The University of KwaZulu-Natal Staff Union (UKSU) has contributed to UKZN’s Hardship Fund. Pictured is a filed image of the union’s members.
Music student, Mr Wessel Jansen van Rensburg.Click here for isiZulu version
Master of Music student, Mr Wessel Jansen van Rensburg’s composition has won the Independent Music Award for best short video in the Social Action category.
Dr Aniekan Ukpong received an award for outstanding research reviews.Click here for isiZulu version
Senior Lecturer in the School of Chemistry and Physics (SCP), Dr Aniekan Ukpong has received an Outstanding Reviewer Award from the Institute of Physics (IOP) in recognition of the high quality and timeliness of his reviews of research in the Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter during 2019.
Professor Kriben Pillay (left) with Dr Thea van der Westhuizen.The Presencing Institute, founded to promote the Theory U model of social innovation and leadership that arose out of the work of Dr Otto Scharmer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States, will list the theses of three GSB&L doctoral graduates who did their doctoral research in the field.
The School of Management, Information Technology and Governance hosted a research webinar.COVID-19 social distancing regulations have limited the ability to conduct field research but fortunately research projects can still be accomplished through desktop research which is often avoided due to its non-empirical nature.
MBA Leadership lecturer, Dr Kriyanka Moodley with Mr Dante Mashile who delivered a guest lecture.
UKZN and the Centre for Community Justice and Development (CCJD) have signed an MoU.UKZN and the Centre for Community Justice and Development (CCJD) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at enhancing social science and legal research to empower underserved communities through improving their access to justice.
Professor Emmanuel John Carranza from the Discipline of Geological Sciences.Click here for isiZulu version
Springer Nature recently released a list of editors across a range of qualifying journals where authors rated their publishing experiences in 2019 highly, and falling within the top 25% of journals was Natural Resources Research (NRR), edited by UKZN’s Professor Emmanuel John Carranza of the Discipline of Geological Sciences.
PhD candidate, Ms Amira Abbas.PhD candidate in the Centre for Quantum Technology at UKZN, Ms Amira Abbas has been featured in ITWeb’s Brainstorm magazine discussing the role of quantum computing in financial applications.
From left: Professor Hassan Kaya, Professor Nceba Gqaleni, Gogo Phephisile Maseko, Mr Siyabonga Mkhize, and Professor Nhlanhla Mkhize.
Pianist, Ms Lindi Ngonelo, one of the artists who performed at the concert.Click here for isiZulu version
UKZN’s Centre for Jazz and Popular Music (CJPM) hosted the Piano Passion Project who presented a Thanksgiving concert to celebrate the recovery from the coronavirus of the Centre’s founder Professor Darius Brubeck.
Author and economies specialist, Mr GG Alcock.
From left: Professor Jan Heystek, Professor Callie Grant, Dr Perumal Naicker, Dr Pinkie Mthembu, Dr Sikhulekile Ngcobo, Professor Felix Maringe, and Professor Vitallis Chikoko.
