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‘Don’t retrofit curricula to include disability; engage at the design stage’ – PhD graduand
Retrofitting the university’s curricula to include disability is expensive and challenging, and instead should be part of engagement at the design stage, says PhD graduand Ikechukwu Nwanze.
19 Jul 2023
July PhD graduation and other updates
The University of Cape Town (UCT) will host the July 2023 PhD graduation ceremony on Friday, 21 July.
19 Jul 2023
‘Don’t let this work die on my computer’ – PhD to be awarded posthumously
On 21 July, Zayd Minty will receive his PhD posthumously – after a collective, cross-country effort to see him across the finish line before he died.
18 Jul 2023
UCT honours anti-apartheid poet Keith Gottschalk
As part of its Distinguished Alumni Speaker Series, UCT’s Development and Alumni Department recently celebrated the life and work of protest poet Keith Gottschalk.
18 Jul 2023
July 2023 graduation ceremony
Emer Prof Daya Reddy writes to the UCT community about the July PhD Graduation.
18 Jul 2023
New vaping tax misses the mark - UCT experts
The vaping industry has vociferously opposed a new tax on vaping products. But only the largest containers of e-liquid will feel hefty price increases, according to the University of Cape Town (UCT) experts Dr Nicole Vellios and Professor Corné van Walbeek.
18 Jul 2023
PhD study on women with disabilities accessing antenatal care in rural Uganda
Ponsiano Nuwagaba’s PhD examines the plight of pregnant women with disabilities in rural Uganda, and outlines strategies for improving services – and access to them.
17 Jul 2023
Further update on senior leadership roles
Emer Prof Daya Reddy writes to the UCT community with an update about senior leadership roles at the university.
17 Jul 2023
One in 10 older adults in SA are subjected to abuse, research finds
Many of South Africa’s older adults are bearing the brunt of abuse, according to research by the University of Cape Town PhD graduand Roxanne Jacobs.
17 Jul 2023
PhD proposal shows how disability can be included in MBChB training
Sarah Whitehead’s PhD is an important academic contribution to teaching and learning; a proposal outlining how disability can be included in the medical undergraduate curriculum.
14 Jul 2023
San and Khoe skeletons: how UCT sought to restore dignity and redress the past
The skeletonised remains of nine people were donated to UCT’s anatomy department by Carel Gert Coetzee, who had unearthed them and was a medical student at the university.
14 Jul 2023
Republished
A starry-eyed inspirational graduate
One of this year’s inspirational graduates Dr Michael Hlabathe reached for the stars to overcome adversity and obtain his PhD in astrophysics.
14 Jul 2023
Africa charter for equitable partnerships receives major endorsement
Leading networks from across the continent met last week to sign the charter set to shift research collaborations between Africa and the Global North.
13 Jul 2023
Law PhD at 26 for Gaopalelwe Mathiba – youngest in over a decade
UCT law lecturer Gaopalelwe Mathiba will become the youngest person to be conferred a PhD in law in the past 11 years.
13 Jul 2023
‘To you, dad, with love and gratitude’
PhD graduate-in-waiting Danielle Hill has dedicated her degree to her late father – in honour of his contribution that led her to graduation day.
13 Jul 2023
Council decisions around senior leadership posts
UCT’s Chair of Council writes to update the UCT community on Council decisions about senior leadership posts.
13 Jul 2023
UCT Council
FlexiGyn named joint winner of the coveted Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation
Edmund Wessels, the brain behind FlexiGyn – a groundbreaking, innovative and easy-to-use gynaecological device, designed to address and improve the health of women on the ground – is one of the joint winners of the 2023 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation.
13 Jul 2023
UCT Assessment Project Workshop Series and other updates
The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Centre for Higher Education Development (CHED) will host a series of workshops to develop UCT’s new assessment policy.
12 Jul 2023
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