New inductees to the College of Fellows

21 October 2021 | From Kgethi

Dear colleagues and students

Induction to the College of Fellows at UCT is one of the highest recognitions an academic staff member can receive for their work. It signals original, distinguished academic work that merits special acknowledgement.

This year the university welcomes nine new fellows who have broken boundaries to get to where they are today and have reached an esteemed level of success in their respective fields.

The nine permanent UCT academics who have been awarded a Fellowship this year are:

  • Professor Michael Claeys
    Department of Chemical Engineering
    Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment
  • Professor Joan Hambidge
    School of Languages & Literatures
    Faculty of Humanities
  • Professor Nicola Illing
    Department of Molecular and Cell Biology
    Faculty of Science
  • Professor Hanri Mostert
    Department of Private Law
    Faculty of Law
  • Professor Mpiko Ntsekhe
    Department of Medicine
    Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Professor Ntobeko Ntusi
    Department of Medicine
    Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Professor Francis Nyamnjoh
    School of African and Gender Studies, Anthropology and Linguistics
    Faculty of Humanities
  • Professor Fiona Ross
    School of African and Gender Studies, Anthropology and Linguistics
    Faculty of Humanities
  • Professor Karen Sliwa-Hahnle
    Cape Heart Institute
    Faculty of Health Sciences

The College of Fellows also recognises outstanding scholarly work by young academics who have made significant independent contributions to research in their field with the College of Fellows’ Young Researcher Award.

The College of Fellows Young Researcher awardees are:

  • Ms Lauren Kohn
    Department of Public Law
    Faculty of Law
  • Dr George Mahashe
    Michaelis School of Fine Art
    Faculty of Humanities
  • Associate Professor Christopher Ouma
    Department of English Literary Studies
    Faculty of Humanities
  • Associate Professor Amir Patel
    Department of Electrical Engineering
    Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment

You can view the citations for the new fellows and the young researcher awardees on a feature page on the UCT website.

Please join us in congratulating our colleagues on this incredible milestone in their careers.

Sincerely

Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng
Vice-Chancellor


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