From the VC’s Desk
New inductees to the College of Fellows
21 October 2021 | From Kgethi
Dear colleagues and students
Induction to the College of Fellows at UCT is one of the highest recognitions an academic staff member can receive for their work. It signals original, distinguished academic work that merits special acknowledgement.
This year the university welcomes nine new fellows who have broken boundaries to get to where they are today and have reached an esteemed level of success in their respective fields.
The nine permanent UCT academics who have been awarded a Fellowship this year are:
- Professor Michael Claeys
Department of Chemical Engineering
Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment - Professor Joan Hambidge
School of Languages & Literatures
Faculty of Humanities - Professor Nicola Illing
Department of Molecular and Cell Biology
Faculty of Science - Professor Hanri Mostert
Department of Private Law
Faculty of Law - Professor Mpiko Ntsekhe
Department of Medicine
Faculty of Health Sciences - Professor Ntobeko Ntusi
Department of Medicine
Faculty of Health Sciences - Professor Francis Nyamnjoh
School of African and Gender Studies, Anthropology and Linguistics
Faculty of Humanities - Professor Fiona Ross
School of African and Gender Studies, Anthropology and Linguistics
Faculty of Humanities - Professor Karen Sliwa-Hahnle
Cape Heart Institute
Faculty of Health Sciences
The College of Fellows also recognises outstanding scholarly work by young academics who have made significant independent contributions to research in their field with the College of Fellows’ Young Researcher Award.
The College of Fellows Young Researcher awardees are:
- Ms Lauren Kohn
Department of Public Law
Faculty of Law - Dr George Mahashe
Michaelis School of Fine Art
Faculty of Humanities - Associate Professor Christopher Ouma
Department of English Literary Studies
Faculty of Humanities - Associate Professor Amir Patel
Department of Electrical Engineering
Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment
You can view the citations for the new fellows and the young researcher awardees on a feature page on the UCT website.
Please join us in congratulating our colleagues on this incredible milestone in their careers.
Sincerely
Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng
Vice-Chancellor
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