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Mammals in Durban Forests Subject of PhD
Investigating the presence and persistence of mammals in urban forest fragments in the eThekwini Municipality Area (EMA) is what Dr Manqoba Zungu of the School of

Fern Study Harvests Cum Laude Degree
Mr Kwanele Mkhize’s friends and colleagues describe him as an ambitious, goal-driven person – qualities that assisted him complete his studies and receive an MSc

Chemistry Honours Cum Laude Graduate Hoping for Career in Pharmaceutical Research
‘Hard work is always rewarded and doesn’t go unnoticed,’ says cum laude Chemistry Honours graduate, Mr Shabaaz Abdullah. Abdullah’s father, Ebrahim, instilled that ‘core life principle’ in

Antidiabetic and Toxicological Properties of Medicinal Plants Focus of Biochemist’s PhD
Dr Ochuko Erukainure has earned a PhD in Biochemistry for research conducted on the antidiabetic and toxicological properties of some South African medicinal plants used

Woolly-Necked Storks – To Feed or Not to Feed, That is the Question!
Dr Vuyisile Thabethe graduated with a PhD from the School of Life Sciences following her research on a familiar urban species in South Africa: the African woolly-necked

Doctoral Thesis Examines Effects of Eco-Estates on the Eco-System
Dr Jarryd Alexander graduated with a PhD in the School of Life Sciences – with the support of the Durban Research Action Partnership (D’RAP) – after investigating the effects

Mathematician’s Inspirational Story
PhD graduate, Dr Sicelo Goqo hopes his story will inspire young school-leavers to study Mathematics and follow it as a career. ‘I was raised by

Tick-Borne Diseases Under the Mathematical Microscope
Research, using stochastic epidemic models, into the role of wildlife in the distribution of tick-borne pathogens provided the foundation for Dr Milliward Maliyoni’s PhD in