Category Archives: University of Kwazulu-Natal (UKZN)

University of Kwazulu-Natal Information

UKZN Student Portal

UKZN Student Portal A key goal of UKZN is to create an enabling environment for all students to pursue their studies. This means that the University is committed to working with all students to ensure their personal intellectual development, while at the same time, preparing them for the responsibilities and challenges they will face in… Read More »

University Of Kwazulu Natal Student Portal

University Of Kwazulu Natal Student Portal A key goal of UKZN is to create an enabling environment for all students to pursue their studies. This means that the University is committed to working with all students to ensure their personal intellectual development, while at the same time, preparing them for the responsibilities and challenges they… Read More »

Association Between Sjambok Injuries and Renal Dysfunction Examined in PhD Research

Dr David Skinner. The relationship between injuries caused by being hit with a sjambok and renal dysfunction was examined in a paper by University of KwaZulu-Natal doctoral candidate, Dr David Skinner. The paper titled: “Validating the Utilisation of Venous Bicarbonate as a Predictor of Acute Kidney Injury in Crush Syndrome from Sjambok Injuries”, has been… Read More »

Africa Day 2026

Africa Day presents an opportunity for South Africans to reconnect and recommit themselves in support of all government interventions to develop a better Africa and a better world. Background Africa Day celebrates the day when the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), the precursor to the African Union (AU), was formed in 1963. It acknowledges the… Read More »

Hot off UKZN Press

Published books by UKZN staff members. Bibliophiles can tuck into the latest books by UKZN academics, published by UKZN Press this year. Living Together, Living Apart?, edited by UKZN’s Chris Ballantine, Michael Chapman, Gerhard Maré and the Durban University of Technology’s Kira Erwin, explores social cohesion in South Africa. This book looks at equality/inequality, xenophobia,… Read More »

UKZN Computer Science

UKZN Computer Science Study Computer Science School Brochure Undergraduate: Undergraduate Prospectus Undergraduate Application Form Maths requirements: A full year of Mathematics is required to proceed to level 2 in Computer Science 16 credits of level 2 Mathematics is required to proceed to level 3 of Computer Science. Students doing the double major will require an… Read More »