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‘Ours is to educate, not to captivate’ – Yunus Ballim Higher education is not meant to provide answers but to shape graduates’ thinking and reasoning abilities in a complex and ambiguous world, said Professor Yunus Ballim. 27 Aug 2021
Theory, a kind of idolatry Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie delivered the second Vice-Chancellor’s Open Lecture for 2021 on Wednesday, 28 July 2021. 28 Jul 2021
Biodiversity studies in the Anthropocene: from species discovery in fragmented landscapes to unravelling the origin of iconic African flora Professor Muthama Muasya is an internationally recognised plant taxonomist and evolutionary biologist. 26 May 2021
Good economics for hard times Professor Abhijit Banerjee delivered the first Vice-Chancellor’s Open Lecture for 2021 on Thursday, 29 April 2021. 29 Apr 2021
Good economics for hard times Professor Abhijit Banerjee delivered the first Vice-Chancellor’s Open Lecture for 2021 on Thursday, 29 April 2021. 29 Apr 2021
Teaching the many (50) shades of blue – while the world is changing its shade Professor Isabelle Ansorge is head of department and professor in the Department of Oceanography at the University of Cape Town. 14 Apr 2021
Inaugural #RhodesMustFall Scholarship Public Lecture On 9 April, Emeritus Professor Njabulo S Ndebele presented the first #RhodesMustFall Scholarship Public Lecture. 14 Apr 2021
UCT Vice-Chancellor’s Open Lecture by UN Deputy Secretary General Amina J Mohammed On 14 October, Her Excellency Ms Amina J Mohammed delivered the third virtual UCT Vice-Chancellor’s Open Lecture for 2020. 16 Oct 2020
Decade of action for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): So what? Amina Mohammed is the deputy secretary-general of the United Nations. 14 Oct 2020
Computer Science at times of crisis: reflecting on societal drivers for software and algorithm design Professor Hussein Suleman is head of department and professor in Computer Science in the School of Information Technology at the University of Cape Town (UCT). 30 Sep 2020
UCT Vice-Chancellor’s Open Lecture by Prof Stephen J Toope Professor Stephen Toope, vice-chancellor of the University of Cambridge, delivered the second virtual Vice-Chancellor’s Open Lecture for the year on Wednesday, 16 September 2020. 23 Sep 2020
Global partners, global leaders Professor Stephen J Toope is the vice-chancellor of the University of Cambridge. 16 Sep 2020
‘Economic inequality begets academic inequality’ The 54th TB Davie Memorial Lecture, delivered by Cornell University’s Professor Ravi Kanbur, explored the implications of rising inequality for academic freedom. 06 Aug 2020
From a two-speed economy to one for all South Africans Colin Coleman is a senior fellow and lecturer at Yale University’s Jackson Institute for Global Affairs and is the former head of investment banking for sub-Saharan Africa at Goldman Sachs. 15 Jul 2020
From a two-speed economy to one for all South Africans Colin Coleman, a senior fellow and lecturer at Yale University’s Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, delivered the Vice-Chancellor’s Open Lecture on Wednesday, 15 July 2020. 15 Jul 2020
Healthcare for all is possible Dr Solomon Benatar, Emeritus Professor of Medicine at UCT, delivered the second annual Dr Stuart John Saunders Lecture on Wednesday, 27 November. 29 Nov 2019
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
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