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Nature’s role in economic development
Professor Edwin Muchapondwa delivered this yearʼs sixth and final Vice-Chancellorʼs Inaugural Lecture on Wednesday, focusing on the role the environment can play in economic development.
11 Oct 2019
Decoding genomes to improve Africa’s health
Professor Collet Dandara’s inaugural lecture provided a brief overview of how African genomes can be decoded to unlock a deeper understanding of patients’ responses to treatment.
30 Sep 2019
Leverage privilege to change education, Madonsela urges
Apartheid has cast a huge shadow over the country, particularly education, and it will need all of society to break the cycle of poverty.
23 Aug 2019
Education and the complex shadow of our unjust past
Professor Thuli Madonsela, Law Faculty Trust Chair for Social Justice and law professor at Stellenbosch University, delivered the Vice-Chancellor’s Open Lecture on Wednesday, 21 August 2019.
22 Aug 2019
Rattling conventional thinking on evolution
Research by Professor Rebecca Ackermann shows that our huge diversity results from two other major evolutionary forces, in addition to natural selection.
19 Aug 2019
‘Freedom requires suffering and resoluteness’
TB Davie Memorial Lecture presenter Dr Steven Salaita argued that academic freedom allows the investigating of things that might upset others – without fear of retaliation.
08 Aug 2019
Fighting the power in hip hop and scholarship
While they may seem worlds apart, music and scholarship face the same challenges, UCTʼs Professor Adam Haupt said during his recent Vice-Chancellorʼs Inaugural Lecture.
05 Aug 2019
UCT’s annual Steve Lawn Memorial Lecture
National Health Minster Dr Aaron Motsoaledi delivered the annual Steve Lawn Memorial Lecture on Tuesday, 02 April, at the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Institute of Infectious Disease & Molecular Medicine (IDM).
18 Apr 2019
Growing Africa’s genetic ‘library of life’
Professor Ambroise Wonkam delivered the first Vice-Chancellorʼs Inaugural Lecture for 2019 this week, with a focus on enabling genetic medicine in Africa.
15 Mar 2019
Working towards a water-sensitive Cape Town
When it “forgot to rain” in Cape Town, the city went on water-saving alert. Now it’s time for a holistic approach to future water management.
22 Oct 2018
Pursuing new ways to cure cancer
UCT alumnus Professor Frank Slack returned to his academic roots to share research which holds the promise of new ways of curing cancer and other illnesses.
22 Oct 2018
The Fourth Industrial Revolution and Society
Professor Tshilidzi Marwala, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Johannesburg
09 Oct 2018
Reconfiguring the human through the child
Existing education models “colonise” children merely to prepare them for adulthood, ignoring what they naturally excel at, says education Professor Karin Murris.
07 Sep 2018
‘Retain, protect and defend academic freedom’
TB Davie Memorial Lecture presenter Professor Pumla Dineo Gqola says it’s time to challenge self-censorship, and both internal and external threats to academic freedom.
16 Aug 2018
Archie Mafeje’s legacy honoured
Archie Mafeje was a revolutionary thinker, a man ahead of his time, Professor Shahid Vawda said in his Vice-Chancellor’s Inaugural Lecture.
10 Aug 2018
Making a case for investing in mental health
Professor Crick Lund made a compelling case for investing in population mental health in low- and middle-income countries during his Vice-Chancellor’s Inaugural Lecture.
25 May 2018
Some surprises in search for SA’s first composer
Historical musicologist Professor Rebekka Sandmeier's inaugural lecture documents her search for South Africa's first composer of Western music - and yields some surprises.
04 May 2018
Prioritise the public interest
When creating a system where access to intellectual property works is regulated fairly, prioritise the public interest, says Professor Caroline Ncube.
05 Apr 2018
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