Dr Joyce Chitja of the African Centre for Food Security (ACFS) in the School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences (SAEES) has been appointed Deputy Chairperson on the board of the Agricultural Research Council (ARC) for a three-year term. Chitja, an ARC board member for two …
The second cohort of 10 Research Fellows has been welcomed into the Developing Research Innovation, Localisation and Leadership in South Africa (DRILL) programme managed by UKZN’s College of Health Sciences (CHS). An orientation workshop was held for the incoming Fellows …
UKZN hosted an international colloquium on Mazisi Kunene’s contribution to African Scholarship. The two-day event was held at UKZN’s Westville campus from 4- 5 December 2017. The late Professor Mazisi Kunene, who was an alumnus of the University of Natal …
The UKZN Corporate Relations Team received three awards at the annual Marketing, Advancement and Communication in Education (MACE) National Congress in Johannesburg. The team won merit awards for the UKZNTouch Alumni Magazine; the Community Outreach publication; and the Agriculture, Engineering …
Republic of China’s Deputy Minister of Justice, his Excellency Mr Zhao Dacheng and am delegation from the Ministry of Justice recently visited the School of Law to discuss legal education in South Africa and collaboration opportunities. The roundtable discussion focused …
The Marine Biology, Aquaculture, Conservation Education and Ecophysiology (MACE) laboratory at the School of Life Sciences featured strongly in a session devoted to microplastics and the danger they pose to marine life at the recent Symposium for Contemporary Conservation Practice (SCCP). UKZN academics Dr …
The Architecture discipline within the School of Built Environment and Development Studies (BEDS) held their annual awards ceremony on the Howard College campus. Students who excelled academically were recognised through various awards and scholarships. Acting Dean of the School Professor Ernest Khalema congratulated the prize winners …
UKZN has won the 2017 National Research Foundation (NRF) Excelleration Award for the most improved research performance, measured against a selection of critical indicators. The award was sponsored by Clarivate Analytics to show the company’s support of the initiative and …
The topical issue of inclusive economic growth was under the spotlight at the Business Breakfast hosted by the Graduate School of Business and Leadership (GSB&L) in partnership with Trade and Investment KwaZulu-Natal (TIKZN). A discussion, facilitated by SABC journalist Ms …
First-year Architecture students from the School of Built Environment and Development Studies (SOBEDS) recently painted a new mural on the entrance wall of their studios on Level 7 in Denis Shepstone building, Howard College. Lecturers Mrs Bridget Horner and Ms Lindsay Bush …