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Graduation part of queer activist’s mission
Nigel Patel’s graduation is a stepping stone on the way to fulfilling their life’s mission to effect the decriminalisation of queerness.
09 Apr 2019
Water polo stars have a ball in Perth
The SA water-polo team, including three UCT students, are back from the FINA World League Intercontinental Cup competition in Australia with some valuable new skills.
09 Apr 2019
Master’s oceanography thesis ‘all at sea’
The inhospitable Southern Ocean is not a place from which any master’s graduand – not even an oceanographer – would choose to relay final changes to their thesis.
09 Apr 2019
Saving cash-strapped students money
Two UCT students and a friend have launched an online platform designed to help save students on a budget time and money.
08 Apr 2019
Programme helps black academic staff focus on research
The Black Academics Advancement Programme has enabled Dr Mandisa Malinga to conduct invaluable research among men who look for work on the side of the road.
08 Apr 2019
‘This is my mother’s graduation’
While it’s his name on the degree, Ntebogang Segone says his 17 April graduation belongs to his mother.
08 Apr 2019
Women top UCT’s civil engineering honours class
UCT women are making significant strides in civil engineering, where they account for six of the department’s 11 first-class honours students graduating this month.
08 Apr 2019
Inaugural African fellowships for young UCT scholars
Seven early-career UCT scholars have received prestigious inaugural Future Leaders – African Independent Research (FLAIR) Fellowships to support their development as independent research leaders.
05 Apr 2019
Making his ‘first lady’s’ dream come true
When Sanele Mangena graduates with his BCom in economics and finance from UCT, he will make his mother’s dream come true.
05 Apr 2019
New script for shark survivor and drama graduand
When a great white shark attacked Caleb Swanepoel in June 2015, he thought he would die. But a new script was being written for the April graduand.
05 Apr 2019
‘TB is not a drama queen’
National health minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi used the occasion of the annual Steve Lawn Memorial Lecture to share his thoughts on why TB remains a deadly disease.
05 Apr 2019
New exhibition retells Bo-Kaap Museum story
The Bo-Kaap Museum has opened a new chapter with an exhibition that retells the story of the early history of the building in which it is housed.
04 Apr 2019
SA’s first deaf law graduate
Qobo Ningiza refused to be put off by multiple rejections, and next week he will become South Africa’s first deaf law graduate.
04 Apr 2019
‘Imposter’ graduates with full suite of distinctions
Severely burnt in a gas explosion 15 years ago, 24-year-old Aniek Nieuwenhuis has found new meaning in her life, defying the odds stacked against her.
04 Apr 2019
Support for HoDs in complex environment
Leading and managing complexity was the theme of this year’s Academic Heads of Department Workshop, hosted by Vice-Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng.
04 Apr 2019
‘It’s not peacetime yet’ at UCT
UCT Vice-Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng shared her views on the state of the institution during her keynote address at the annual HoD Dinner on 2 April.
03 Apr 2019
Professor Michael Feast: 1926–2019
It is with great sadness that we share the news of the death of Michael William Feast, who died on 1 April 2019.
03 Apr 2019
Key lessons from Cape Town drought
Cities must build their capacity to adapt to the impacts of climate change, and the Cape Town drought experience has many good lessons to offer.
03 Apr 2019
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