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College of Health Sciences Research Office

Professor Anil Chuturgoon

Professor Anil Chuturgoon

Dean of Research

We are recognised nationally and internationally for our cutting-edge research. The College has four schools strategically located across three of UKZN’s five campuses: Medical School (Umbilo), Howard College (Durban) and Westville (Durban). UKZN is a research-led institution and the College of Health Sciences is a major contributor to our high research output. We have world renowned research centres (CAPRISA and AHRI) in our College.

Professor Chuturgoon completed his BSc, BSc (Hons) and MSc degrees at the University of Natal in Toxicology. He thereafter obtained his doctoral degree in toxicology and epigenetics from UKZN. He is a member several scientific associations including SASBMB (South African Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology), SAACB (South African Association of Clinical Biochemists) and SOT (America Society of Toxicology). He is on several editorial boards, including Nature (Scientific Reports).

He is a recipient of the Distinguished Teacher Award for excellence in teaching. He is an NRF rated scientist and was placed in the top 30 UKZN researchers (2016, 2017, and 2018).  He has successfully supervised and mentored over 60 Masters, 27 doctoral and 12 postdoctoral fellows to date.  He has over 120-ISI refereed publications, edited a book on nanomedicine, 12 chapters in books and over 250 conference proceedings. He is passionate about research and shaping young minds to think critically and steer them away from traditional robotic/dinosaur learning.  His wish is to create entrepreneurs or job creators rather than job seekers.

DOCTORAL and MASTERS RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP for NEW REGISTRATIONS: 2025

University of KwaZulu-Natal College of Health Sciences

DOCTORAL and MASTERS RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP for NEW REGISTRATIONS: 2025

CONDITIONS OF AWARD:

  1. Doctoral and Masters Research Scholarships are available in order to encourage research efforts within the College of Health Sciences.
  2. The value of the scholarships is R120 000 (SA citizens) and R 60 000 (Non-SA citizens) for PhD; and R60 000 for Masters (funding is for one year only).
  3. The scholarships are for full-time Doctoral and Masters students who are in their first year/year 1 of studies.
  4. For Doctoral candidates, the tenure of the scholarships shall be for one year, renewable for a further two years, subject to good/excellent progress; submitting a progress report. Automatic renewal is not guaranteed.
  5. Only application forms completed in full by all parties will be considered by the College Scholarships Awards

Committee. Applications must be lodged using the CHS online application website: https://scholarship.ukzn.ac.za/ by the closing date of 07 March 2025. The website is compatible with Chrome.

  1. As a minimum, applicants are at least expected to have their research proposals accepted by the relevant School Higher Degrees committees (HDMS). Contact your respective schools regarding HDMS related issues.
  2. Applicants who are about to submit their masters and doctoral theses for examination are not considered for this research scholarship.
  3. Those who already have other scholarships/funding do not qualify for this award.
  4. UKZN generously offers a fee remission for completion of a full-time Master’s degree in one year and a full-time doctoral degree in 3 years.

Incomplete applications will not be considered and no appeals will be considered.

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