Awards for excellence

NSTF-South32 Awards

• Professor Marianne Vanderschuren – Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment

UCT Fellows

• Professor Nicholas Biekpe – UCT Graduate School of Business
• Professor Ernesta Meintjes – Division of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Health Sciences
• Professor Sharon Prince – Division of Cell Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences
• Professor Anthony Figaji – Division of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Health Sciences

Young Researcher Awards

• Dr Katye Altieri – Department of Oceanography, Faculty of Science
• Dr Liza Cirolia – School of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics, Faulty of Engineering & the Built Environment
• Dr Faisal Garba Muhammed – Department of Sociology, Faculty of Humanities
• Dr Tshepo Mosaka – Department of Public Law, Faculty of Law
• Dr Jeffrey Murray – School of Languages and Literature, Faculty of Humanities

Georg Forster Research Award

• Professor Jill Farrant – Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Faculty of Science

Academy of Science of South Africa membership

• Professor Karen Barnes – Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences
• Professor Jackie Hoare – Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Faculty of Health Sciences
• Professor Aubrey Mainza – Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment
• Professor Tommie Meyer – Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Science
• Professor Pilate Moyo – Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment
• Professor Jeff Murugan – Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, Faculty of Science
• Associate Professor Nasheeta Peer – Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences

South African Young Academy of Science membership

• Dr Mubeen Goolam – Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Science

African Research Initiative for Scientific Excellence-Pilot Project

• Dr Bessie Malila – Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences

National Research Foundation Awards

• Professor Rajend Mesthrie, Department of African Studies & Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities (Hamilton Naki Award)
• Jessica Fell, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment (Research Excellence Award for Next Generation Researchers)
• Nkosiyomzi Haile Matutu, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities (Research Excellence Award for Next Generation Researchers)
• Athi Welsh, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science (Research Excellence Award for Next Generation Researchers)
• Professor Amir Patel, Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment (Research Excellence Award for Emerging Researchers)
• Dr Wade Petersen, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science (Research Excellence Award for Emerging Researchers)

August T Larsson Foundation Guest Researchership

• Associate Professor Dyllon Randall – Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment

M&G’s 200 Young South Africans

Arts and entertainment

• Philiswa Lila
• Noluyolo Ngomani
• Brittany Smith

Business and entrepreneurship

• Nicole Dunn
• Thando Hlongwane
• Marea Lewis
• Nonhle Matsebula
• Sibusiso Xaba

Civil society

• Rethabile Mosese
• Ntebogang Segone
• Tyson Sithole

Education

• Bongiwe Beja-Ntsiko
• Boitumelo Diale
• Masoi Mhlophe
• Lemohang Monyatsi
• Marcel Nagar
• Simone Peters

Environment

• Sarah Robyn Farrell
• Paseka Mabina

Film and media

• Ondela Mlandu
• Sihle-isipho Nontshokweni
• Luzuko Tena

Health

• Mubeen Goolam
• Busisiwe Kabane
• Malebo Malope

Law and justice

• Ashleigh Dore

Mining and manufacturing

• Lindy Scott

Rural development projects

• Tebogo Ratsoma

Technology and innovation

• Gokul Nair
• Kialan Pillay
• Maloba Tshehla
• Confidence Tshilande

Politics and government

• Itumeleng Mokoena

PASS Awards

Vice-Chancellor’s awards

Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Service Excellence

• Scientific and Technical Officers Association

• Disability Service unit

Social Responsiveness Award

• Professor Leslie London – Division of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences

Alan Pifer Award

• Professor Karen Sliwa-Hahnle – Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences

• Professor Liesl Zühlke – Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Health Sciences

Distinguished Teacher Award

• Associate Professor Elena Moore – Department of Sociology, Faculty of Humanities