I warmly welcome you to the website of the School of Natural and Applied Sciences. On our website, you will find information about the school, its academic programmes, research activities, and consultancy services.
Natural and Applied Sciences is one of the most important schools in the university, as it is the gateway to all science-based programmes at the University of Zambia. All students who aspire to pursue careers in basic and applied science fields start their first year training in the School of Natural and Applied Sciences and only proceed to their school of choice in the second year.. The school plays a dual role. On one hand, it acts as a preparatory school for students proceeding to various scientific disciplines such as medicine, engineering, veterinary medicine, and agricultural sciences. On the other hand, the School has its own specialized undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in basic and applied science fields. With six departments making up the school, the specialized programmes cover a broad range of exciting scientific fields which include Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Ecology, Entomology, Pure and Applied Chemistry, Pure Physics, Space Science, Health and Medical Physics, Nuclear Engineering, Renewable Energy, Mathematics, Statistics, Actuarial Science, Geographical and Environmental Sciences, Spatial Planning, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Health Informatics and Computer Engineering. This broad range of scientific fields positions the School as the leading faculty in pure and applied sciences in Zambia.
Besides its academic programmes, the School is involved in cutting-edge research and consultancy in diverse scientific themes such as material science, solar energy, green hydrogen, medicinal chemistry and drug discovery, space science and applications, climate and environmental change, mathematical and statistical applications, environmental and industrial microbiology, plant pathology, entomology, and terrestrial and aquatic ecology. To support the country in its quest to use scientific research as a driver of development, the School boasts of three Research Centers of Excellence. These are the Solar Energy Center of Excellence (SEC), the Center for Urban Research & Planning (CURP), and the Center for Climate Change Research & Advisory Services (CCRAS).
These academic programmes, research and consultancy services are offered within a supportive academic environment and scientific community that cherishes student mentorship, staff collegiality and collaboration with various actors in our pursuit of scientific excellence. We thus invite you to explore our website, including departmental pages, to appreciate our rich academic programmes and services.
Information on our website includes contact details of the various departments, profiles of the members of staff, details of programmes, and outlines of research activity. I hope this proves useful to you.. If any further clarifications are needed on any issue, you are free to contact the school on email address dean-ns@unza.zm or to call on 260 211 254406.
Once more, I wish you a warm welcome to the Natural and Applied Sciences website. The school looks forward to interacting with you in your areas of interest.
Dr. Orleans Mfune (PhD)
Dean