UCT Annual Awards 2020

On Wednesday, 2 December, Vice-Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng hosted the UCT Annual Awards 2020, which serve to honour and celebrate exceptional individuals at UCT for their contributions through excellence and dedication in research, teaching and service.

The celebration acknowledged 225 staff receiving Long Service Awards and the recipients of the Distinguished Teacher Award, the Alan Pifer Research Award and the Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence. The evening also recognised those staff members who have received ad hominem promotions this year.

News UCT stars glitter on a virtual stage The third UCT Annual Awards celebrated 330 academic, and professional, administrative support and service staff who walked the virtual red carpet on 2 December. 03 Dec 2020 - 6 min read

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UCT stars glitter on a virtual stage

The third UCT Annual Awards celebrated 330 academic, and professional, administrative support and service staff who walked the virtual red carpet on 2 December. 03 Dec 2020 - 6 min read

The Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Excellence

News CILT recognised for service excellence during ‘whirlwind’ 2020

UCT’s Centre for Innovation in Learning and Teaching is the proud recipient of the annual Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Service Excellence.

03 Dec 2020 - 6 min read

News Ahmien van der Walt: ‘Put your weirdness into your work’

Ahmien van der Walt, the recipient of the 2020 VC’s Award for Global Citizenship, shares his journey and tips for success.

03 Dec 2020 - 7 min read

Ad Hominem Promotions

News SA and Nigeria’s first woman professor in construction management

Following her ad hominem promotion, UCT’s Abimbola Windapo has become the first woman professor in construction management in both South Africa and Nigeria.

02 Dec 2020 - 7 min read

News Afton Titus: ad hom promotion four months after PhD

Just four months after graduating with her PhD, Associate Professor Afton Titus is one of several UCT academics to achieve a 2020 ad hominem promotion.

01 Dec 2020 - 6 min read

News Linda Ronnie: from high school rebel to professor

Linda Ronnie, the dean of the Faculty of Commerce, shares her journey to full professor and offers three important pointers for women planning their academic careers.

30 Nov 2020 - >10 min read

Long Service Awards

News Bernard Soules: 25 years keeping crime at bay

Safety and security on UCT’s campuses is paramount to Bernard Soules, who celebrates 25 years of service at the university this year.

02 Dec 2020 - 7 min read

News 35 years of electrifying success at UCT

Anton Johnson, from UCT’s Properties and Services department, has received a Long Service Award for his 35 years of dedication to the institution.

01 Dec 2020 - 6 min read

News ‘UCT was my lucky break’

Gregory Ford celebrated his 35th UCT anniversary on 1 November and will receive a long-service award from the university later this month.

30 Nov 2020 - 6 min read

Distinguished Teacher Award

The Distinguished Teacher Award is the highest accolade awarded to teaching staff at all levels within the university. Through the award, the University of Cape Town acknowledges the primary place of teaching and learning in the university’s work.

Alan Pifer Award

This award is the vice-chancellor’s annual prize in recognition of outstanding welfare-related research. It highlights UCT's strategic goal of promoting socially responsive research, and honours a UCT researcher whose outreach work has contributed to the advancement and welfare of South Africa’s disadvantaged people.

Professor Elmi Muller wins the 2019 Alan Pifer Award

The award recognises Muller’s groundbreaking work in establishing transplantation between HIV-positive donors and HIV-positive recipients in South Africa and beyond.

26 Aug 2020 - 10 min read

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