School of Chemistry & Physics

‘An expert in anything was once a beginner.’ These words by American actress Helen Hayes were inspirational for Ms Nombuso Majola who graduated with a Master

Ms Nomzamo Msomi always wanted to be a student and earn a degree from UKZN, even during her years as a learner at Silver Heights

‘Hard work is always rewarded and doesn’t go unnoticed,’ says cum laude Chemistry Honours graduate, Mr Shabaaz Abdullah. Abdullah’s father, Ebrahim, instilled that ‘core life principle’ in

UKZN’s College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science (CAES) once again made a significant contribution to South Africa’s much-needed brain pool of highly-qualified science, technology and

Dr Sanjeev Dhawan graduated with a PhD in Chemistry focusing on developing novel anti-cancer and anti-microbial agents. During his research, Dhawan successfully designed potent anti-breast

Dr Adele Cheddie was just nine years old when she conducted her first science experiment to impress her friends. She also took part in various

Nigerian graduate, Dr Jeremiah Ayodele Ogunniyi, has been awarded a PhD in Physics from UKZN for his study on the relationship between ozone and solar

With a National Diploma and BTech degree in Electrical Engineering from the Durban University of Technology already in the bag, Ms Tankiso Moso has now

Lead student on the PRIZM radio telescope project Dr Liju Philip – who specialises in radio astronomy – graduated with a PhD in Physics from UKZN’s School of