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Upgraded degree leads to PhD
Arriving at UCT was a profound shock to Roxanne Mohunlal’s system, but fast-forward just a few years and she’s about to receive her PhD.
18 Mar 2020
From assistant librarian to city planning graduate
Assistant librarian Noziphiwo Sigwela will be graduating with an honours degree in city planning later this month.
18 Mar 2020
Gary Marsden Boardroom named to honour visionary professor
Family and former students of visionary Professor Gary Marsden recently gathered to name a meeting room in his honour.
18 Mar 2020
“State of Emergency”
In the lead up to World Poetry Day, UCT News publishes Professor Joan Hambidge’s poem “State of Emergency”, which deals with heteronormativity, love and oppression.
18 Mar 2020
Water (in)security: the art of resilience
Research in UCT’s Global Risk Governance Programme has taken a look at the effects of people opting for off-grid solutions in response to recent periods of drought.
18 Mar 2020
VC pays it forward with new scholarship for black women
The recently launched Mamokgethi Phakeng Scholarship and Prize will support young black women in STEM fields of study at UCT.
17 Mar 2020
First in family to graduate
UCT Properties and Services staff member Fouzia Thesen’s granddaughter Leila Thesen is the family’s first university graduate.
17 Mar 2020
Coronavirus support from Canada
The Daniel Samuel Maseko Memorial Scholarship has donated funds to help students in financial need with transportation to get back home.
17 Mar 2020
Baxter Theatre Centre closed until end of April 2020
The Baxter Theatre Centre has decided to cancel all performances at the theatre with immediate effect. They will reopen at the end of April 2020.
17 Mar 2020
Understanding the glymphatic system
UCT News caught up with Dr Adhil Bhagwandin ahead of his presentation on the glymphatic system at the Neuroscience Institute’s inaugural research symposium.
17 Mar 2020
Use what you have before you take from others
At the start of South Africa’s National Water Week, Professor Neil Armitage looks at the City of Cape Town’s current and future sources of water.
16 Mar 2020
Wolfson Memorial Lecture unpacks brain infections
Professor of neurology Tom Solomon from the University of Liverpool delivered UCT’s 8th annual Wolfson Memorial Lecture this week.
13 Mar 2020
OIC training initiatives 2020
UCT students and staff are encouraged to get involved in a range of training and education initiatives run by the Office for Inclusivity & Change.
13 Mar 2020
Centre has ‘Africanised’ neuroscience
The world-class Neuroscience Centre at Groote Schuur Hospital was established to address South Africa’s high burden of disease in mental and neurological disorders.
12 Mar 2020
SA women take the lead in structural biology
In keeping with the “Generation Equality” theme of International Women’s Day (8 March), a truly remarkable achievement by South African women scientists deserves to be celebrated.
12 Mar 2020
Love, laughter and tears for the ‘lion of Africa’
Students, staff and the broader campus community came together on Friday, 6 March, to remember and pay tribute to Professor Harry Garuba.
11 Mar 2020
‘Leaving home at 10’ by Professor Harry Garuba
UCT News publishes “Leaving home at 10” in honour of the late Professor Harry Garuba and in the lead-up to World Poetry Day on 21 March.
11 Mar 2020
Top universities led by women – UCT ranked 26th
The Times Higher Education has revealed that just 39 of its top 200 institutions for 2020 are currently led by women – and UCT is ranked 26th.
11 Mar 2020
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