University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) academic and the South African Research Chair in Antibiotic Resistance, Professor Sabiha Essack, is calling on healthcare providers to exercise prudence if/when prescribing antibiotics to Covid-19 patients. Essack, together with collaborating scientists in the international AntiMicrobial Resistance (AMR) Insights ambassador network, Dr Ariel Blocker and... Read more
The University of Kwa-Zulu Natal (UKZN) Master of Arts student Ms Kayleigh Gemmell is set to have her animated film The Next Few Months premiere at the first virtual Annecy International Animation Film Festival. Her film is one of four to be selected from South Africa. Annecy is a competition between cartoon films... Read more
Excessive Screen Gazing May Cause Digital Eye Strain
KwaZulu-NatalLatest newsUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal May 5, 2020
Too much time staring at a screen during lockdown can cause digital eye strain previously known as computer vision syndrome, says UKZN lecturer in the Discipline of Optometry, Dr Alvin Munsamy. ‘If you consider that a computer is not the only electronic device we use today then digital eye... Read more
Arts student premiers her animated film at the first virtual Annecy International Film Festival
AchieversKwaZulu-NatalLatest newsUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal April 29, 2020
The University of Kwa-Zulu Natal`s (UKZN`s) Master of Arts student Ms Kayleigh Gemmell is set to have her animated film The Next Few Months premiere at the first virtual Annecy International Animation Film Festival. Her film is one of four to be selected from South Africa. Annecy is a... Read more
UKZN Researchers Review Evidence for Quantum Effects in the Brain
KwaZulu-NatalLatest newsResearchUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal April 22, 2020
A review undertaken by researchers at UKZN’s Centre for Quantum Technology, published in the AVS Quantum Science journal as an editor’s pick, examines evidence for the role of quantum effects in neural processes in the brain, saying that this knowledge could be useful in determining how we think about... Read more
S’sekelo Zungu – an Inspiration for Others!
AchieversKwaZulu-NatalLatest newsUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal April 17, 2020
Education student Mr S’sekelo Zungu has been selected as one of UKZN’s Top 40 Inspiring Students for his dedication and passion in the areas of community engagement, leadership and academic excellence. ‘I strive to be a leader of progressive movements so I can help better communities which is possible... Read more
Migration Linked to Mortality Rate in study
KwaZulu-NatalLatest newsResearchUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal April 6, 2020
A collaborative study, recently published in the prestigious journal Plos Medicine and conducted amongst scientists from UKZN/Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI), the United States and the United Kingdom has linked migration to a high rate of mortality amongst HIV positive women, up to a year after giving birth. The findings of... Read more
Blended learning study scoops research award
KwaZulu-NatalResearchUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal December 28, 2019
Undergraduate students at the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s School of Health Sciences (SHS) presented their winning discipline-specific research projects at the School’s annual Research Day. Academic leader of Research in the SHS, Professor Pragashnie Govender, encouraged the students to adopt a science communication approach and ensure that the findings of... Read more
Professor Shahidul Islam of the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s (UKZN) School of Life Sciences, together with postgraduate students Ms Rebecca Reddy and Dr Ochuko Erukainure of the Federal Institute of Industrial Research Oshodi (FIIRO) in Nigeria, have collaborated on research revealing that the consumption of raffia palm wine could guard... Read more
Royal Geographic Society honours top UKZN scientist
AchieversKwaZulu-NatalUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal July 30, 2019
University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) Research Professor and Senior Faculty member of the Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI), Frank Tanser, has been awarded a prestigious Royal Geographical Society Back Award for conducting seminal research that has shaped national health policies in developing countries. The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute... Read more
