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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
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
Education and the complex shadow of our unjust past Professor Thuli Madonsela, former Public Protector, currently the holder of the Law Faculty Trust Chair in Social Justice and a law professor at Stellenbosch University. 21 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
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