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Housing activism through research
Kezia Fortuin may be graduating with her master’s now, but her housing activism research will continue into her PhD.
30 Aug 2024
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Housing activism through research
Kezia Fortuin may be graduating with her master’s now, but her housing activism research will continue into her PhD.
30 Aug 2024
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Celebrating women who shape the scientific workplace
During Women’s Month, we celebrate the remarkable contributions of women across all roles within the IDM.
30 Aug 2024
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Tenacity is the name of the game
Farana Boodhram has learned on the job, overcome personal challenges and continues to aid young students’ education.
30 Aug 2024
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From corner café to criminology: Varsha Patel’s journey to justice
Inspirational graduand Varsha Patel, who will receive her LLM during the September graduation season, has applied her family values and transformed personal challenges into academic triumphs.
29 Aug 2024
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Kenyan lawyer gets PhD in Air Law
William Kiema will graduate with a PhD in Air Law from the Faculty of Law on 3 September.
29 Aug 2024
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Grade 11 learners converge at UCT for health sciences open day
The Division of Human Genetics hosted the 13th annual Learners’ Open Day on Monday, 26 August.
28 Aug 2024
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Grace, grit carried Bridget Longla through gruelling PhD
Despite a civil war and the loss of several loved ones, Bridget Longla persevered and has attained her PhD in Disability Studies.
28 Aug 2024
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‘Eliminate the fear’ – remembering Uyinene Mrwetyana five years on
It has been five years since the gruesome murder of UCT student Uyinene Mrwetyana.
27 Aug 2024
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Dreams delayed and actualised
Polycarp Ndibangwi lost his parents in the space of 11 months. What followed had the hallmarks of a dream delayed, until it wasn’t.
27 Aug 2024
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UCT hosts Nobel laureate for lecture on cryo-electron microscopy
26 Aug 2024
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SA’s HIV/AIDS ‘injustice’ sparks academic’s activism
26 Aug 2024
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Award-winning researcher passionate about alleviating economic disparities
26 Aug 2024
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Firm foundation is necessary to develop healthy, well-rounded children
23 Aug 2024
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Women’s Month: The wise woman who moulded a selfless man
22 Aug 2024
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UCT affirms its commitment to safeguarding vulnerable persons within its community
21 Aug 2024
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Winners’ circle: Prof Caroline Ncube bags Women in Science Award
20 Aug 2024
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Women’s Month: ‘Medicine chose me’
20 Aug 2024
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Maximising multilingualism
20 Aug 2024
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Women’s Month: UCT staff make giant strides in male-dominated industry
19 Aug 2024
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Could IP rights be hobbling UN SDGs around climate change?
15 Aug 2024
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‘Dedicated, inspiring teacher’ bags Stella Clark Teachers’ Award
14 Aug 2024
Prof Mosa Moshabela – a traveller, avid reader with a generous spirit
To get to know the new VC, UCT News posed several questions to Prof Mosa Moshabela. Here’s how he answered.
14 Aug 2024
Women’s Month: South Africans’ mixed reaction to adopting alternative water sources
UCT’s Teboho Mofokeng’s research explored South Africans’ willingness to use alternative water sources to flush their toilets.
13 Aug 2024
Epic turnout during the 2024 Epic Job Expo
The Epic Job Expo, hosted by UCT’s Careers Service, was held on Wednesday, 7 August.
13 Aug 2024
Commerce deputy dean wants to inspire a new generation of researchers
Tackling social issues through his work: Assoc Prof Nkosivile Madinga became the deputy dean of Research, Internationalisation and Socially Engaged Scholarship in the Faculty of Commerce.
13 Aug 2024
Women’s Month: From humble beginnings in Matatiele to genetics researcher at UCT
Dr Khuthala Mnika’s journey from a small village in the Eastern Cape to researcher in human genetics is an inspirational story of perseverance and hard work.
13 Aug 2024
Women’s Month: Noelene le Cordier, blooming where she’s planted
The road for Noelene Le Cordier has been a memorable one as she reflects on 34 years in UCT’s Properties and Services (P&S) department.
12 Aug 2024
Celebrating 80 years of the WH Bell Music Library
UCT recently commemorated a significant milestone: the 80th anniversary of the WH Bell Music Library on Thursday, 1 August.
