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FEATURES

Feature Highlights from 2020

As we look back on 2020, we celebrate some of the stories that were popular with readers of the UCT News website during the year.

21 Dec 2020

Feature Coronavirus Disease 2019

UCT is taking the COVID-19 pandemic seriously, and this page will feature the latest news and updates for the UCT community.

05 Feb 2020

NEWS

News Delving into Cape Town’s Art Deco heritage

Heritage architect Dr André van Graan offered Summer School attendees an overview of Cape Town’s Art Deco heritage during a virtual lecture on 14 January.

21 Jan 2021 - 9 min read

Newsbyte UCT’s developer societies plan bumper year

UCT’s developer societies have a fully loaded 2021 events calendar, and interested students are encouraged to join.

20 Jan 2021 - 2 min read

News The problem with decolonising the social sciences

As part of UCT’s first virtual Summer School, Dr Lwazi Lushaba delivered a thought-provoking lecture on the decolonisation of the social sciences.

19 Jan 2021 - 5 min read

News COVID-19: insights and lessons with Prof Marc Mendelson

Professor Marc Mendelson, the head of UCT’s Division of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine at Groote Schuur Hospital, recently delivered a Summer School lecture on COVID-19.

19 Jan 2021 - 6 min read

News Gigantic galaxies discovered with the MeerKAT telescope

A UCT researcher is part of a global team who have discovered two giant radio galaxies with South Africa’s powerful MeerKAT telescope.

19 Jan 2021 - 6 min read

What fascinates us about murder? In his two-day Summer School lecture, Gilad Stern tackled humans’ fascination with murder. 15 Jan 2021

Win-win for wind energy and eagles While the rapid uptake of wind energy across the globe offers hope of a transition toward sustainability, this same energy can also present a real threat to soaring birds of prey. 13 Jan 2021

UCT’s first virtual Summer School goes live UCT’s annual Summer School will take place from 11 to 30 January 2021 and will be hosted online for the first time. 11 Jan 2021

Social Responsiveness Award: a unique study on youth and HIV In October, Dr Rebecca Hodes won UCT’s Social Responsiveness Award for a unique, collaborative study on youth vertically infected with HIV. 11 Jan 2021 Highlight from 2020

UCT launches milestone Khoi and San Centre UCT marked a historic moment on its journey of transformation when it launched the Khoi and San Centre on 21 September. 11 Jan 2021 Highlight from 2020

UCT innovators on M&Gs list of top young South Africans In September, over 30 members of the UCT community were honoured in the Mail & Guardian 200 Young South Africans list. 08 Jan 2021 Highlight from 2020

UCT to be a net-zero-water campus by 2050 UCT is preparing to become a net-zero-water campus by 2050, with a strategy developed in the Office of the Vice Chancellor’s Environmental Sustainability Directorate. 07 Jan 2021 Highlight from 2020

First SA student residence to get Green Star rating In August, UCT’s new 500-bed Avenue Road Residence was the first SA student housing development to be awarded a Green Star rating from the Green Building Council South Africa. 07 Jan 2021 Highlight from 2020

Professor Elmi Muller wins the 2019 Alan Pifer Award In August, the award recognised Muller’s groundbreaking work in establishing transplantation between HIV-positive donors and HIV-positive recipients in South Africa and beyond. 06 Jan 2021 Highlight from 2020

Summer School 2021

UCT Summer School offers short courses across a range of disciplines. Summer School 2021 is being delivered online, which means that participants can join this flagship programme from anywhere in the world. Read more about Summer School 2021.

News Delving into Cape Town’s Art Deco heritage

Heritage architect Dr André van Graan offered Summer School attendees an overview of Cape Town’s Art Deco heritage during a virtual lecture on 14 January.

21 Jan 2021 - 9 min read

News The problem with decolonising the social sciences

As part of UCT’s first virtual Summer School, Dr Lwazi Lushaba delivered a thought-provoking lecture on the decolonisation of the social sciences.

19 Jan 2021 - 5 min read

News COVID-19: insights and lessons with Prof Marc Mendelson

Professor Marc Mendelson, the head of UCT’s Division of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine at Groote Schuur Hospital, recently delivered a Summer School lecture on COVID-19.

19 Jan 2021 - 6 min read

News What fascinates us about murder?

In his two-day Summer School lecture, Gilad Stern tackled humans’ fascination with murder.

15 Jan 2021 - 8 min read

Newsbyte UCT’s first virtual Summer School goes live

UCT’s annual Summer School will take place from 11 to 30 January 2021 and will be hosted online for the first time.

11 Jan 2021 - 1 min read

Listen to the news

The stories in this selection include an audio recording for your listening convenience.

From Ugandan child soldier to PhD graduate

In 1986 Julius Okello was forced into Uganda’s Bush War as a child soldier. Tenacity and hope delivered him through a personal wilderness to his PhD.

In 1986 Julius Okello was forced into Uganda’s Bush War as a child soldier. Tenacity and hope delivered him through a personal wilderness to his PhD.

14 Dec 2020 - >10 min read

Dodging life as a gangster in pursuit of education

Tshediso Mahange experienced great adversity during his childhood, but he persevered – and this December he will graduate with his degree in business science from UCT.

Tshediso Mahange experienced great adversity during his childhood, but he persevered – and this December he will graduate with his degree in business science from UCT.

09 Dec 2020 - 9 min read

‘Grab your opportunities with both hands’

Takunda Chitaka, by her own admission, walks through doors when she sees they are open. It is an instinct that has served her well on her academic path.

Takunda Chitaka, by her own admission, walks through doors when she sees they are open. It is an instinct that has served her well on her academic path.

08 Dec 2020 - 9 min read

‘Don’t be afraid to be first’

Tabeth Masengu’s jointly awarded PhD in Law is not only a landmark for UCT but also proof of her resolve to be a pioneer.

Tabeth Masengu’s jointly awarded PhD in Law is not only a landmark for UCT but also proof of her resolve to be a pioneer.

07 Dec 2020 - 8 min read

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