UKZN first University in Africa to receive honorary ISOCARP Bronze Membership
Latest newsUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal September 10, 2021
The School of Built Environment and Development Studies within the College of Humanities has been awarded honorary Bronze Membership by the International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP). UKZN is the first university in Africa to receive this since the establishment of ISOCARP 57 years ago. This Bronze... Read more
HIRAX Correlator to Enable New Cosmological Discoveries
Latest newsResearchUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal September 7, 2021
The development of the Hydrogen Intensity Real-time Analysis eXperiment (HIRAX) Correlator, a new component to the HIRAX radio interferometer is set to bring cosmologists one step closer to conducting ground-breaking science experiments in the field of dark energy and Fast Radio Bursts (FRB’s). The HIRAX radio interferometer of closely... Read more
Doctoral Study Finds High Fat Diet Can Have Severe Consequences
Latest newsResearchUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal July 21, 2021
Prolonged consumption of diets rich in high fat can have severe metabolic and reproductive health consequences for consumers and their ‘diet unexposed’ children. This was the finding of Nigerian-born Dr Adeyemi Esther who was awarded a PhD in Health Sciences (Physiology) from UKZN. Her study investigated the impact of... Read more
Development of African Languages in Higher Education
KwaZulu-NatalLatest newsUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal July 16, 2021
The University of KwaZulu-Natal is proud to announce the establishment of the ‘Boosting the use of African Languages in Higher Education: A Qualified Organised Nationwide Development Strategy for South Africa’ (BAQONDE) project. The University has undertaken this endeavour in collaboration with universities in South Africa and Europe and is... Read more
“Blesser-Blessee” Relationships Explored in Master’s Research
Latest newsResearchUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal June 4, 2021
Understanding ‘blesser-blessee’ relationships through the perspectives and experiences of students was the subject of a study by Ms Nomazulu Singata who graduated with a Master of Arts degree from the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN). ‘Blesser-blessee’ relationships is a social phenomenon which sees wealthy men and poorer women linked for material gain. Singata... Read more
African Elephant Management in Research Spotlight
Latest newsResearchUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal June 3, 2021
Having done her masters at UKZN – supervised by Professor Rob Slotow – on the costs and consequences of immunocontraception implementation in elephants, it was only natural that Dr Audrey Delsink continued with doctoral research at the same institution and with the same supervisor. Now she has a PhD... Read more
Ms Theshaya Naidoo scored 16 distinctions during her Bachelor of Social Sciences degree studies which she achieved with a cum laude pass. She graduated on, 27 May 2021. Naidoo said she was proud to be following in the footsteps of her late aunt who had attended UKZN and her... Read more
First Class Bachelor of Physiotherapy Awarded Posthumously
AchieversLatest newsUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal June 1, 2021
University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) graduate, Charlotte Dube who was tragically killed in a violent taxi incident in April this year receives a Bachelor of Physiotherapy degree posthumously from the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) today, 26 May 2021. Staff from the Discipline of Physiotherapy paid an emotional tribute to Dube... Read more
The Future Looks Bright for Young Mr Bright!
AchieversLatest newsUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal May 31, 2021
Growing up roaming the hallowed halls of Mechanical Engineering at UKZN where his father was employed as an academic and being constantly surrounded by his dad’s robots and rockets, master’s graduate Tyrone Bright’s curiosity for how things work began at a young age. Bright’s father Professor Glen Bright is... Read more
UKZN Autumn Grad by Numbers
AchieversKwaZulu-NatalLatest newsUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal May 26, 2021
Of the 10 313 graduands being awarded degrees and diplomas during the 2021 UKZN Autumn virtual Graduation ceremonies, 382 will graduate cum laude and 149 summa cum laude – with women making up 68% of the top achievers! The virtual Graduation ceremonies – all starting at 11h00 – will be broadcast by the University... Read more
