represented UKZN at the Global Journalism Symposium, hosted by the NLA University College in Norway.
Professor Sam Mukaratirwa and Mr Andrew Zaloumis.UKZN’s School of Life Sciences held a special breakfast in honour of its stakeholders under the theme: “Optimising Business Synergies”.
Dr Luca Sansone di Campobianco. The Classics Programme within the School of Religion, Philosophy and Classics (SRPC) recently welcomed a new postdoctoral student, Dr Luca Sansone di Campobianco from the University of Bologna in Italy, under the supervision of Dr Elke Steinmeyer.
Participants of the Communication for Professionals module.As part of a strategy to ensure its Development Lecturers are well rounded academics, the Teaching and Learning Office at the College of Law and Management Studies recently introduced a communication for professionals module aimed at improving lecturing and presenting skills.
Society of Political Science Students with SRC presidential candidates.Students from the School of Social Sciences, who are part of the Society of Political Science Students (SOPPS), hosted a successful debate at the Howard College Theatre in the run up to the Student Representative Council (SRC) elections.
Optometry staff and students supporting Global Pink Hijab Day.
Mr Martyn Drabik-Hamshare downloading data from his elusive tortoise.Research by master’s student in the School of Life Sciences, Mr Martyn Drabik-Hamshare, on the home range and movement of threatened Leopard Tortoises (Stigmochelys pardalis) in the Western Cape led him on an adventurous search during his most recent data-collecting venture.
UKZN’s new Mobile Science Lab!Through generous sponsorship from the Japanese Embassy, UKZN’s Science and Technology Education Centre (STEC@UKZN) is the proud owner of a mobile science lab in the form of a converted Mercedes-Benz Vito van.
From left: UKZN students Mr Jonathan Brady, Mr Kudzai Mukaratirwa, Mr Sbonelo Gumede, and Ms Katerina Arsh.Four students from UNASA-UKZN attended the University of Cape Town’s Model United Nations conference at which the focus was on assessing the shift from the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) agenda.
Medical School students at memorial service for colleague.
Residence Life Assistant of Bedford Hall and staff from St Theresa’s home at the handover of the UKZN donation to the home.
African Music and Dance 3 Mbira Ensemble with teacher Mr Innocent Tinashe Mutero (extreme right).The African Music and Dance Ensembles within the School of Arts, Music Discipline recently presented their last lunch-hour concert for the year entitled A Taste of Many Tongues that showcased a variety of artists, performing different dance routines from across the African continent.
Mr Bhekisisa Nxumalo.Mr Bhekisisa Nxumalo, a student in the Discipline of Agricultural Extension and Rural Resource Management (AERRM) in the School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences (SAEES), is the first South African student to receive a Wells Mountain Foundation (WMF) Empowerment through Education Scholarship.
UKZN’s Ms Mbalenhle Gwacela with fellow delegate Mr Luke Clough at the Summit. Development Lecturer and PhD candidate in the Discipline of Food Security in the School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences (SAEES), Ms Mbalenhle Gwacela, presented her research findings at the First Annual Commemoration of the World Alliance of Religions Peace (WARP) Summit in Seoul, South Korea.
Student leaders at the Race and Transformation Dialogue in Johannesburg.Two UKZN students, Mr Lukhona Mnguni and Mr Jonathan Brady of the College of Humanities, attended a three-day event in Johannesburg at which race and transformation were under the spotlight.
Dr Maheshvari Naidu (right) with Professor Dennis Hardy. Academic in the College of Humanities, Dr Maheshvari Naidu met with the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Seychelles, Professor Dennis Hardy, while on a visit to the University recently. The meeting culminated with the Vice-Chancellor inviting Naidu to become an Associate Member of the Education and Culture Research Institute (ECRI) at the University of Seychelles.
Team UKZN at the congress.Five studies conducted by a team of four academics and students from UKZN’s Discipline of Biokinetics, Exercise and Leisure Sciences (BELS) were presented at this year’s South African Sports Medicine Association (SASMA) Congress in Johannesburg.
Dr Subeshini Moodley and UKZN students at the pre-release screening of the film: Me, Earl and the Dying Girl.
UKZN students at a spooky charity Halloween Costume party. Second year Social Sciences student, Ms Estrada Naidoo, assisted by classmates and friends hosted a spooky Halloween Costume party on the Pietermaritzburg campus to raise funds for charity.
