Professor Albert Modi
Deputy-Vice Chancellor
Contact Details
PA / Secretary
Ms Nokukhanya Fortunate Shinga
Phone: 033 260 5199
Email: shingan@ukzn.ac.za
Welcome Message from the DVC
Welcome to the College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science. Our college, the largest at UKZN, comprises five schools namely:
- School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences
- School of Engineering
- School of Chemistry and Physics
- School of Life Sciences
- School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science
As Deputy Vice-Chancellor, I am supported by six school Deans as well as a Dean of Teaching and Learning and Research, while administrative support is provided by the College Director of Professional Services who has the function and role of a College Registrar.
Approx. students
NRF A-rated scientists
Academic & support staff
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Staff and students that are female
November 18, 2018
data@breakfast Discusses Computing Solutions for the Future
A delicious breakfast and quantum computing are perhaps at the opposite ends of the scale but they combined exceptionally well...
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November 18, 2018
UKZN Hosts Second BRICS Symposium on Gravity, Astrophysics and Cosmology
UKZN recently played host to the second Symposium of the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa Association of Gravity, Astrophysics and...
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November 18, 2018
WaterNet Symposium Award for Budding Scientist
A Master’s degree in Engineering candidate in the Discipline of Bioresources Engineering, Mr Tinashe Lindel Dirwai, won an award for his...
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November 18, 2018
Top Academic Honoured for Contribution in Engineering and Technology
UKZN academic, Dr Nishani Harinarain, has been awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Engineering and Technology in Academia:...
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November 18, 2018
Inaugural Lecture Explores “Magic Bullet” for Drug Resistant Disease
Inorganic Chemist Professor Peter Ajibade used the occasion of his inaugural lecture to explore the possibilities of metal complexes acting...
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November 18, 2018
UKZN Academic Joins Expedition to Assess State of World’s Oceans
Marine Biology lecturer in the School of Life Sciences, Dr David Glassom, is a member of a two-week research sail venture aboard the...
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November 12, 2018
Celebrating Student Innovation
On 24 October, members of the KwaZulu-Natal branch of the South African Institute of Agricultural Engineers (SAIAE) as well as SAIAE Council...
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November 12, 2018
Celebrating Eighth Annual Food and Nutrition Fair
The Farmer Support Group (FSG), a community development, outreach and research unit based in the School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences (SAEES) at...
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November 12, 2018
PhD Candidate’s Presentation Zooms in on Drought Tolerant Biofortified Maize
PhD candidate in Plant Breeding, Mr Aleck Kondwakwenda, recently presented his research at the annual Tropentag conference, hosted by Ghent University in Belgium. The conference included...
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November 12, 2018
School of Engineering Embarks on Curriculum Transformation
Newly appointed Dean of UKZN School of Engineering, Professor Glen Bright, started his tenure with a bold initiative by hosting...
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November 12, 2018
National Pride on Display at UKZN Cultural Day
The Corporate Relations Division (CRD) hosted its annual Cultural Day on the Howard College campus to help foster a multicultural...
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November 2, 2018
Student Support Services Tackles Suicide Risk and Prevention
More than 30 psychologists and counsellors from Student Support Services (SSS) from all four of UKZN Colleges attended a one-day...
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November 2, 2018
Eclectic Chemist Presents Inaugural Lecture to Packed Auditorium
Physical Chemist and former UKZN Distinguished Teacher Award recipient, Professor Bice Martincigh, presented her inaugural lecture to an auditorium packed...
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November 1, 2018
UKZN Air Quality Specialist Serves on UN Environmental Assessment Panel
Professor Sivakumar Venkataraman of the Atmospheric Research Group (ATMRES) in the School of Chemistry and Physics (SCP) at UKZN has recently returned from serving...
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November 1, 2018
UKZN Entrepreneurs Venture to Hydroponic Farming
The University of KwaZulu-Natal ENSPIRE programme is proud to introduce another ground-breaking and innovative project that is set to make...
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Wonder Women In Science campaign
The College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science commemorates National Science Week and Women’s Day with the Wonder Women In Science campaign.
These are passionate, pioneering and persistent heroines who are making waves in fields of science and stand as shining examples for all.