UKZN Students Smash African Hybrid Rocket Altitude Record
Latest newsUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal March 12, 2021
UKZN’S much-anticipated Phoenix hybrid rocket test flight at the world-class Denel Overberg Test Range in the Western Cape has been a resounding success. The successful flight took place on 8 March when a gap in the weather provided suitable launch conditions. The Phoenix-1B Mk IIr vehicle soared to a... Read more
Matric Upgrade Centres NOT affiliated to UKZN
KwaZulu-NatalLatest newsUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal February 23, 2021
The University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) is in no way affiliated to any of the large number of ‘Matric Upgrade Centres’ that tend to surface every year at the time of the release of the National Senior Certificate matric results. On their various social media platforms, these Centres seek to... Read more
Jazz Lecturer Launches Fifth Album
arts and cultureKwaZulu-NatalLatest newsUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal February 11, 2021
UKZN Jazz lecturer Mr Sibusiso Mashiloane has released his fifth album titled iHubo Labomdabu, a solo piano set featuring music composed during the lockdown period. ‘This album is informed by an imagination of my personal life experiences, political climate and imposed lifestyle,’ said Mashiloane. ‘The music tells of social... Read more
Humanities Academic Awarded Prestigious VC Research Award
AchieversKwaZulu-NatalLatest newsResearchUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal February 10, 2021
Professor Hangwelani Magidimisha-Chipungu of the School of Built Environment and Development Studies has been awarded the prestigious UKZN Vice-Chancellor’s Research Award in recognition of her outstanding achievements and the international reputation she has earned in her discipline. ‘I am very excited about the award. I would not have made... Read more
UKZN suspends 2021 reopening
KwaZulu-NatalUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal December 31, 2020
The University of KwaZulu-Natal has postponed the reopening of its campuses on 4 January 2021. The district municipalities where our campuses are located has been declared COVID-19 hotspots and hence our campuses will remain closed for all on-campus activities (excluding essential services) until 18 January 2021. It is hoped... Read more
UKZN to host Postgraduate Research and Innovation Symposium (PRIS)
KwaZulu-NatalLatest newsResearchUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal December 11, 2020
The University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) will showcase top student research projects at the annual College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science (CAES) Postgraduate Research and Innovation Symposium (PRIS) on 10 & 11 December 2020. Professor Salim Abdool-Karim, Director of the Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa... Read more
It was a double celebration for lecturer at the Durban University of Technology Dr Prinavin Govender who graduated with a PhD in Education from UKZN…and celebrated his birthday the next day! ‘I couldn’t have got a better present,’ said Govender. Being in the Information Technology (IT) field for more... Read more
Launch of State-of-the-Art Teaching Technology for Anatomy
Latest newsResearchUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal November 11, 2020
The University of (UKZN) invites media to attend the launch of a state-of-the-art Anatomage Table – to be used for teaching anatomy in the School of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Sciences (LMMS). The R1.87 million Table is the most technologically advanced 3D anatomy visualisation and virtual dissection system for... Read more
University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) graduate, Sansha Kohidh has earned a Master’s degree in Dietetics for her research on the vegan diet in South Africa – dieters’ motives for making the lifestyle choice, challenges they face and nutritional quality. Kohidh who studied on the UKZN Pietermaritzburg campus, says a vegan... Read more
South African Study Recommends Changing WHO Regulations on PMTCT
Latest newsResearchUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal November 11, 2020
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) guidelines on the Prevention from Mother to Child (PMTCT) programme recommends that all HIV exposed uninfected infants (HEU’s) born to HIV positive mothers receive cotrimoxazole (CTX) prophylaxis, commencing at 4–6 weeks of age and continued until HIV infection can be excluded. A recent study... Read more
