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Vision 2030: unleashing human potential UCT’s Vision 2030 takes a future-focused approach that has elicited excitement from the community at the prospect of what the university can collectively achieve. 08 Sep 2020
‘By day five I could barely breathe’ Dianne Steele, a librarian in the Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment, shares her experiences of COVID-19 and her journey back to health. 07 Sep 2020
From campus cleaning to library assistant On 1 September Mellisa Thomas started as a library assistant at UCT Libraries – after almost a decade as a member of the campus cleaning team. 07 Sep 2020
Postgraduate studies – Rethinking the international experience Within tertiary education, privileged status and the fault lines between developing and developed countries have been starkly exposed by the coronavirus pandemic. 04 Sep 2020
Architecture students pay it forward Proceeds following an exhibition curated by a group of honours students in UCT’s School of Architecture, Planning & Geomatics will go towards COVID-19 relief efforts. 02 Sep 2020
Vision 2030: realising UCT’s dream During the fifth virtual Vision 2030 staff engagement session, UCT’s chief operating officer outlined what is necessary to realise the university’s dream. 02 Sep 2020
Charlene Esau: my recovery from COVID-19 Charlene Esau, an occupational health nurse practitioner at UCT, shares her experience of having and recovering from the coronavirus. 02 Sep 2020
UCT retains top spot in Africa in THE world rankings UCT has retained its spot as the continent’s top university, despite a drop of 19 places, tying at 155th among more than 1 500 institutions. 02 Sep 2020
Disruption and change at the new global university COVID-19 has radically changed the ways that universities do everything: from research and teaching, to social responsiveness and internationalisation. 02 Sep 2020
British Ecological Society award for SA climate change researcher UCT’s Prof Wendy Foden has been awarded the British Ecological Society’s Marsh Award for Climate Change Research. 01 Sep 2020
Creating an inclusive, non-racial university Discussions during a recent webinar titled “A Women-led UCT” centred around the value of placing women in leadership positions, as well as UCT’s Vision 2030. 01 Sep 2020
Inspiring Africa’s future business leaders Dr Catherine Duggan, the new director of the UCT GSB, reflects on various aspects of her career and her passion for development in Africa. 01 Sep 2020
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