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I-UKZN ibalwa namanyuvesi avelele ayikhulu amazwe asathuthuka ngokomnotho, ngokohlu olusanda kukhishwa yi-Times Higher Education (i-THE). INyuvesi ikleliswe yaba ngeyama-49 kwi-Emerging Economies Ranking 2019 ye-THE.
Umdlali we-saxophone waseMelika, u-Ernest Dawkins.Click here for English version
I-Centre for Jazz and Popular Music (i-CJPM) yase-School of Arts yethula iSOWETO EXCHANGE, okuyiqembu lomculo eliholwa wumdlali we-saxophone u-Ernest Dawkins, waseMelika, mhla ziyisithupha kuNhlolanja.
Ms Nonduduzo Philile Mchunu, one of the top performing matric pupils in KZN.Coming from an under-privileged school background where many young people are demotivated, working hard and doing well in my matric year was the only way I could ensure that my dream of being an agent for change and an inspiration to those around me would be realised.
Professor Naven Chetty, the new Dean of Teaching and Learning in the College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science.Professor Naven Chetty, recently appointed Dean of Teaching and Learning in the College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science (CAES) after acting in the position since 2017, has a vision for enhancing teaching and learning in the College that he hopes will heighten the academic experience for lecturers and students.
Participants at the School of Accounting, Economics and Finance Research Day.
From left: Director and Trustee of the Baynesfield Estate, Mr Rob Stapylton-Smith; Trustee and UKZN DVC of CAES Professor Albert Modi; Consultant, Mr Richard Lawrence; Mr Myles van Deventer; and Trustees, Mr John Kennedy and Mr Paul Tait.Managing Director of the Joseph Baynesfield Estate (Pty) Ltd between Pietermaritzburg and Richmond, Mr Myles van Deventer, was one of four finalists for the Farmer of the Year award announced at the annual Agricultural Writers of South Africa gala event in Stellenbosch towards the end of last year.
The team of project partners on the RUNRES project, including UKZN’s representatives Professor Chris Buckley (front row, second from left) and Dr Alfred Odindo (back row, third from right).Dr Alfred Odindo of UKZN’s School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Science (SAEES) and Professor Chris Buckley of the Pollution Research Group (PRG) were in Kenya recently to meet with project partners to plan the implementation of a new international research project: The Rural-Urban Nexus: Establishing a Nutrient Loop to Improve City Region Food System Resilience (RUNRES).
Author Chris Hoare (left) shows his father, the famous “Mad Mike” Hoare, a copy of his biography.
UKZN staff and delegates at the Town Planning conference.A World Town Planning day commemoration conference was presented by UKZN’s School of Built Environment and Development Studies (BEDS) in partnership with eThekwini Municipality, the South African Council for Planners (SACPLAN) and the South African Planning Institute (SAPI KZN).
From left: Dr Lovemore Chipungu, Dr Hangwelani Magidimisha-Chipungu and Professor Ernest Khalema; the UKZN academics who contributed to a new book.
The attendees at the UNESCO workshop on the Pietermaritzburg campus.An eight-day international training course on the application of satellite remote sensing and earth observation to support water resources management was hosted in Pietermaritzburg by UKZN’s Centre for Water Resources Research (CWRR), the Institute of Natural Resources (INR) and the University of West England (UWE).
UKZN staff and presenters at the recent Summer School hosted by the School of Education.The Decoloniality Summer School, as part of the UKZN Flagship Capacity Building and Training programme, was offered in collaboration with the Centre of Study and Investigation for Decolonial Dialogues (CSIDD), El Mirador de Colón, Barcelona, Spain.
Highlights from the 2019 UKZN Parents Day.
UNksz Amanda Dube uthole indondo i-Top Accounting Learner Award eKZN nomfundaze iThuthuka.Click here for English version
UNksz Amanda Dube (oneminyaka eyi-17), ophase izifundo eziyisithupha ngamalengiso kumatikuletsheni nobefunda eSiyabonga Secondary School eMlazi eThekwini, usebhalise e-UKZN, ebhalisela iziqu i-Bachelor of Commerce eKolishi Lezifundo Zomthetho Nezokuphatha.
From left: Ms Kriti Lalla, Ms Samishka Amichund, Professor Glen Bright and Mr Rylan Odayan.
Highlights from the 2019 UKZN Orientation Week.
Professor Paramu Mafongoya who was recently inducted as an elected Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences (AAS) in Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences.The South African Research Chair (SARChI) in Agronomy and Rural Development at UKZN, Professor Paramu Mafongoya, has been inducted as an elected Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences (AAS) in Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences.
Participants at the Research Data and Computer Literacy workshops.
Emeritus Professor Poobhalan Pillay addresses the 2019 cohort of young mathematicians enrolled for the Siyanqoba Mathematics Olympiad training programme.
Ms Josie Matabola who- together with her band- recently performed songs based on her life.
BRICS collaborators on the GLOWSENS study during a visit to Midmar Dam.The School of Life Sciences (SLS) at UKZN recently hosted a three-day initial inception workshop for a study awarded by the Joint Application Form (JAF) BRICS Multilateral Joint Science and Technology Research Collaboration, in which the Aquatic Ecosystem Research programme (AER) is the South African representative.
Delegates enjoy a field trip to Buffelsdraai and UKZN student volunteers assist during the IPCC Lead Author Meeting.More than 250 authors and Bureau members of the Working Group II (WGII) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) from more than 60 countries attended the organisation’s first Lead Author Meeting (LAM) at the International Convention Centre (ICC) in Durban. The meeting marked the beginning of the WGII’s main contribution to the Sixth Assessment Cycle of the IPCC
Amazwibela omjaho waseKZN wokulungiselela i-Comrades Marathon ezogijinywa kuNhlangulana.Click here for English version
Isisho esithi ‘unyawo alunampumulo’ lugcwalisekile kwi-UKZN Athletics Club, eqale kahle ngomjaho wokuzicijela i-Comrades Marathon, egijinywe ngabasubathi abevile kuma-200.
