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Discovering purpose and potential
Trauma surgeon Professor Pradeep Navsaria, one of four 2017 Distinguished Teacher awardees, describes himself as ʻan accidental or incidental teacherʼ.
08 Jun 2018
Top teaching honour for celebrated surgeon
Lead from the front, support from behind, says acclaimed teacher and spinal surgeon Professor Robert Dunn, who was recently honoured with a Distinguished Teacher Award.
08 Jun 2018
SARChI research chair for Caroline Ncube
Professor Caroline Ncube has been awarded the Research Chair in Intellectual Property, Innovation and Development through the South African Research Chairs Initiative.
08 Jun 2018
Shocking raptor decline in Botswana
A recent joint study conducted by UCT students has shown a dramatic drop in raptor numbers in Botswana compared with similar research conducted two decades ago.
07 Jun 2018
UCT in the QS top 200
UCT has held its position as the best university in Africa, and one of the 200 best universities in the world, according to the Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings 2019.
07 Jun 2018
Patience with Ramaphosa’s presidency is waning
It is 100 days into Ramaphosa’s presidency, and it seems the honeymoon period has passed, with citizens becoming increasingly impatient for improvements.
06 Jun 2018
Republished
Nursing initiative honoured internationally
The critical care education team of UCT’s Child Nurse Practice Development Initiative has been honoured for its work in developing paediatric nursing capacity in Africa.
05 Jun 2018
Take the gap: A professor in training
A TV interview with Tim Noakes introduced Livingstone high-schooler Yumna Albertus to a career in sport and science. Now she’s training for a bigger target.
05 Jun 2018
Distinguished physics teacher leaves his mark
Relaxed, irreverent, interactive, engaging. That’s how physics lecturer Gregor Leigh describes his teaching style. Leigh is one of four new Distinguished Teacher awardees.
05 Jun 2018
Voting creativity and engagement into law
Distinguished Teacher awardee Associate Professor Jacqueline Yeats didn’t plan to become a teacher, but almost 13 years later she wouldn’t have it any other way.
04 Jun 2018
First African visit for premier climate change conference
Innovation, shared knowledge and experience will underpin Adaptation Futures 2018, the premier climate change conference being hosted by UCT’s African Climate and Development Initiative.
04 Jun 2018
#JustMen calls on men to fight GBV
The Baxter Theatre’s #JustMen tackles the issue of violence against women and children, and calls on men to play their part.
01 Jun 2018
Three UCT finalists in the 2017/2018 NSTF-South32 Awards
This year, the 20th year of the NSTF awards, UCT celebrates three researchers who have made it into the final round.
01 Jun 2018
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