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‘Skilled, nuanced, engaged and politically nimble leader’
Hugh Corder, Emeritus Professor of Public Law, shares his memories of Dr Stuart Saunders and the immense legacy he left behind.
17 Feb 2021
Black Sash’s Mary Burton pays tribute to Dr Stuart Saunders
Former UCT Council member and political activist Mary Burton pays tribute to the late former vice-chancellor Dr Stuart Saunders.
16 Feb 2021
Virtual Summer School draws new audiences
The immersive experience that UCT’s Summer School offers took a wholly expected turn by going virtual this year, attracting new audiences.
16 Feb 2021
Weighing up COVID-19 vaccines
UCT’s Professor Heather Zar looks at the different COVID-19 vaccines currently available and answers some of the public’s most pressing questions.
16 Feb 2021
New open source textbook focuses on local trade environment
UCT’s School of Management Studies has launched an open source textbook that introduces first-years to marketing but with a lens on the local marketplace.
16 Feb 2021
Dr Stuart Saunders (1931–2021): dedicated servant, steward and supporter
Specialist physician and former UCT vice-chancellor Dr Stuart Saunders has passed away. Saunders will be remembered for his servanthood, stewardship and support of the university over decades.
15 Feb 2021
Using anti-racism to dismantle racism
At the recent launch of UCT’s Dismantling Racism strategy, critical race theorist Professor Rozena Maart discussed how anti-racism can be used to dismantle racism.
12 Feb 2021
CoronaWise: the Knowledge Translation Unit’s online COVID-19 resource
The Knowledge Translation Unit at the UCT Lung Institute has developed CoronaWise, an online platform that ensures COVID-19 resources are easily accessible to the public.
12 Feb 2021
District Six: belonging and place; lessons for planners
When government declared District Six a whites-only area in 1966, countless people were forcibly removed. PhD candidate Alicia Fortuin talks about recreating a lost community.
11 Feb 2021
UCT launches ‘refresher course’ for seasoned academics
The Centre for Higher Education Development at UCT has launched a unique programme dedicated to developing senior academics at the university.
11 Feb 2021
District Six: Lessons in remembering
The head of education at the District Six Museum, Mandy Sanger, reveals how the museum uses the past as lessons for the present.
11 Feb 2021
‘The symbolism of District Six is absolutely powerful’
In commemoration of the forced removals in District Six, UCT News spoke to Emeritus Professor Crain Soudien about the history of the area.
11 Feb 2021
District Six: ‘a community where love and compassion trumped everything’
On the 55th anniversary of District Six being declared a whites-only area, UCT alumnus Johaar Mosaval shared his memories of the much-loved community.
11 Feb 2021
Rare NRF P-rating for UCT’s Christopher Trisos
UCT’s Dr Christopher Trisos, from the African Climate and Development Initiative, has been awarded a prestigious P-rating by the National Research Foundation.
09 Feb 2021
To a transformed UCT and beyond
On 2 February, UCT’s Professor Loretta Feris appeared on the Worldview podcast to speak about transformation, decolonisation and other hot topics in South Africa.
09 Feb 2021
UCT GSB’s MBA programme flies the flag for Africa in top global ranking
The UCT GSB remains the only school on the continent to make the prestigious Financial Times 2021 ranking of full-time MBA programmes.
09 Feb 2021
Temporary victory for beneficiaries of child support grants
UCT’s Children’s Institute and the Legal Resources Centre have secured temporary victory in the fight to protect children without birth certificates from repeatedly losing their grants.
09 Feb 2021
UCT joins Wellcome Leap Global Network
A charter group of 21 world-class institutions is to set a new bar for fast-paced research and development.
05 Feb 2021
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