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UCT academics shine at SA Women in Science Awards UCT researchers celebrated at the South African Women in Science Awards for leading in STEM, as well as the Humanities and Social Sciences. 29 Aug 2025
UCT inaugural lecture for September 2025 The University of Cape Town (UCT) Inaugural Lecture series is a significant academic milestone. It marks the formal recognition of colleagues who have been promoted to full professor, honouring their contributions to research, teaching and public engagement. 29 Aug 2025
AI, authorship and authority AI is here to stay – and lecturers and students at UCT are thinking about its role together. 29 Aug 2025
Three UCT alumna at the helm of SA’s most influential companies Three UCT alumna – who are sisters – are running some of South Africa’s most successful and influential companies. 29 Aug 2025 Republished
Otolaryngology Through a South African Lens – Journeys, Innovations and Global Perspectives UCT’s Prof Darlene Lubbe delivered her inaugural lecture on 28 August, detailing her journey in innovation of transorbital surgical techniques. 28 Aug 2025
Measuring what counts: Evaluation as inquiry, power and possibility According to Prof Sarah Chapman, evaluation is the most dynamic, evolving, and deeply human disciplines of our time. 28 Aug 2025
More than half of adolescents in SA township show signs of anxiety, depression A new University of Cape Town (UCT) study has found that more than half of adolescents in a South African township are living with significant symptoms of anxiety and depression, and that the ways they cope with stress may be making their struggles worse. 28 Aug 2025 Media release
Women at work The woman-led OHSE division has combined technical rigour with a collaborative, people-focused approach to fostering engagement and embedding safety into the fabric of campus life. 28 Aug 2025 Women’s Month
I-UCT yenze udumo ngofikeleleko kwiwebhusayithi ngoLwimi lweZandla Inkonzo yabaKhubazekileyo ye-UCT yenze iwebhusayithi efikelela ngokupheleleyo kubasebenzisi boLwimi lweZandla loMzantsi Afrika. 28 Aug 2025 isiXhosa
Baanbrekerswerk met gebaretaalwebwerf by UK In ’n historiese eerste vir hoër onderwys in Suid-Afrika het die UK ’n loodsprojek van stapel gestuur wat sy Nasionale Maatstaftoets-webwerf toeganklik maak in Suid-Afrikaanse Gebaretaal. 28 Aug 2025 Afrikaans
Addressing South Africa’s silent sleep crisis UCT academic Assoc Prof Dale Rae is the director of Sleep Science, a UCT spin-off company that is dedicated to improving the understanding and treatment of sleep issues. 28 Aug 2025 Women’s Month
Research provides insights into the Western Cape renewable energy skills A newly released research report, Renewable Energy Skills Mapping and Labour Market Analysis in the Western Cape , offers a comprehensive analysis of the renewable energy skills landscape in the province. The research was conducted by researchers at the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit (SALDRU) . 28 Aug 2025 Media release
Inaugural lecture by Professor Lubbe and other updates Professor Darlene Lubbe will deliver her inaugural lecture as part of the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Inaugural Lecture series on Thursday, 28 August 2025. 27 Aug 2025
UCT’s Nxomani balances studies and sport as Springbok women’s team manager When the University of Cape Town (UCT) student Thandiswa Nxomani first volunteered to manage the African Bombers amateur rugby club in the Eastern Cape, she thought she was simply filling a gap. The club needed a manager, and she stepped forward. She didn’t realise that her decision would spark a new passion and set her on a path that would take her to the highest level of the game as team manager of the Springbok Women. 27 Aug 2025 Media release
Call for applications: DHET doctoral programme Applications are now open for the Department of Higher Education and Training’s (DHET) Phase 6 (Cohort 1) of the University Staff Doctoral Programme (USDP). 27 Aug 2025
UCT alumna earns masters degree in six months As the sun sets on the month that honours women whose work redefines excellence and expands the frontiers of possibility, the spotlight falls on University of Cape Town’s (UCT) alumna, Dr Aayesha J Soni, the first female internationally trained sub-specialist in adult epileptology. 27 Aug 2025 Media release
UCT celebrates double win with prestigious Wellcome Trust awards The University of Cape Town (UCT) has marked a significant milestone in research funding, with Dr Tessa Moll becoming the first UCT scholar to receive the prestigious Wellcome Early-Career Award. In parallel with this achievement, a UCT-based team researching TB immunopathology has secured only the second Wellcome Trust Discovery Award ever awarded to the institution. 27 Aug 2025 Media release
Thandiswa Nxomani’s inspiring rise in women’s rugby UCT student Thandiswa Nxomani has risen through the rugby ranks in South Africa to become the team manager of Springbok Women, which are currently competing in the World Cup. 26 Aug 2025 Women’s Month
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