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30 November

Esteemed Artists Collaborate with Architecture Students

Architecture students at UKZN’s School of Built Environment and Development Studies were recently given a platform to showcase their talents. Over a four-week period, the group of first-year students collaborated with well-known Durban artists. The purpose of this partnership was to design …

28 November

Varsity Sports 7’s Tournament

The prestigious Varsity Sports 7’s Tournament is taking place from 1 to 3 December at Kings Park Rugby Stadium Outer Fields. Ten universities, including our very own UKZN Impi 7’s team, will be competing in these championships over the 3 day period. …

28 November

SHEFS International Project Launched at Partner Workshop

A team from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) recently hosted a launch workshop for the Sustainable and Healthy Food Systems(SHEFS) programme, a new interdisciplinary research partnership being driven by nine international partners. The Wellcome Trust’s Our Planet, …

27 November

African Music and Dance Students Present Tihosi Tavakhali Concert

UKZN’s African Music and Dance (AMD) students in the School of Arts recently hosted their highly anticipated year-end lunch hour concert at the Howard College Theatre. The two-part concert featured original isicathamiya compositions by the first-year AMD 1B class. The second part was the …

27 November

UKZN hosts 2nd SARAECE KZN Regional Conference

UKZN’s Discipline of Early Childhood Education within the School of Education recently hosted the 2nd South African Research Association for Early Childhood Education (SARAECE) KZN Regional Conference. The purpose of this conference, held at the Edgewood campus, was to share insights on how Early …

24 November

Students Develop English Study Guides

Buoyed by the need to see an improvement in the matric pass rate, two UKZN students have developed an English study guide to help high school pupils in rural areas. The guide is a great resource to those pupils looking …

24 November

UKZN’s Specialist Physician Scoops a Global Excellence Award

UKZN’s Specialist Physician and PhD graduate, Dr Somasundran Pillay, has recently been  awarded the International Hospital Federation Global Excellence Award in Leadership and  Healthcare at the 41st World Hospital Congress held in Taipei, Taiwan.  This was in recognition of his …