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
I was at the crossroads on whether or not to embark on a PhD at the age of 60, says Dr Morgen Mabuto. ‘However, I then realised that doing the PhD would enable me not only to rediscover and energise myself, but inspire other aged learners to self-actualise too!’ ... Read more
Former street kid graduates with a Masters of Commerce in Economics Cum Laude
AchieversLatest newsUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal November 6, 2020
As a 14-year-old boy facing the harsh realities of living on the streets of Pietermaritzburg, Masters of Commerce in Economics cum laude graduate Declerk Khwazi Magubane never gave up on his pursuit of education. “In December 2006, I decided to become a street kid due to abuse I was suffering... Read more
Master’s Research on African Traditional Beliefs on Albinism
Latest newsResearchUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal November 5, 2020
Graduate Ms Zandile Ngubane’s Master of Arts in Ethics thesis offered a critical ethical analysis of African traditional beliefs about people living with albinism. Ngubane argued that people living with albinism were socially excluded in some African traditional communities because they were not considered human beings. ‘Albinism seems to... Read more
