Professor Rob Slotow has been appointed at the University of Kwazulu-Natal since 1996, and has been a Full Professor since 2007. Since 2014, he has been an Honorary Full Professor in the Department of Genetics, Evolution and
University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Professor Albert Thembinkosi Modi
Co-Investigator
Albert Thembinkosi Modi is the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. He is also Professor of Crop Science. His primary goal is...
Sindiso Chamane
University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Sindiso Chamane has been a lecturer and researcher in Grassland and Rangeland Ecology in the School of Life Sciences at the University of KwaZulu-Natal since 2012. Her research interests include...
Nolwazi Hlongwane
University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
A PhD student in Ecological Sciences at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Nolwazi Hlongwane’s research topic is ‘Diversity of edible insects and their related indigenous knowledge by human in Limpopo and KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa’.
Manqhai Kraai
University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
A lecturer in the School of Life Sciences at the Pietermaritzburg campus of University of KwaZulu-Natal, Manqhai Kraai teaches Vertebrate Biology, Animal Behaviour and Rangeland Ecology, and is interested in plant-animal interactions...
Zinhle Nokubonga Lembede
University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Zinhle Nokubonga Lembede is studying for a Master’s at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. She completed a BSc in Botany and Zoology at the University of Zululand, Empangeni, South Africa, where she was awarded the top...
Elizabeth Lutge
University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Elizabeth Lutge is a public health specialist (FCPHM 2005) and currently manages the Epidemiology, Health Research and Knowledge Management Units at the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health...
Tafadzwa Mabhaudhi
University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Tafadzwa Mabhaudhi is an Honorary Research Fellow based at the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences. He holds a BSc Honours in Crop Science from the University of Zimbabwe, and...
Dr Anathi Magadlela
University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Anathi Magadlela is a plant molecular biologist, lecturer and academic researcher at the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s School of Life Sciences. He has a BSc in Biological Sciences from Walter Sisulu University of Science, and...
Anna Meyer-Weitz
University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Anna Meyer-Weitz is a Professor in the School of Psychology at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. She has a PhD in Health Promotion from the University of Maastricht in the Netherlands and a Master’s in Industrial Psychology from UKZN...
Cresswell Mseleku
University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Cresswell Mseleku’s research looks at the proximate and nutritional composition of village meat and offal with the aim of establishing the potential of meat-offal synergy in sustainable food and nutrition security for...
Caswell Munyai
University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Caswell Munyai is a lecturer in the School of Life Sciences at the University of KwaZulu-Natal since 2015 and is currently supervising Master’s and PhD students...
Professor Onisimo Mutanga
University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Onisimo Mutanga is a Professor and DST/NRF Chair on land use planning and management. He completed his PhD on hyperspectral remote sensing of tropical grass quality and quantity at Wageningen University-ITC (Netherlands) in 2004...
Kirsty Naicker
University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Kirsty Naicker joined the SHEF’s team as a Master’s intern in 2018. She is based at the environmental science department at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, working under the supervision of Dr Suveshnee Munien and...
Mendy Ndlovu
University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Mendy Ndlovu has just completed a Master’s in Agrometeorology, focusing on drought and extreme air temperature events in KwaZulu-Natal, and is about to commence work on a PhD.
Dr Sean O’Donoghue
University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Sean O’Donoghue has a doctorate in marine pelagic ecology from the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN). He joined eThekwini Municipality, or Durban, in 2011, where he manages the Climate Change Adaptation Branch...
Ndabankulu Khululwa Pheliwe
University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Following a BSc in Agriculture at the University of Fort Hare (majoring in Livestock and Pasture and with a final-year project on forage sorghum), Ndabankulu Khululwa Pheliwe joined the Sustainable and Health Food Systems programme...
Sheetal Soni
University of KwaZulu-Natal
Sheetal Soni is a Deputy Academic Leader at the School of Law of the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), where she also lectures in the field of bioethics, international law and intellectual property law...
Rashieda Davids
University of KwaZulu-Natal
Rashieda Davids is the UKZN SHEFS Programme Manager and Researcher in the disciplines of environment, ecosystem services, transdisciplinarity and adaptive organisational learning...