UCT celebrates women at event themed: ‘The future we want’

The inclusion of gender-diverse individuals in Women’s Month initiatives and at the university at large was under discussion during a lunchtime webinar hosted by UCT’s Faculty of Health Sciences.

Alex Pasqualli is tackling many goals and hopes to inspire other women to never limit themselves.

Research led by PhD student Vayda Megannon studies what the Social Relief of Distress Grant means for its recipients and why it should be extended.

Emerging African Leader Ugandan Shirley Kandabu is the co-founder of iCreate, a platform for African makers and artisans to ensure fair prices and sustainable income.

UCT News spoke to new Children’s Institute director, Associate Professor Wiedaad Slemming, about her role and the challenges facing the country’s children.

Assoc Prof Tracey Naledi speaks about her resilience through five years of study and how her work can be applied in practice.

Skye Chirape’s PhD research centres the lived experiences of African sexual and gender-diverse people seeking refuge in the United Kingdom.

UCT alumna Dr Samkelisiwe Nyamathe knew that her life’s mission would be to help empower people.

In the lead-up to Women’s Day, UCT ParaSport Club hosted the seventh annual Women in Sport talk.

Mihloti Mkhatshwa said her goal is to ensure that UCT develops the best academic administration process in the country, and, in time, on the continent.

Caron Zimri’s research straddles two spheres of psychology and studies the prevalence of traumatic brain injury in women who have experienced intimate partner violence.

Assoc Prof Gina Ziervogel brings experience in climate governance, adaptation and transdisciplinary approaches to her new role of director of the African Climate and Development Initiative.

South Africa’s leading researchers in science, engineering, technology and innovation were honoured at a recent prestigious awards ceremony.

Ponsiano Nuwagaba’s PhD examines the plight of pregnant women with disabilities in rural Uganda, and outlines strategies for improving services – and access to them.

UCT master’s student Thabisa Dinga is teaching KwaLanga youth life skills through her passion for music and dance

Developed for a 2015 final-year student project, a DIY foam fire extinguisher to combat shack fires has been given a new lease of life.

Sukainah McCabe, a fourth-year social work student, uses her social and community activism to empower youth living in under-resourced communities.

The centre will develop Afrocentric, evidence-based strategies and interventions to fight crime.

The UCT Anti-racism Conversation Series continues, with the latest event focused on African women in the STEM fields.

Guest speaker Prof Stella Nkomo shared experiences from her academic journey with the 2023 Research Leadership Programme cohort of mid-career women academics.

New research shows that South Africa’s Cradle of Humankind site is much younger than previously pegged, dramatically changing the narrative of its antiquity.

UCT’s Prof Valerie Mizrahi is among the 80 outstanding researchers, innovators and communicators from around the world who have been elected as the newest Fellows of the Royal Society.

UCT opera star and alumnus Pretty Yende, who shook up the Eurocentric, elitist world of opera, will sing at the royal coronation on 6 May.

Early-morning cycling from Cape Town’s coastal suburb of Noordhoek planted a seed that ultimately saw Professor Lesley Green land a prestigious ASSAf book prize.

KwaLanga, which commemorates its centenary in April, taught a UCT alumnus invaluable lessons about African spatial planning, design and community participation.

Zintle Mtsheke joins the strong contingent of successful students who have graduated during UCT’s March ceremonies.

UCT has bestowed an honorary doctorate on South African living legend and custodian of a critically endangered San language, Her Excellency ǂXuu Katrina Esau – and unveiled a N|uu dictionary.

Dr Deborah Roberts was awarded a UCT honorary doctorate on Tuesday, 28 March.

Nafisa Mayat’s PhD study addresses the dearth of research on how Muslims experience disability in their community. Nafisa will graduate on 30 March.

Cwenga Koyana recently addressed the UNESCO and Women@Dior Global Conference in Paris on her social-impact project, Talitha Together, which won the programme’s Dream for Change competition in 2022.

Caitlin Courtney’s PhD on a novel human urine treatment to make liquid fertiliser earned rave reviews. And puppy love helped her across the line.

Two PhD students from UCT were part of a team of marine scientists who embarked on an offshore expedition to develop the capacity of young southern African scientists and to collect data in outer shelf and deep-sea habitats.

Prof Elena Moore’s research programme places older persons in southern Africa at the top of its priority list

The new SRC is united and ready to serve all UCT students by tackling fee, financial aid and food security issues, said president Hlengiwe Gugulethu Lisa Dube.

UCT’s chancellor, Dr Precious Moloi-Motsepe, has joined the Harvard University Global Advisory Council.