Each year on 4 February, World Cancer Day empowers all of us across the world to show support, raise our collective voice, take personal action and press our governments to do more. World Cancer Day is the only day on the global health calendar where we can all unite and rally under the one banner […]
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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
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
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 […]
UNIZULU Law Clinic Imparts Legal Knowledge to Mandlakala Community
University of Zululand (UNIZULU) Law Clinic in collaboration with the Stellenbosch University (SU) Law Clinic, recently hosted a programme which was geared towards raising awareness about constitutional rights. This initiative was part of a national constitutional rights training pilot started by the SU Law Clinic. The project entails providing basic constitutional rights training to rural […]
Loyal Staff Honoured During Awards Ceremony
The University of Zululand (UNIZULU) once again paid homage to staff members who have served the institution for several years at the annual Long Service Awards. The event was held on Thursday, 2 December 2021 at the iconic King Bhekuzulu Hall. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the 2020 ceremony was postponed. This year’s event was […]
Scholar Discusses Impact of Hypoxia-inducible Factors
The Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology at the University of Zululand (UNIZULU) hosted a virtual talk on Monday, 29 November 2021, which focused on how transcriptional dysregulation of hypoxia-inductible factors leads to cardio-respiratory diseases. The talk was delivered by Professor Vaddi Damodara Reddy from REVA University in India. In a nutshell, it was about how […]
World AIDS Day 2021
World AIDS Day is commemorated each year on the 1st of December and is an opportunity for every community to unite in the fight against HIV, show support for people living with HIV and remember those who have died. HIV and AIDS in South Africa South Africa has been relentless in its mission to turn […]
OPINION PIECE : 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence: Novel approaches for Higher Education
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented disruptions to academic, socio-politico and economic life of South Africa —increasing poverty and food insecurity as well as obliterating gains in employment, accrued over the last decade. Most notably, the COVID-19 pandemic has put into sharp focus the endemic scrouge of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in South African society. Rates […]
UNIZULU Honouring Excellence in Teaching & Learning
After what has been yet another challenging year, the University of Zululand (UNIZULU) is thrilled to once again reward some of its academics who have displayed excellence in the teaching and learning space throughout the year. The staff members will be honoured during the Vice-Chancellor’s Excellence in Teaching and Learning Awards this evening at Umfolozi […]