We contribute the highest research output at UKZN, solving real-world challenges through rigorous scientific inquiry.
Knowledge leaders are essential in the rapidly-changing and information-rich world of today. UKZN prides itself as being a research-led institution and for the past three years has been rated Number 1 in South Africa in terms of research output.
Research underpins the College, which boasts the highest research output of the entire university. Our research division is overseen by our Dean of Research and five Academic Leaders.
Professor Goswami is a professor in Mathematics, the Dean of Research in the College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science and the Director of Astrophysics Research Centre. He received his BSc Honours and MSc degrees in Physics from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT – Kharagpur), and his PhD in Gravitational Physics from the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR-Mumbai). This was followed by postdoctoral training from the University of Alberta, Canada, and the University of Cape Town from 2006 to 2012.
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033 260 5235 | hillt@ukzn.ac.za
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031 260 7323 | OlatunjiO@ukzn.ac.za
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033 260 5527 | kanag@ukzn.ac.za
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033 260 5614 | mwambih@ukzn.ac.za
A-rated researchers are unequivocally recognised by their peers as leading international scholars in their respective fields, for the high quality and impact of recent research outputs. Acquiring an NRF rating generates considerable acknowledgement and respect for the individual researchers as well as their institutions.
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031 260 3097 | albericio@ukzn.ac.za
The South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChI) was established in 2006 by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and the National Research Foundation (NRF).
It is designed to attract and retain excellence in research and innovation at South African public universities through the establishment of Research Chairs at public universities in South Africa with a long-term investment trajectory of up to fifteen years. There are the SARChI research chairs in our College.
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031 260 3383 | StarkA@ukzn.ac.za
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033 260 5126 | downs@ukzn.ac.za
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033 260 6247 | mafongoya@ukzn.ac.za
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033 260 5779 | Mutangao@ukzn.ac.za
Knowledge leaders are essential in the rapidly-changing and information-rich world of today. Research underpins the College, which boasts the highest research output of the entire university.
We have a number of world-class researchers who are experts in their field and are among UKZN’s top published researchers.
We celebrated our PhD graduates in a series of virtual ceremonies. The College boasts a total of 92 doctoral candidates, 44 at the Pietermaritzburg campus and 48 at our Howard College and Westville campuses, with 29 coming from Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Science; 22 from Life Sciences; 15 from Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science; 12 from Chemistry and Physics; and 14 from Engineering.
The College hosts the annual Postgraduate Research and Innovation Symposium (PRIS), to provide a challenging and competitive environment for postgraduate students to present their scholarly work, via posters and presentations, to an academic audience, while at the same time disseminating knowledge. The event is seen as a highlight of the academic calendar and draws more than 800 attendees.
Research Space is an institutional repository of the University’s publications. It was developed to increase the visibility, availability and impact of its research output. Take a look at publications from our five schools.
