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Colourful, joyous end-of-year graduation a ‘splendid moment of celebration’ ’Tis the season for celebrating graduates, and UCT did so in style, capping nearly 2 000 candidates. 18 Dec 2023
Celebrating UCT’s class of 1973 UCT’s Golden Graduates gathered on the lawns of Glenara for a special brunch on Thursday, 14 December. 18 Dec 2023
UCT celebrates research tradition’s enduring excellence The Research Celebration 2023 witnessed UCT Greats and Future Greats in stimulating conversation, a testament to the thriving environment of research innovation at the institution. 18 Dec 2023
ASSAf and SAYAS recognise UCT academics’ research excellence ASSAf and SAYAS recognised 11 UCT academics for research excellence in service of society. 18 Dec 2023
Knowledge Translation Unit launches ‘long-awaited’ PACK programme for children PACK Child is set to change the way frontline healthcare workers assess, manage and treat children in primary healthcare. 15 Dec 2023
Bowing out after 24 years: ‘I’ve had good times, exciting times, sad times’ Retirement can sneak up on us, and so it is for Charmaine Dublin, CMD stalwart, who is hanging up her keyboard after nearly a quarter of a century at UCT. 14 Dec 2023
Three distinguished teachers celebrated at cocktail event On 11 December, the prestigious Distinguished Teachers’ Awards were handed to the recipients for 2022. 14 Dec 2023
‘The DTA is a humbling validation’ Dr Marcin Nejthardt is a Distinguished Teacher Awardee at UCT and views the honour as a validation of his teaching nous. 13 Dec 2023
UCT ranks 50th in the world for sustainability UCT is in the top 50 universities worldwide in the Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings: Sustainability 2024. 12 Dec 2023
From exploitation to expression: Examining artistic agency in visualising blackness PhD graduand Tayler Ava Friar’s research looks beyond objectification and advocates for nuanced portrayals of the black female body. 12 Dec 2023
Back to school and a PhD for ‘first gen’ grad and mother of three PhD graduand and mom to three young children, Faith February learnt to spin more than a few plates during her doctoral studies. 12 Dec 2023
Admin assistant by day, researcher by night Liziwe Futuse will graduate with her PhD in African Languages and Literature on 14 December. 11 Dec 2023
UCT students win second place in MTN MoMo API Hackathon 2023 A trio of UCT MPhil students took home the second-place prize of US$3 000 in the MTN MoMo API Hackathon 2023. 11 Dec 2023
From cleaning cold rooms to master’s degree in arch dam construction Young Malefetsane Letsika didn’t know it then, but dam structural dynamics would play a pivotal role in his later life, earning him a master’s degree in structural engineering. 08 Dec 2023
Africa can respond to climate change and improve standards of living Achievements in reducing poverty will be defined by action we take on climate change. 08 Dec 2023 Republished
Parents urged to be vigilant as vaping by adolescents rises A recent study by the UCT Lung Institute found that almost 7 000 learners vape, more than a quarter of them in Grade 12. 08 Dec 2023 Republished
UCT a partner in new collaborative to strengthen primary healthcare in Africa UCT is one of the nine partners in the new Africa Higher Education Health Collaborative, a pioneering initiative aimed at strengthening primary healthcare across Africa. 08 Dec 2023
Graduand’s master’s research foregrounds divorce in Islam Zeenat Samodien’s master’s research focuses on how Muslim women married by Muslim rights experience divorce in South Africa. 07 Dec 2023
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