12 Aug 2024
Women’s Month: Research that transforms lives and inspires future scientists
Dr Nodumo Zulu has been nominated in the prestigious NSTF Awards for her innovative STEM research that has the power to transform lives and inspire future scientists.
12 Aug 2024
Women’s Month: Stepping forward and assuming leadership
EBE dean, Professor Alison Lewis, will be inducted as a member of the National Academy of Engineering in September.
08 Aug 2024
TB diagnosis and drug resistance testing can be reduced to just 23 hours
A groundbreaking study found that the turnaround time for full TB diagnosis and resistance testing has gone from 15 days to just 23 hours.
08 Aug 2024
Capetonians battle to access nutritious food
The State of the City Food System Report aimed to understand the supply and availability of food in Cape Town.
07 Aug 2024
Women’s Month: Floods expose plight, pain of ‘powerless’ Khayelitsha women
Research by Palesa Base, a research assistant in UCT’s African Climate and Development Initiative, explores the impact flooding events have on women living in informal settlements.
07 Aug 2024
Formula Student Africa launches at UCT
The Formula Student Africa team at UCT unveiled their ambitious project on 30 July in the Menzies building on UCT’s upper campus.
06 Aug 2024
Women’s Month: Merging love, passion and wonder
Tenacious, disruptive and enigmatic, Merlyn Nkomo cannot be put into a box. In this Q&A segment, she exemplifies how women don’t just climb mountains, they move them too.
06 Aug 2024
Women’s Month: ‘I’m a geek for justice’
UCT’s Nyasha Chivonivoni’s unwavering desire to empower continues to reward her.
05 Aug 2024
Voting enlightenment
UCT Law student Thaafir Mustapha’s social media voter education account is aimed at assisting the electorate make the correct choice.
05 Aug 2024
Women’s Month: SWEEP leverages entrepreneurship to empower women students
The Student Women Economic Empowerment Programme operates at South Africa’s 26 public universities.
05 Aug 2024
Seven UCT Researchers Awarded ‘Career Starting’ SAMRC Grants
02 Aug 2024
SA teens are struggling with symptoms of depression
Little research has been done on depression and anxiety among younger adolescents, those between the ages of 10 and 14, write three UCT academics.
01 Aug 2024
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Commitment, courage and time to pause
As the interim VC’s final evening as host, he thanked UCT’s HoDs for their courage and willingness to serve.
31 Jul 2024
GRIT introduces AI chatbot to UCT staff and students
This event was marked with a live demonstration session highlighting the features and capabilities of the AI chatbot Zizu, which linked to their groundbreaking GBV app, Kwanele.
31 Jul 2024
Interim VC says goodbye to ‘dedicated, loyal’ UCT community
UCT’s VC interim, Emeritus Professor Daya Reddy, is saying goodbye to the position, 16 months after he was tasked with leading UCT.
31 Jul 2024
UCT Law’s gaming app brings legislative learning to life
UCT’s Assoc Prof Cathleen Powell has spearheaded the creation of a gaming app designed to transform the way law students engage with the legislative process.
29 Jul 2024
‘It takes a child to raise a village’
During his inaugural lecture, UCT’s Prof Rudzani Muloiwa discussed the fundamentals to ensure the well-being of children all over.
29 Jul 2024
Mediation as a mechanism for redress
UCT’s cohort of mediators held their Community of Practice meeting in early July.
26 Jul 2024
Organisational culture pivotal to building engaged workforce
UCT’s Development and Alumni Department hosted a panel discussion with three successful alumni that delved into the building blocks that contributed to their success.
25 Jul 2024
Increasing the Child Support Grant could eliminate child food poverty
A research report by UCT’s Children’s Institute revealed that millions of South Africa’s children are living below the food poverty line.
25 Jul 2024
‘We will continue to thrive and achieve greater things’
The leadership of the Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance looked back on 10 years of its academic programme on 18 July.
24 Jul 2024
Launch of the UNESCO Network on Open Education: A milestone for social justice in academia
UCT UNESCO Chair joins groundbreaking global UniTWIN Network on Open Education.
24 Jul 2024
Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance – a decade on
It has been 10 years since the establishment of UCT’s Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance's academic programme – and this milestone was celebrated on 18 July.
23 Jul 2024
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