Going Bananas for Academia
‘UKZN has laid a great foundation for my academic career as I have been a student here since first year,’ says PhD graduate in Plant
10/06/2022
Accelerated Academic Development Programme Bears Fruit
Three emerging academics who were part of UKZN’s Accelerated Academic Development Programme (AADP) have graduated with their PhDs. Dr Siphiwe Mqadi graduated with a PhD
04/06/2022
NSTF-South32 Finalists Celebrated for Outstanding Contributions
Academics and researchers from UKZN’s Colleges of Agriculture, Engineering and Science (CAES) and Health Sciences (CHS) are finalists for the prestigious National Science Technology Forum (NSTF)-South32 awards for
04/06/2022
Applied Chemist Gains Distinction Despite Diabetes
It was a proud moment for Ms Mariam Hajee when she was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Chemistry, cum laude. UKZN’s BSc Applied
04/06/2022
Lotus FM’s Newsbreak interviews Prof Andrew Green and Prof Mohammed Mostafa
Lotus FM Newsbreak By Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo – Heavy rains have dealt two destructive blows to the province of KwaZulu-Natal. In April, the floods
30/05/2022
Prof Albert Modi speaks to Morning Live about food insecurity for World Hunger Day
Morning Live According to the World Hunger Day website, a third of the global population does not have access to nutritious food, and the current
30/05/2022
Rewards for Committed Students
Click here for isiZulu version UKZN students who have committed to personal training and the development of their academic, professional and psychosocial skills to ensure
28/05/2022
Student’s MedTech Smart System Presentation Wins Innovator Award
Mechatronics Engineering master’s student Mr Pragesh Govender was a winner in the MediVentors Lion’s Den student competition. Govender got the People’s Choice MedTech Award for a medical
28/05/2022
International Fisheries Award for UKZN Researcher
Click here for isiZulu version Dr Matthew Burnett, a postdoctoral researcher at UKZN’s Centre for Functional Biodiversity (CFB) and senior scientist with the Rivers of Life Aquatic Health
28/05/2022
Fascination with Big Data and AI Pays Dividends
Ms Chiara Rajcoomar was awarded her Bachelor of Science Honours degree summa cum laude, with merits for six of her seven modules. During the course of
23/05/2022