Education academic, Professor Claudia Mitchell.Click here for isiZulu version
Professor Claudia Mitchell of UKZN’s School of Education has been awarded the Léon-Gérin Prize in honour of her distinguished research career in the humanities and social sciences.
Mr Aaron Naidu won a bronze award at the 2020 International Olympiad in Informatics.Click here for isiZulu version
First-year UKZN BSc student in Data Science, Mr Aaron Naidu is one of two South Africans who won bronze awards at the 2020 International Olympiad in Informatics.
UKZN funded student businesses: D Chem Group, a detergent manufacturing business and Anonaya Gardens, a hydroponic based farm.Click here for isiZulu version
UKZN’s InQubate division has since its launch more than two years ago approved funding for 50 student-owned businesses.
From left: Dr Pfano Mashau, Professor Paul-Francois Muzindutsi and Mr Jabulani Nyawo who made UKZN’s Top-Performing Young Researchers list.Three academics from the College of Law and Management Studies are on UKZN’s Top 10 list of Young Published Researchers (40 years old and younger) in recognition of their outstanding performances in 2019.
The Disability Online Research and Practice Indaba was held virtually.
Mr Ubaidullah Fazel Ellahi selected as South Africa’s ambassador at the World Youth Forum.Click here for isiZulu version
Student Mr Ubaidullah Fazel Ellahi of the School of Built Environment and Development Studies was selected as South Africa’s ambassador at the World Youth Forum - a model Arab Africa summit held annually in Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt.
Mr Rudolf Mbanjwa master’s dissertation won top honours at the 2020 SAIPA Accounting iNdaba.
UKZN webinar panellists Mrs Vanessa Chetty (left) and Advocate Victoria Balogun-Fatokun.Human trafficking and the increased dangers of online activity because of a variety of negative COVID-19 impacts were discussed by Mrs Vanessa Chetty, founder of the Hope Foundation, who was a guest speaker at a UKZN-hosted webinar.
Professor Donrich Thaldar.
Mrs Zamadonda Xulu-Kasaba (fourth left) from the Optometry Department at UKZN with students from the department and some of the attendees from the community.An eye care and skin cancer awareness campaign - organised by UKZN’s Optometry and Dermatology departments in partnership with the Department of Health and the National Albinism Society (NAS) - was held for people with albinism in the iLembe district on KwaZulu-Natal’s North Coast.
Professor Rozena Maart of the School of Social Sciences.Professor Rozena Maart of the School of Social Sciences presented a paper at the 18th session of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the effective implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (IGWG on DDPA) hosted by the United Nations, held virtually in Geneva, via Zoom.
Participants at the WaterNet Symposium UKZN-WRC-SHEFS Special Session.At the 21st Southern African Development Community (SADC) WaterNet Symposium held virtually this year, UKZN’s Centre for Transformative Agricultural Food Systems (CTAFS) united with WaterNet, South Africa’s Water Research Commission (WRC) and the Sustainable and Healthy Food Systems (SHEFS) international and interdisciplinary research partnership to host a joint special session.
Emeritus Professor Poobhalan Pillay - the author of the e-book 1000 Mathematics Olympiad Problems.Emeritus Professor Poobhalan Pillay of the School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science (SMSCS) has written an e-book, 1000 Mathematics Olympiad Problems, to help pupils from Grade 7 to Grade 12 improve their mathematics skills.
Dr Amon Simba presented a workshop on publishing at the GSB&L.
