Doctoral graduates in Media and Cultural Studies, Drs Phiwe Nota (left) and Yonela Vukapi. Students from the Centre of Communication, Media and Society (CCMS), Dr Yonela Vukapi and Dr Phiwe Nota can attest to the joy and agony involved in earning a PhD in Media and Cultural Studies.
A PhD in Education for DUT academic, Dr Prinavin Govender. It was a double celebration for a lecturer at the Durban University of Technology (DUT), Dr Prinavin Govender who graduated with a PhD in Education from UKZN… and celebrated his birthday the next day! ‘I couldn’t have got a better present,’ said Govender.
Master of Arts in Ethics graduate, Ms Zandile Ngubane.
Population Studies doctoral graduate, Dr Alpha Kosse. 
Dr Morgen Peter Mabuto graduated with a PhD in Education.
PhD in Education graduate, Dr Emmanuel Seun Akinmolayan.Postgraduate students’ experiences of academic writing as a form of academic literacy at a Nigerian university, was the subject of research by Dr Emmanuel Seun Akinmolayan who graduated from UKZN with a PhD in Education.
Dr Terry Tafadzwa Kuzhanga graduated with a PhD in Conflict Transformation and Peace Studies.Intersections of Gender and Food Insecurity in a Political and Economic Crisis Environment: A Reflection from NGOs and Civil Society Organisations in Zimbabwe. That is the title of a thesis submitted by Dr Terry Tafadzwa Kuzhanga who graduated from UKZN with a PhD in Conflict Transformation and Peace Studies.
Pictured are some of UKZN’s first cohort of graduates for the Postgraduate Diploma in Psychological Counselling. The first cohort of students who enrolled for the Postgraduate Diploma in Psychological Counselling (PGDIP) in 2019 has graduated from the School of Applied Human Sciences.
Ms Thandeka Yasmeen Ndaba graduated with a Master’s in Gender Studies cum laude. Understanding the Sexual Pleasure Perceptions and Preferences of Black African University-Going Women in the Context of Male Circumcision was the title of research conducted by Ms Thandeka Yasmeen Ndaba, who received a cum laude Master’s degree in Gender Studies.
UKZN Academic and PhD in Education graduate, Dr Mandisa Dhlula-Moruri. 
Dr Amini Ngabonziza whose PhD study focused on multilingual literacy teaching practices in Rwanda.Dr Amini Ngabonziza graduated with a PhD in Linguistics following his study focusing on multilingual literacy teaching practices in Rwanda where children in Grades 1-3 learn in their assumed mother tongue of Kinyarwanda, while in reality their mother tongue is Oluchiga.
PhD graduate, Dr Edson Mudzamiri. Indigenous Knowledge (IK) and Mechanics seem worlds apart but they combined to earn Dr Edson Mudzamiri a PhD in Science Education. Mudzamiri’s thesis was titled: Integrating IK Artefacts and IK Strategies in Teaching Mechanics: Insights from Community Elders, Physics Teachers, and Learners in the Masvingo district of Zimbabwe.
Dr Tasneem Kathree graduated with a PhD in Psychology during the UKZN Virtual Spring Graduation ceremony.
