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UCT Book Award for classics scholar Professor David Wardle’s work Suetonius: Life of Augustus has won him the 2018 UCT Book Award. 13 Dec 2018
Burst of energy from new UCT lecturers The completion of the New Academic Practitioners’ Programme (NAPP) was cause for celebration for 20 new lecturers at UCT. 13 Dec 2018
‘Razor-sharp intellect, exceptional humility’ UCT alumnus and a founding trustee of the university trust, Nobel Prize winner Sir Aaron Klug is remembered for his “razor-sharp intellect”, yet “exceptional humility”. 12 Dec 2018
Commitment, passion and dogged determination Due to graduate with a PhD in Medical Biochemistry, Kehilwe Nakedi reflects on her academic journey and the pleasure of seeing things finally fall into place. 12 Dec 2018
DataFirst rescues historical apartheid-era datasets UCT’s DataFirst research data service has partnered with Rhodes University and the University of KwaZulu-Natal to rescue two historical datasets. 12 Dec 2018
An extra special Golden Grad celebration Golden Grad Madi Gray, a veteran of the nine-day Bremner sit-in of 1968, will be among other UCT alumni celebrating their Golden Graduation this week. 12 Dec 2018
Designing people-centred solutions Human-centred solutions to the challenges facing the education sector were in the spotlight at the launch of the UCT d-school’s fourth annual Design Thinking Week. 11 Dec 2018
Students continue winning tradition at Greenovate Civil Engineering made it two out of two while Construction Economics and Management chalked up their fourth consecutive win at the recent Greenovate Awards for final-year students. 11 Dec 2018
UCT remedies a past injustice The story of Raymond Suttner receiving his LLM from UCT almost half a century after withdrawing his thesis from examination has captured imaginations around the country. 11 Dec 2018
Unspeakable tragedy yields master’s degree When Mabuyi Mhlanga’s young daughter died in a car accident two years ago, she channelled her grief into addressing the issue of road safety around schools. 11 Dec 2018
‘I want to reach the places my father did not’ Tafadzwa Mushonga will be the first PhD graduate from the Centre for Environmental Humanities South, forging ahead from where her father left off. 10 Dec 2018
Envisioning a bright future Rising UCT academic Mochelo Lefoka says he has his grandparents to thank for instilling in him an understanding of the value of a quality education. 10 Dec 2018
A passion for education From a young age, masterʼs graduand Sonwabo Ngcelwane has seen education as the key to rising above one’s circumstances – no matter how challenging. 10 Dec 2018
UNESCO PhD fellowship for UCT student UCT student Lerato Hlaka is among 14 young female African scientists to be honoured with a L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science doctoral fellowship. 07 Dec 2018
‘Slow the Flow’ rakes in awards CMD’s “Slow the Flow” water-saving campaign brought home three accolades from the 2018 MACE Excellence Awards 2018, including a special Business Issue Award. 07 Dec 2018
Never too late to overcome the odds PhD candidate Witness Kozanayi relied on his determination, the support and sacrifice of others, and a fascination for his homeland to fuel his academic success. 07 Dec 2018
Growing pesticide, lead threat to vultures Vultures play a vital housekeeping role in the wild, but like many African raptors they’re threatened by pesticide and heavy metal poisoning, says PhD candidate Beckie Garbett. 07 Dec 2018
Answering the call for ‘Futures Scholarship’ The UCT Surgical Society is set to launch a specialist incubator addressing health system challenges in answer to the VC’s “Futures Scholarship” initiative. 06 Dec 2018
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