PA/Secretary
Ms Mhlophe Sithole
Tel: +27 31 2602798/8060
Fax: +27 31 2607727
Email: sitholem1@ukzn.ac.za
Address: DVC Suite, 1st Floor Desmond Clarence Building, Howard College Campus.

Professor Rob Slotow is the Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Head of the College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science and Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Head of the College of Health Sciences. Previously he occupied the position of Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Science and Agriculture. He joined UKZN 13 years ago as a lecturer in Biological Sciences, specialising in the Behavioural Ecology of animals.

Professor Slotow obtained his Bachelor of Science and Honours degrees from Rhodes University and his Master of Science in Zoology from the former University of Natal. He completed his PhD in Biology at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

An eminent and prolific researcher, Professor Slotow's work focuses on strategies for the management of ecologically and economically important large mammals such as lion, elephant and rhino as well as processes influencing biodiversity and conservation management.

Provincially he has made an invaluable contribution towards elephant management planning at the Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife reserves in northern Zululand and the Isimangaliso Wetland Park. The eThekwini Municipality has sought Professor Slotow's expertise on Environmental Management decision-making.

Professor Slotow has published 141 peer-reviewed journal articles and nine chapters in books to date. His scholarly research from 1996 to 2007 has generated research funding totalling R15,2 million for UKZN from the National Research Foundation and donors from inside and outside South Africa. He has supervised more than 43 postgraduate science students during his academic career.