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UCT ceremonies to take graduands tally to over 7000
Approximately 1885 students - including 118 Doctoral and 780 Master's graduands - are scheduled to graduate during the ceremonies to be held in the Memorial Hall at the University of Cape Town from 13-14 December. This will take the total number of students who graduated at UCT this year to over 7000.
12 Dec 2018
Designing people-centred solutions
Human-centred solutions to the challenges facing the education sector were in the spotlight at the launch of the UCT d-school’s fourth annual Design Thinking Week.
11 Dec 2018
Students continue winning tradition at Greenovate
Civil Engineering made it two out of two while Construction Economics and Management chalked up their fourth consecutive win at the recent Greenovate Awards for final-year students.
11 Dec 2018
UCT remedies a past injustice
The story of Raymond Suttner receiving his LLM from UCT almost half a century after withdrawing his thesis from examination has captured imaginations around the country.
11 Dec 2018
Unspeakable tragedy yields master’s degree
When Mabuyi Mhlanga’s young daughter died in a car accident two years ago, she channelled her grief into addressing the issue of road safety around schools.
11 Dec 2018
A painful family tragedy produces a master's degree for UCT graduand
An unspeakable family tragedy has yielded a master's degree for University of Cape Town (UCT) student Mabuyi Mhlanga after her young daughter was killed instantly after being hit by a car while crossing the road two years ago in Durban. Mhlanga then decided to seek answers and healing by throwing herself into a master's degree related to road safety around schools.
11 Dec 2018
‘I want to reach the places my father did not’
Tafadzwa Mushonga will be the first PhD graduate from the Centre for Environmental Humanities South, forging ahead from where her father left off.
10 Dec 2018
Envisioning a bright future
Rising UCT academic Mochelo Lefoka says he has his grandparents to thank for instilling in him an understanding of the value of a quality education.
10 Dec 2018
A passion for education
From a young age, masterʼs graduand Sonwabo Ngcelwane has seen education as the key to rising above one’s circumstances – no matter how challenging.
10 Dec 2018
Young UCT scientist joins top fellowship to advance TB research
Emerging scientist from the University of Cape Town (UCT), Mandy Mason, is one of five scientists to be selected from around Africa among the first cohort of the prestigious Crick African Network (CAN) fellows. The scientist is looking forward to broadening her network and knowledge in the field of Tuberculosis (TB).
10 Dec 2018
UNESCO PhD fellowship for UCT student
UCT student Lerato Hlaka is among 14 young female African scientists to be honoured with a L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science doctoral fellowship.
07 Dec 2018
‘Slow the Flow’ rakes in awards
CMD’s “Slow the Flow” water-saving campaign brought home three accolades from the 2018 MACE Excellence Awards 2018, including a special Business Issue Award.
07 Dec 2018
Never too late to overcome the odds
PhD candidate Witness Kozanayi relied on his determination, the support and sacrifice of others, and a fascination for his homeland to fuel his academic success.
07 Dec 2018
Growing pesticide, lead threat to vultures
Vultures play a vital housekeeping role in the wild, but like many African raptors they’re threatened by pesticide and heavy metal poisoning, says PhD candidate Beckie Garbett.
07 Dec 2018
UCT student receives L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Doctoral fellowship
University of Cape Town (UCT) PhD candidate, Lerato Hlaka, received a PhD fellowship at the L'Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science programme ceremony in Nairobi, Kenya last night, 6 December 2018.
07 Dec 2018
Answering the call for ‘Futures Scholarship’
The UCT Surgical Society is set to launch a specialist incubator addressing health system challenges in answer to the VC’s “Futures Scholarship” initiative.
06 Dec 2018
Tips to beat the load-shedding blues
Load shedding is back, and nobody’s happy. But consider these key strategies for minimising the impact and making the most of the electrical downtime.
06 Dec 2018
In remembrance: Jonathan Taylor
The UCT Leadership Lekgotla writes to the UCT community about the passing of Mr Jonathan Taylor.
06 Dec 2018
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