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Winfield’s winning ways continue UCT’s Associate Professor James “Jimmy” Winfield continues to rack up awards for teaching excellence. 21 Dec 2018
Global warming: Severe drought risks to City Climate models vary but all show that the risk of drought in Cape Town has increased substantially because of global warming. 20 Dec 2018 Republished
UCT alumni triumph in social impact challenge Three UCT graduates who met while studying information systems are among the winners of Google’s first Impact Challenge for South Africa. 19 Dec 2018
Use the gift of education to make a difference UCT’s December graduation season wrapped up with an inspiring speech from UCT alumnus, philanthropist and trail-blazing venture capitalist Annette-Campbell White. 18 Dec 2018
Solution Space entrepreneurs take off Entrepreneurs participating in the Venture Incubation Programme at the Graduate School of Business’s Solution Space are reporting solid early successes. 18 Dec 2018
Students win high-performance computing competition A group of third-year UCT electrical and computing engineering students were placed first in the final round of the national Student Cluster Competition (SCC). 18 Dec 2018
UCT Yacht Club defends its USSA title UCT’s Yacht Club was able to defend its title at the recent University Sports South Africa (USSA) Sailing Regatta. 18 Dec 2018
UCT dominates at university fencing tournament UCT’s fencing team emerged victorious at the recent University Sports South Africa (USSA) fencing championship. 18 Dec 2018
UCT dominates among 2019 Mandela Rhodes scholars The Mandela Rhodes Foundation’s Class of 2019 has been announced – and half the total cohort are UCT postgraduates. 18 Dec 2018
UCT’s young African leaders Two UCT students joined over 150 participants on a four-week Young African Leaders Initiative programme designed to hone their leadership and problem-solving skills. 18 Dec 2018
Graduates must become ‘more African‘ The Faculty of Commerce’s graduation on Friday, 14 December, was a celebration of being African in a world undergoing unprecedented change. 14 Dec 2018
‘Set your super-power dials to “in service” ’ “Set your super-power dials to ‘in service’,” Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng told graduands at a special graduation ceremony where she was officially robed as Vice-Chancellor. 14 Dec 2018
Sarah Baartman Hall: Potent transformation symbol History was made on 13 December when UCT’s newly robed Vice-Chancellor, Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng, announced that Memorial Hall will be renamed the Sarah Baartman Hall. 14 Dec 2018
‘Tell them about the dream’ Graduation season has started on a high note with the robing of the Vice-Chancellor, academics being honoured and Humanities graduands being urged to be courageous. 14 Dec 2018
Four doctors, two families make it a double It’s not often that two sets of brothers who are close friends graduate from the same two faculties – and each with the title of doctor. 14 Dec 2018
Twin cities connect struggle and liberation sites Associate Professor Svea Josephy received a Creative Works Award for her solo exhibition, Satellite Cities, at today’s graduation. It is one of three such awards. 13 Dec 2018
Symphony of elements wins Creative Works Award Professor Hendrik Hofmeyr, of the South African College of Music, receives a Creative Works Award at today’s graduation for his composition Second Symphony – The Elements. 13 Dec 2018
Creative Works Award for Womb of Fire Dr Sara Matchett’s Creative Works Award winner, Womb of Fire, addresses how centuries of violence in South Africa continue to play out on women’s bodies. 13 Dec 2018
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