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COVID-19 and the impact on women UCT’s Silindile Ngcobo and Hannah Simba from Stellenbosch University look at what is needed in terms of COVID-19 health responses and strategies to assist women. 03 Dec 2020 Republished
CILT recognised for service excellence during ‘whirlwind’ 2020 UCT’s Centre for Innovation in Learning and Teaching is the proud recipient of the annual Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Service Excellence. 03 Dec 2020
Ahmien van der Walt: ‘Put your weirdness into your work’ Ahmien van der Walt, the recipient of the 2020 VC’s Award for Global Citizenship, shares his journey and tips for success. 03 Dec 2020
SA and Nigeria’s first woman professor in construction management Following her ad hominem promotion, UCT’s Abimbola Windapo has become the first woman professor in construction management in both South Africa and Nigeria. 02 Dec 2020
Bernard Soules: 25 years keeping crime at bay Safety and security on UCT’s campuses is paramount to Bernard Soules, who celebrates 25 years of service at the university this year. 02 Dec 2020
Celebrating ‘tenacious, committed’ newly qualified teachers UCT’s 2020 Newly Qualified Teachers Project cohort were hailed for their dedication and resilience in and outside the classroom amid the COVID-19 pandemic. 02 Dec 2020
Lockdown limits safe spaces for abused women As the international campaign 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children is being commemorated, researchers from UCT are working towards alleviating the abuse of women. 02 Dec 2020
Afrikan Futures Catalyst team wins global award The Afrikan Futures Catalyst team has been selected as one of the five winners of the United Nations global design competition. 01 Dec 2020
Afton Titus: ad hom promotion four months after PhD Just four months after graduating with her PhD, Associate Professor Afton Titus is one of several UCT academics to achieve a 2020 ad hominem promotion. 01 Dec 2020
35 years of electrifying success at UCT Anton Johnson, from UCT’s Properties and Services department, has received a Long Service Award for his 35 years of dedication to the institution. 01 Dec 2020
UCT observes World AIDS Day Ahead of World AIDS Day, UCT's Professor Linda-Gail Bekker said too many people living with HIV are still not receiving the care they need. 30 Nov 2020
SAX Appeal goes digital This year’s edition of the popular UCT student-produced magazine SAX Appeal has gone digital and is on sale now. 30 Nov 2020
Linda Ronnie: from high school rebel to professor Linda Ronnie, the dean of the Faculty of Commerce, shares her journey to full professor and offers three important pointers for women planning their academic careers. 30 Nov 2020
‘UCT was my lucky break’ Gregory Ford celebrated his 35th UCT anniversary on 1 November and will receive a long-service award from the university later this month. 30 Nov 2020
Awards aplenty for UCT student’s scholarship platform UCT PhD candidate Lena Gronbach has received three prestigious honours for Africademics, a scholarship platform she created to help her peers. 27 Nov 2020
Fuel-from-waste win at Falling Walls Lab competition PhD researcher Chelsea Tucker’s modular, off-grid organic waste-to-fuel system put her among 10 Emerging Talent winners in the recent international Falling Walls Lab competition. 27 Nov 2020
d-school solar energy system first of a proposed campus roll-out UCT’s new d-school on middle campus is installing a rooftop photovoltaic system that will pave the way for a bigger campus roll-out. 27 Nov 2020
Men, gender equality and the search for gender harmony As South Africa started its 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence campaign, UCT gender scholar Dr Rob Morrell talks about masculinities and gender relations. 26 Nov 2020
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