UKZN Vice-Chancellor Dr Albert van Jaarsveld has sent his well wishes to all the staff, students and alumni taking part in the 92nd Comrades Marathon this Sunday. On Wednesday evening Van Jaarsveld delivered his message at a Pasta Evening event held in the foyer of MW Makgoba Admin Building at the Westville campus. He thanked… Read More »
Mr Adesegun Quam Popoola. Masters candidate in Agrometeorology in the School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences (SAEES) Mr Adesegun Quam Popoola is one of 10 young professionals in South Africa selected as a recipient of a GreenMatter Fellowship Award. The award, which aims to drive transformation in graduate level skills in biodiversity, is sponsored… Read More »
Mr Vamisa Nzima. Second year Drama and Performance Studies student Mr Vamisa Nzima dedicates his free time to innovative projects in order to improve the lives of those in need, particularly fellow students. One of the projects is an organisation – established in response to the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) the crisis –… Read More »
UKZN’s Black Lawyers Association Student Chapter (BLAsc) members with guest speakers Professor Nomthandazo Ntlama and Mr Sifiso Msomi. “The Journey Towards Transformation at the Bench” was the title of the recent panel discussion hosted by UKZN’s Black Lawyers Association Student Chapter (BLAsc). The panel discussion at the School of Law on the Howard College campus… Read More »
UKZN research team members (from left) Mr Heiko Heilgendorff, Ms Ridhima Nunhokee, Dr Cynthia Chiang, and Mr Liju Philip. (Right) the team assembling the 70MHz antennae. A UKZN research team has returned from a trip to Marion Island in the sub-Antarctic Indian Ocean where they conducted work on Probing Radio Intensity at high-Z from the… Read More »
Students with disabilities along with staff from the UKZN Disability Support Unit pictured with the developer and distributor of the Smartcane. UKZN’s Disability Support Services Unit recently hosted a demonstration of the New SmartCane which offers blind persons the added benefit of using technology to assist in their accessibility and mobility on and off-campus. The… Read More »
Dr Lihle Qulu. Human Physiology Lecturer and Neuroscientist based in UKZN’s School of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Sciences, Dr Lihle Qulu, has been selected as a Southern Hemisphere Region Representative for the Society of Neuroscientists of Africa (SONA). SONA, a non-profit organisation registered in Kenya, functions as the umbrella organisation for regional and national neuroscience… Read More »
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 »
Dr Albert van Jaarsveld with Mr Fanle Sibisi, UKZN staff members and alumni. UKZN alumni based in Pietermaritzburg and surrounding areas enjoyed an opportunity to interact with the Vice-Chancellor and Principal Dr Albert van Jaarsveld at a lunch held at the Protea Hotel in Hilton. The function was organised as a networking and information sharing… Read More »