The Centre for Civil Society (CCS) within the School of Built Environment and Development Studies recently screened the student-centred documentary film Ready or Not! Black Students’ Experiences of South African Universities. The short film offers a snapshot of structural and personal obstacles students face in university such as finances, institutional racism, feeling unwelcome, language, hunger,
Seminar on Attitudes of Drug Resistant TB Patients Towards Smoking
A seminar on the attitudes, knowledge and beliefs of Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (DR-TB) patients towards smoking was presented by a lecturer in Community Development in the School of Built Environment and Development Studies, Dr Zifikile Phindile Shangase. The seminar took place at the King Dinuzulu Hospital in Durban to provide feedback to stakeholders based on
UKZN hosts Hans Hallen: Collective Architecture in Durban Exhibition
The School of Built Environment and Development Studies hosted the Hans Hallen: Collective Architecture in Durban exhibition at the KZN Institute for Architecture. The work was curated by lecturer Dr Silvia Bodei in collaboration with Mrs Michele Jacobs of UKZN’s Architecture Archives, and masters student Ms Roanne Moodley. The exhibition showcased the work of third
Young Civil Society at the forefront of Contemporary Politics
The Centre for Civil Society (CCS) within the School of Built Environment and Development Studies hosted the Young Civil Society and Contemporary Issues event recently on the Howard College campus. It was organised by Ms Eliza Solis-Maart and facilitated by Ms Lerato Malope and Mr Nduduzo Majozi who are all based at CCS on research
CCS Seminar tackles service delivery in SA
The Centre for Civil Society (CCS) in the School of Built Environment and Development Studies and the African Ombudsman Research Centre (AORC) …
Mellon Foundation Awards Over Nine Million Rand (U$657,000) in Grants to College of Humanities
The University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) has been awarded a total of approximately R9.3 Million Rand (US$657 000) in grants by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for two Projects in the College of Humanities. The first institutional project, in the category of International Higher Education and Strategic Projects (IHESP) entitled Humanizing Space: Towards an African Spatial
Humanities Academics present research at 2018 World Social Science Forum
Academics from the School of Built Environment and Development Studies Dr Claudia Loggia and Mr Viloshin Govender recently presented a poster and a paper titled Co-producing spatial maps for risk management and disaster response in informal settlements in South Africa, at the World Social Science Forum held in Fukuoka, Japan. The International Forum promoted multidisciplinary discussions
Careers expo for Built Environment & Development Studies students
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Community Scholar Workshop on Activism and Technology
The Centre for Civil Society (CCS) within the School of Built Environment and Development Studies hosted a Community Scholar Workshop on the Howard College campus on Activism and Technology. Organised by community scholars at CCS, the event zoomed in on various technologies that civil society organisations and activists could apply in their campaigns and advocacy
UKZN Architecture Students Win at PG Bison Competition
Navan Padayachee Fathima Bibi Mula Oudish Appadoo Three third-year Architecture students, Ms Fathima Bibi Mula, Mr Navan Padayachee and Mr Oudish Appadoo, dominated in the PG Bison 1.618 Education Initiative in which students across the country were tasked with devising a plan to redevelop the historic Johannesburg Gas Works building. The students formed part of