Annual Report - University of Namibia

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FACULTY OF SCIENCEDean: Prof Enos KiremireFACULTY OF SCIENCECognizant of the importancethat science plays in thedevelopment of any nation,the Faculty of Scienceat UNAM is committed to producinggraduates who are not only highlyqualifi ed, but who also contribute to ahighly competent scientifi c human powercapable of attaining the self reliance andeconomic development which Namibiahas set for itself by the year 2030.The Faculty of Science remained home tomany students as it continued to providecross teaching to students from facultiessuch as Education, Health Sciences,Agriculture and Natural Resources, andEngineering and Information Technologyas well as students studying through theCentre for External Studies.The Faculty continued to intensify itscollaboration with many universities andinstitutions world-wide. These include theUniversity of Florida, Rhodes University,University of Pretoria, Case Western ReserveUniversity, Eduardo Mondlane University inMozambique, University of Prince EdwardIsland, University of Hamburg, FreibergUniversity, the University of Cape Town, theUniversity of California in San Francisco,the University of Nairobi, and the AtomicEnergy Agency, among others.Academic ActivitiesThe main academic activities during theperiod under review were centred onteaching of undergraduate programmes.Nevertheless, post-graduate programmeswhich involve both course work andresearch were conducted in theDepartments of Biological Sciences,Chemistry, Biochemistry and ComputerScience. Some post-graduate trainingby research work only was done in thedepartments of Physics and Geology.The Founding Father of the Nation and theChancellor of the University of Namibia, HisExcellency, Dr. Sam Nujoma, graduatedwith a Masters Degree in Geology. Thesame department also introduced a newsingle major programme as well as sevennew courses.The department of Computer Sciencecontinued to offer two remarkableprogrammes namely, eLearning andCISCO. The Statistics Department designeda Diploma in Applied Statistics which willhave its fi rst intake in 2010. The departmentof Physics continued to participate in theHigh Energy Stereoscopic System (HESS)project. HESS is located in the GamsbergMountains of Namibia and is one of themost important astronomical observatoryAnnual Report 2009 -42-
centres in the Southern Hemisphere.However, there is a need to have afew Namibian post-graduate studentsparticipate in the HESS project under itssponsorship.The improved and revised curriculum withits concomitant introduction of more newcourses coupled with the ever increasingstudent numbers put immense pressureon the facilities and human resourcesneeded by the Faculty.Research and PublicationsThe Faculty recorded a total number of33 articles published in journals in 2009.The majority of the articles were in thePhysics Department (12) and ten werein the biological sciences. Geology,Mathematics and Statistics each publishedtwo articles each while staff membersin the Chemistry and BiochemistryDepartment published fi ve articles.The Faculty published thirty-three (33)articles published in journals in 2009. Thefollowing are the published articles bydepartment: Biological sciences (10);Chemistry and Biochemistry (5); Geology(2); Mathematics (2); Physics (12); andStatistics (2).The following are some of the publishedpapers from the Faculty:Jones, P., Salewski, V., Vickery, J. andMapaure, I. (in press). Habitat use anddensities of co-existing migrant WillowWarblers Phylloscopus trochilus andresident eremomelas Eremomela spp inZimbabwe. Accepted for publication inBird Study/Ringing & Migration.Mapaure, I., Campbell, B.M. and Gambiza,J. (2009). Evaluation of the effectivenessof an early peripheral burning strategyin controlling wild fi res in north-westernZimbabwe. African Journal of Ecology47:518-527.Chimwamurombe, P.M., Mapaure, I.and Hausiku, M.S. (2009). DNA-basedfungal identifi cation: First report of doubleinfection of Alternaria tenuissima andAmpelomyces species on malformedpods of Acacia karoo in Namibia. AsianJournal of Microbiology, Biotechnologyand Environmental Sciences 11(3): 665-669.Mapaure I. (2009). Editorial NamibiaDevelopment Journal 2(1).Nepolo E, Takundwa M, ChimwamurombePM, Cullis CA and Kunert K. 2009. A reviewof geographical distribution of Maramabean [Tylosema esculentum (Burchell)Schreiber] and genetic diversity in theNamibian germplasm. African Journal ofBiotechnology Vol. 8 (10), pp. 2088-2093.Hedimbi M, Kaaya GP andChimwamurombe PM. 2009. Infectionsand mortalities induced by Metarhiziumanisopliae in various developmentalstages of the red-legged tick Rhipicephalusevertsi evertsi using 2 formulations. SouthAfrican Journal of Veterinary Association80(2): 129.Bolin, Jay F., Erika Maass, and Lytton J.Annual Report 2009 -43-
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Table of ContentsEdited by:Prof. La
Page 10 and 11: Dr Sam S. NujomaFounding President
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Page 14 and 15: Professor Filemon AmaamboChief Spec
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Page 18 and 19: Annual Report 2009 OverviewThe 2009
Page 20 and 21: Professor Lazarus HangulaPREAMBLETh
Page 22 and 23: 1Table 1: Faculties and Centres Aca
Page 24 and 25: The University now has a ResearchCo
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Page 28 and 29: Overview of Key ActivitiesSTUDENT E
Page 30 and 31: FACULTY QUALIFICATION FACULTYTOTALS
Page 32 and 33: 5Table 5: CES EnrolmentUNAM REGIONA
Page 34 and 35: 7Table 7: Graduation Figures per Fa
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Page 38 and 39: Activities of Faculties & CampusesF
Page 40 and 41: 2, 4-D and metalachlor. Journal of
Page 42 and 43: curriculum review exercise for post
Page 44 and 45: FACULTY OF EDUCATIONDean: Prof Reha
Page 46 and 47: members, all of them with PhDs. The
Page 48 and 49: staff were fully funded by the Gove
Page 50: FACULY OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCI
Page 53 and 54: offi cers working in the fi eld of
Page 55 and 56: FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCESSCHOOL OF
Page 57: Ecology and Development accepted fo
Page 61 and 62: UNAM OSHAKATI CAMPUSDirector: Ms Pa
Page 63 and 64: participated in the National Immuni
Page 65 and 66: Activities of Academic Centres
Page 67 and 68: esources. The information resources
Page 69 and 70: services were supported by regional
Page 71 and 72: Advanced English for Academic Purpo
Page 73 and 74: than four research groups were crea
Page 75 and 76: out along the coast north of Hentie
Page 77 and 78: 5 & 10 ‰ saline water hydroponics
Page 79 and 80: Activities of other Units
Page 81 and 82: was reviewed by the Steering Commit
Page 83 and 84: TEACHING AND LEARNING IMPROVEMENT U
Page 85 and 86: RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS OFFICEMan
Page 87 and 88: ZERIProject Coordinator: Dr Percy C
Page 89 and 90: strains of oysters mainly Pleurotus
Page 91 and 92: HUMAN RIGHTS AND DOCUMENTATION CENT
Page 93 and 94: Financial Matters
Page 95 and 96: Personnel and related costs amounte
Page 97 and 98: Senior Office Bearers
Page 99 and 100: Contact Details
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