Professor Hangwelani Magidimisha-Chipungu is the SARChI Chair in Inclusive Cities in South Africa.Click here for isiZulu version
Lecturer in the School of Built Environment and Development Studies, Professor Hangwelani Magidimisha-Chipungu (35), has become the first SARChI Chair in Inclusive Cities in South Africa.
The new Director of UKZN’s Centre for Creative Arts, Dr Ismail Mahomed.
Dr Duduzile Sigodi joins UKZN’s Discipline of Orthopaedic Surgery.
Professor Maxwell Phiri will serve on the editorial and advisory board of the Journal of Retail and Marketing Review.Click here for isiZulu version
The Journal of Retail and Marketing Review (JRMR) has appointed Professor Maxwell Phiri of UKZN’s School of Management, Information Technology and Governance (SMIG) to serve on its editorial and advisory board for three years.
Young lecturers in Data Science (from left) Ms Nombuso Zondo, Ms Arusha Desai and Ms Danielle Roberts.The School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science (SMSCS) at UKZN is putting its expertise in Data Science and Education to work to provide a brand new Data Science course for second-year students enabling them to learn how to mine data using machine learning.
The College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science held its 2020 Open Day online.
Professor Vimolan Mudaly from the School of Education.
UKZN students who have joined the #MzansiUthuleleni movement.UKZN Medical students and colleagues at various academic institutions in South Africa (SA) have formed #MzansiUthuleleni – a movement to challenge all South Africans to be aware of and protest against innocent lives lost due to injustices by individuals and organisations, including the police.
Professor Vivian Besem Ojong (left) and Ms Yasmin Rajah delivered a webinar on the impact of the pandemic on migrants and refugees.
From left: Mr Michael Naidoo, Dr Angela James and Professor Cecile Gerwel Proches.
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Professor Kavilan Moodley alongside the newly-installed MMS prototype dish at the SARAO Hartebeesthoek site.Click here for isiZulu version
The Hydrogen and Real time Analysis eXperiment (HIRAX) project led by UKZN is achieving milestones on its journey towards the ultimate installation of a dish array at its site in the Karoo by deploying and testing two prototype telescope dish designs at the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO) in Hartebeesthoek, Gauteng.
Professor Nirmala Gopal, academic activist on Human Rights.Click here for isiZulu version
It is June 2020, and since the country’s national lockdown, major transformation in the way we teach and learn at UKZN has been triggered and fast-tracked by COVID-19.
Dr Mitsuaki Tomita (left) and Professor Rob Slotow.Click here for isiZulu version
A group of international scientists, including prominent UKZN researchers, have found that people living close to waste disposal sites suffer several chronic clinical conditions.
Quantum classifier with tailored quantum kernel.A team of scientists from data cybernetics in Germany, the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), and UKZN’s Centre for Quantum Technology has published research in Nature Quantum Information about the successful application of a machine learning tool known as the “kernel method to quantum computers”, which could enhance various machine learning methods.
UKZN student, Ms Nokuthula Khwela who hosts a popular podcast.
Ms Nomfundo Khwela-Mdluli (left) and Dr Andrisha Beharry-Ramraj unpack their thoughts on the impact of the pandemic on working mothers.There are a significant number of women participating in all spheres of economic activity, while also caring for their families and elderly parents, furthering their own academic studies and maintaining social and spiritual balance.
From left: Mr Neville Chinniah, Dr Simon Taylor and Professor Cecile Gerwel Proches.
UKZN hosted a webinar on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Performing Arts sector.The impact of COVID-19 on the Performing Arts sector was the topic of discussion at a webinar facilitated by Dr Lliane Loots, UKZN lecturer in Drama and Performance Studies and recent winner of the CNN African Voices Changemakers Award.
