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Professor Naicker scoops another prestigious award
The youngest Associate Professor at UKZN’s College of Health Sciences, Professor Tricia Naicker, was recently awarded the 2020 Raikes Medal by the South African Chemical Institute. The medal acknowledges a member of the Institute, under the age of 40, whose original chemical research shows outstanding promise, as adjudged by publications... Read more
Durban International Film Festival programme aims to “Shift Paradigms”
The University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Centre for Creative Arts (CCA), will host the Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) from 10 to 20 September 2020. This year, for its 41st edition, the festival curated a film programme that speaks to the historical injustices, and the different ways in which healing and... Read more
UKZN return to campus of students under lockdown level 2
In keeping with the Department of Higher Education and Training’s (DHET) guidelines under level 2 of the lockdown, the University of KwaZulu-Natal is currently preparing for the next phase of the staggered return of students to campus. Under lockdown level 2, a further one third (1/3) of the UKZN student cohort... Read more
International Study Finds Depression linked to Food Insecurity in SA
An international study funded by the United Kingdom’s (UK) Wellcome Trust’s Sustainable and Healthy Food Systems (SHEFS) project, has found a high incidence of depression amongst people living in food insecure environments in South Africa (SA). The collaborative study which included scientists from the United States, the UK and... Read more
UKZN Engineer and PhD Candidate Among African Space Industry’s Top 10 Under 30
Mr Kai Broughton, a PhD candidate and propulsion engineer in the Aerospace Systems Research Group (ASReG), has been named among the African Space Industry’s Top 10 Under 30 by the Space in Africa news agency. “It’s an honour to be chosen as one of this year’s class of young... Read more
PhD Candidate shares his Research on Healthcare and Human Rights
The COVID-19 pandemic has heightened interest around the globe in issues relating to healthcare and human rights. For one PhD candidate, this led to an opportunity to share his work on a national stage. Doctoral Fellow at UKZN’s School of Law Mr Bonginkosi Shozi, whose research is supported by... Read more
UKZN student produces a R-evolutionary dream art installation
With more than 27 years’ experience in the arts and education fields, current  Masters in Art study student Coral Bijoux has completed a body of art as an installation at the Westville campus plant nursery. Bijoux works independently as an artist and curator as well as an implementer and manager of creative... Read more
Winners announced in the ‘Aspire, Higher’ competition
Game-changing ideas emerge to help turn the tide on HIV infections and enhance sexual and reproductive health in young women Wits Business School (WBS), Reckitt Benckiser (RB) and its Durex brand, Gilead, and UNAIDS are pleased to announce the winners of the inaugural ‘Aspire, Higher’ sexual health innovation competition.... Read more
Report shows promising South African labour market
Labour demand is on the rise, as is job search activity. These are the notable trends in the South African labour market during June, according to the latest CareerJunction Index (CJI) Executive Summary report which was released yesterday. The report, powered by comprehensive data gathered from the Career-Junction website,... Read more
Durban Doctor achieves 2 Gold Medals in Specialist Physician Examinations
UKZN’s Dr Raeesa Bhorat, a senior registrar in the Department of Internal Medicinebased at King Edward VIII hospital, was recently awarded two gold medals for her outstanding achievement in the Fellowship of the College of Physicians (FCP) examinations. High achiever Bhorat took first place in the examination written by... Read more