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Women’s Month: Open doors for the heroes who didn’t have chances In Women’s Month, UCT news interviewed alumnus Dr Rethabile Melamu, the first black woman CEO of the South African Photovoltaic Industry Association. 31 Aug 2022

Generous donations boost Biological Sciences’ rebuilding efforts UCT’s Department of Biological Sciences has received a donation of €1 million from the Hasso Plattner Foundation following the losses due to last year’s fire. 31 Aug 2022

UCT awarded two new SAMRC extramural units Two of the four new South African Medical Research Council Extramural Research Units have been awarded to UCT to develop critical health research in the country. 30 Aug 2022

Trainees laud UCT’s African Paediatric Fellowship Programme UCT’s African Paediatric Fellowship Programme received praise from trainees at a paediatric symposium held on 24 August 2022. 29 Aug 2022

Corporatising universities threatens academic freedom Professor Fran Baum of the University of Adelaide in Australia delivered the 56th annual TB Davie Memorial Lecture on Wednesday, 24 August. 26 Aug 2022

Rowing her boat UCT rower Julia Mackay will represent the university at the Rand Merchant Bank Universities’ Boat Race from 14 to 17 September 2022. 26 Aug 2022

Breeding biology of giant Australian thunderbirds paves way to extinction Bone microstructure studies on the fossil bones of the extinct ‘thunder bird’ were conducted by UCT and Flinders University vertebrate palaeontologists. 23 Aug 2022

Women’s Month: ‘Don’t put the girl down’ – Zimbabwean human rights champion UCT student Gamuchirayi Manyadzi is a volunteer for Voice of the Gird Child Trust, taking human rights education to remote communities in her country. 22 Aug 2022

UCT ranks the best in Africa UCT remains the top university on the continent according to ShanghaiRanking’s 2022 Academic Ranking of World Universities. 22 Aug 2022

H3D to boost drug discovery research capacity at University of Limpopo UCT’s H3D has partnered with the University of Limpopo on a project to boost drug discovery research capacity at the institution. 19 Aug 2022

Period poverty: Sisters do it for themselves In Women’s Month, Sharifa Negesa talks about Girls Alive Uganda, which teaches Ugandan girls about menstrual hygiene and making their own sustainable sanitary products. 18 Aug 2022

Towards deep transformation In a lecture focused on deep transformation, Prof Jonathan Jansen illuminated how the Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine can further UCT’s Vision 2030. 18 Aug 2022

Women’s Month: Elona Toska on supporting adolescent mothers to lead fulfilling lives UCT’s Dr Elona Toska and her team have dedicated their research to helping adolescent mothers lead happy and fulfilled lives. 16 Aug 2022

Walking in his mother’s footsteps In Women’s Month, master’s student Bright Tetteh talks about a co-founded project to upskill young, unemployed women in Ghana. Many are early school-leavers. 16 Aug 2022

Ending violence against women: Using the law as a mechanism for prevention and justice As part of her PhD research, Pretty Mubaiwa wanted to understand the intricacies of African customary marriages and why they expose women to violent and discriminatory practices and experiences. 15 Aug 2022

(Up)lifting women Two female biokineticists at SSISA have created the EmpowHER programme to help women build confidence in the gym and take control of their health. 15 Aug 2022

Kalahari site points to water-rich periods that attracted early humans A new PLOS ONE paper sheds light on episodes of plentiful water in the Kalahari with a link to early human development. 15 Aug 2022

‘We must take men along on that journey’ Men must be part of disrupting the intergenerational cycle of violence against women and children, Professor Shanaaz Mathews said in her inaugural lecture. 15 Aug 2022

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