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UCT professor wins award for her commitment to safe and secure transport University of Cape Town Professor Marianne Vanderschuren has won the Special Annual Theme Award at the National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF) - South 32 awards. 29 Jul 2022
Media reports on crimes against children focus on emotion rather than facts – study Acknowledging that the advent of mass media has been one of the most significant developments in shaping the world as we know it today, recent University of Cape Town (UCT) PhD graduate Dr Sisanda Nkoala wanted to understand how that shaping occurs and what it persuades us of. 29 Jul 2022
PhD graduate Shandré Pillay wants to make a difference in TB research Shandré Pillay graduated with a PhD in Clinical Sciences and Immunology on Friday, 22 July 2022. 29 Jul 2022
VC Open Lecture: Vikas Pota Founder and CEO of T4 Education, Vikas Pota presented the second virtual Vice-Chancellor’s Open Lecture for 2022. 29 Jul 2022
VC’s final GESDA session and other updates University of Cape Town (UCT) Vice-Chancellor (VC) Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng will host the last session in the Geneva Science Diplomacy Anticipator (GESDA) series on Sunday, 31 July 2022. 28 Jul 2022
VC’s final GESDA session and other updates University of Cape Town (UCT) Vice-Chancellor (VC) Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng will host the last session in the Geneva Science Diplomacy Anticipator (GESDA) series on Sunday, 31 July 2022. 28 Jul 2022
UCT Vice-Chancellor hosts third online science series: Eco-regeneration & Geoengineering UCT’s Vice-Chancellor Prof Mamokgethi Phakeng hosted the third online GESDA session on Sunday, 24 July 2022 28 Jul 2022
UCT researcher receives two international awards for work in HIV associated lymphoma University of Cape Town (UCT) researcher Dr Katherine Antel has been selected by the American Society of Hematology (ASH) to receive the 2022 ASH Global Research Award to support her work in HIV associated lymphoma (a type of cancer). Antel is one of 13 talented early-career investigators selected for this honour. 28 Jul 2022
Can asteroids and geoengineering the stratosphere save the planet? Amid the exponential effects of climate change, geoengineering and eco-regeneration are mooted as methods to cool our planet. 28 Jul 2022
Great change needs great changemakers Mr Vikas Pota delivered the second Vice-Chancellor’s Open Lecture for 2022 on Wednesday, 27 July 2022. 27 Jul 2022
UCT’s current Teaching and Learning Framework Professor Harsha Kathard writes to the UCT community about the Teaching and Learning Framework. 27 Jul 2022
Exceptional KwaZulu-Natal physics teacher wins UCT 2022 Stella Clark Award Using tangible examples to teach a complex subject like physics – in a resource-constrained school to a class of matric learners who have continuously underperformed in the subject – is no simple task. But for Nonkululeko Sibisi, the recipient of the 2022 Stella Clark Teachers’ Award, who epitomises servant leadership, compassion and patience, this unique teaching methodology is second nature. 27 Jul 2022
Professor Phakeng named Top 10 finalist for inaugural Africa Education Medal University of Cape Town Vice-Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng has been named a Top 10 finalist for the new Africa Education Medal , launched this year by T4 Education in collaboration with HP and Intel. 27 Jul 2022
An honorary doctorate for disability rights activist Mzolisi Toni Mzolisi Toni received an honorary doctorate from UCT on Friday, 22 July 2022. 27 Jul 2022
Artwork showcasing reimagined UCT Jagger Library goes on display The process of reimagining the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Jagger Library that required input from various stakeholders, including members of the public, has now been concluded. The work will be on display in the Molly Blackburn Hall on UCT’s upper campus on Thursday, 28 July. The display will take place between 13:00 and 14:30, members of the public are welcome to attend. 27 Jul 2022
Celebrating the UCT Community of Hope Vaccination Centre Staff from UCT and the provincial Department of Health came together on Wednesday, 20 July, at the UCT Community of Hope Vaccination Centre to celebrate the site’s successes. 27 Jul 2022
Closure of UCT Community of Hope Vaccination Centre Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng writes to the UCT community about the closure of the Community of Hope Vaccination Centre on 29 July 2022. 27 Jul 2022
‘Engineer of life’ receives 2022 Stella Clark Teachers’ Award Nonkululeko Sibisi is the recipient of UCT’s 2022 Stella Clark Teachers’ Award. 27 Jul 2022
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