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UNIZULU Launches MANDELA with Partners

UNIZULU Launches MANDELA with Partners

The University of Zululand (UNIZULU) in collaboration with the universities of Western Cape (UWC) and York recently launched the Modern African Nuclear Detector Laboratory (MANDELA) in a hybrid form. MANDELA, an acronym created by students, contains equipment funded by the The Science & Technology Facilities Council (STFC)  Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF ) project called […]

FACULTY OF ARTS HOSTED A HEARTFELT RETIREES FAREWELL

FACULTY OF ARTS HOSTED A HEARTFELT RETIREES FAREWELL

The University of Zululand, Faculty of Arts hosted a Retirees Farewell lunch on Friday, 18 March as a gesture of appreciation to staff members who have been loyal and who served the University with distinction until retirement. The proceedings were vivaciously steered by Professor Shokane from the Faculty of Arts Deanery. The Dean Faculty of […]

EXPERT OPINION: ReImagine! RePurpose!and ReDiscover!

EXPERT OPINION: ReImagine! RePurpose!and ReDiscover!

South African Library Week:14-18 March 2022 Library and Information Association (LIASA) is celebrating South African Library Week (SALW) for the 20th time in 2022, with the theme ReImagine! RePurpose! ReDiscover! LIASA through its diverse membership is driving the process to make SA Library Week a celebration of our country’s intellectual and literacy heritage.   Libraries across […]

SEXUAL REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AWARENESS CAMPAIGN A SUCCESS AT UNIZULU

SEXUAL REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AWARENESS CAMPAIGN A SUCCESS AT UNIZULU

The Deputy Minister of Health; Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo, MEC of KwaZulu-Natal Health; Ms Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu on (Tuesday, 22 February), visited University of Zululand as part of countrywide Sexual Reproductive Health awareness month activities. This is part of road show campaign to assess provision and access of health services in higher learning institutions. Moreover, to consult […]

Mastering Your Academics: FTENs Share Their Strategies

Mastering Your Academics: FTENs Share Their Strategies

“If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail.” These words by Benjamin Franklin, as old as they are, remain relevant to date, even more so for the average tertiary student. On the one hand, there is attending lectures while on the other, there is ensuring that you maximise personal study time- not to […]

James Webb Space Telescope to reveal more about our universe

James Webb Space Telescope to reveal more about our universe

Colleagues, The most complicated infrared space telescope known as James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has just reached the observing point 1.5 million km away from the Earth. This observing position known as the Lagrange point 2 (L2) is the point in space where the gravitational pull of two large masses (Earth and Sun) equals the […]

Erasmus+ SUCSESS Project Prepares for Training 3

Erasmus+ SUCSESS Project Prepares for Training 3

The Erasmus+ SUCSESS project team at the University of Zululand (UNIZULU) is gearing up for its third training which is scheduled to take place at the University of Johannesburg from 1 to 4 February 2022. Themed University Education from the Perspective of the Students, the training will focus on topics such as competence assessment, new […]

Botany Student Recognised for Excellent Oral Presentation

Botany Student Recognised for Excellent Oral Presentation

The University of Zululand (UNIZULU) is celebrating with Xolisile Sibiya, a master’s Botany student, who scooped second position for an oral presentation in the Agricultural Research Council ARC-Tropical and Subtropical Crops (ARC-TSC) Research Open Day. ARC is a premier science institution that conducts research with partners, develops human capital and fosters innovation in support of […]