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Pamela Phatsimo Suntrum’s work published
UCT’s Michaelis Galleries has published There Are Mechanisms in Place – a book about Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum’s work.
14 Aug 2020
Diversify academia, UCT chancellor urges women
UCT celebrated women’s excellence in academia and the arts during a virtual Women’s Month event held on 13 August.
14 Aug 2020
UCT Celebrates Women’s Day with a ‘Womxn Power Medley’ by The Kamva Quintet
UCT’s virtual Women’s Month celebration included a stellar performance by The Kamva Quintet featuring Lana Crowster.
14 Aug 2020
Career Conversations webinar series
The UCT Careers Service is running a series of Career Conversations webinars from August to November to help students forge successful careers.
14 Aug 2020
Simple tech solution is an ear saver
Meet Lara Timm whose clever, inexpensive device improves the comfort and fit of face masks with ear loops, typically worn by frontline medical staff.
14 Aug 2020
Advancing Womxn: Unsettling knowledge on gendered and sexual violence
Professor Floretta Boonzaier discussed her research on ‘Unsettling knowledge on gendered and sexual violence’ in a virtual Women’s Month celebration on 13 August 2020.
14 Aug 2020
Advancing Womxn: Informed choices for women’s contraception
Professor Janet Hapgood discussed her research on ‘Informed choices for women’s contraception’ in a virtual Women’s Month celebration on 13 August 2020.
14 Aug 2020
Advancing Womxn: Enabling South Africa‘s black oceanographers
Dr Katye Altieri discussed her research on ‘Enabling South Africa‘s black oceanographers‘ in a virtual Women's Month celebration on 13 August 2020.
14 Aug 2020
Off-the-shelf tech solutions for Africa
Catherine Gordon-Grant, from UCT’s Medical Devices Laboratory, is part of the OpenAir project that is creating cheap ventilators for critically ill patients.
14 Aug 2020
Hebert Gumbi wins UCT’s Stella Clark Teachers’ Award 2020
The University of Cape Town (UCT) hosted its annual Stella Clark Teachers Award ceremony virtually, on 4 August 2020. Award winner, Mr Hebert Muzi Gumbi.
13 Aug 2020
Celebrating the UCT women spearheading the fight against COVID-19
The University of Cape Town (UCT) celebrates 5 women who are making strides in the fight against COVID-19 in their respective fields.
13 Aug 2020
Facebook Africa honours UCT women
In a newly released ebook, Facebook Africa honours 13 inspiring South African women, including UCT Chancellor Dr Precious Moloi-Motsepe.
13 Aug 2020
Translating geology terms into isiXhosa to represent diversity
A project led by UCT lecturer Dr Rosalie Tostevin is translating segments of South Africa’s rich geological record into official languages other than English, starting with isiXhosa. The project aims to better represent the diversity of languages spoken in South Africa and help connect people who have historically been excluded from scientific discourse with their geological heritage.
13 Aug 2020
Women in Business conference set to break new ground in 2020
For the first time in its 21-year history, the UCT Graduate School of Business’s popular annual Women in Business conference will take place online.
13 Aug 2020
Women making a difference through technology
Two UCT honours students have carved out opportunities during COVID-19 by developing apps that will help benefit the community of Ocean View in Cape Town.
13 Aug 2020
Frequently Asked Questions
UCT provides answers to questions that have been received in relation to UCT’s response to COVID-19. Update: 13 August 2020, 11:50
13 Aug 2020
Tessa Dowling: Utitshala osefresh!
Recipient of a 2019 Distinguished Teacher Award Dr Tessa Dowling knows how to bring Xhosa Communication classes alive with her “groovy and innovative” teaching style.
13 Aug 2020
UCT emergency medicine team shares lessons learnt from COVID-19
Healthcare workers at the forefront of the COVID-19 pandemic, including members of the UCT's Division of Emergency Medicine, have experienced unprecedented levels of collaboration in their efforts to care for patients.
13 Aug 2020
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