Programme - PRIS 2026

Day one: 29 October

Time	Itinerary
08h00 – 08h55	REGISTRATION
09h00 – 09h45	OPENING PLENARY College Dean & VC Keynote Speaker – Dr Mteto Nyati
10h00 – 11h20	5 Concurrent Oral Presentations Session 1: Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences Session 2: Chemistry and Physics Session 3: Engineering Session 4: Life Sciences Session 5: Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Sciences
11h20 – 11h40	Tea and Viewing Industry Exhibits
11h40 – 13h00	5 Concurrent Oral Presentations (CONT.) Session 1: Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences Session 2: Chemistry and Physics Session 3: Engineering Session 4: Life Sciences Session 5: Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Sciences
13h00 – 14h00	Lunch
14h00 – 15h20	5 Concurrent Oral Presentations (CONT.) Session 1: Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences Session 2: Chemistry and Physics Session 3: Engineering Session 4: Life Sciences Session 5: Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Sciences
16h30-17h30	GUEST LECTURER: Dr Ntsapokazi Deppa
18h00 – 21h00	Gala Dinner

Day two: 30 October

Time	Itinerary
08h00 – 08h55	Registration
09h00 – 11h30	6 Concurrent Flash Breakaway Sessions Session 1: Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences Session 2: Chemistry and Physics Session 3: Engineering Session 4: Life Sciences Session 5: Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science Session 6: uMngeni-uThukela Water (UUW) and WASH R&D Centre
11h10 – 11h40	Tea and Viewing of Industry Exhibits
11h40 – 13h00	6 Concurrent Flash Breakaway Sessions Session 1: Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences Session 2: Chemistry and Physics Session 3: Engineering Session 4: Life Sciences Session 5: Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science Session 6: uMngeni-uThukela Water (UUW) and WASH R&D Centre
13h00 – 14h00	Lunch
14h30 – 16h00	NETWORKING SESSION: TEA AND COFFEE
16h00 – 17h00	Closing Plenary Prize giving Lucky Draws

HELP DESK QUERIES:

Leena Rajpal: rajpall@ukzn.ac.za
Siphesihle Shezi: shezis4@ukzn.ac.za
Sinenhlanhla Mnculwana : mnculwanas@ukzn.ac.za
Xolisani Jamjam: jamjam@ukzn.ac.za
TEL: 031 031260 7065 / 7878 / 8563 / 874

Conference theme

Energy Sustainability

29 -30 October | 08:00 – 17:00 | Coastlands Musgrave Hotel, Durban

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