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Voting enlightenment
UCT Law student Thaafir Mustapha’s social media voter education account is aimed at assisting the electorate make the correct choice.
05 Aug 2024
Women’s Month: SWEEP leverages entrepreneurship to empower women students
The Student Women Economic Empowerment Programme operates at South Africa’s 26 public universities.
05 Aug 2024
Seven UCT Researchers Awarded ‘Career Starting’ SAMRC Grants
02 Aug 2024
SA teens are struggling with symptoms of depression
Little research has been done on depression and anxiety among younger adolescents, those between the ages of 10 and 14, write three UCT academics.
01 Aug 2024
Republished
Kelly Chibale wins Royal Society Africa Prize 2023
Professor Kelly Chibale, who holds the Neville Isdell Chair in African-centric Drug Discovery and Development, has just been awarded the Royal Society Africa Prize 2023.
31 Aug 2023
Sustainable chemist wins Rising Star Africa Prize
Dr Wade Petersen, from the Department of Chemistry at UCT, has been announced as the winner of the Royal Society’s Rising Star Africa Prize winner for 2023.
31 Aug 2023
Meet UCT’s SDG postdoctoral research fellows
Meet UCT’s six Sustainable Development Goals postdoctoral research fellows from Africa who are working to accelerate African-led projects that support the United Nations’ SDGs.
30 Aug 2023
Transgenderism in sport: unfair advantage or the right thing to do?
On university campuses, at least, all are welcome, was the conclusion drawn by a lively panel discussion at Nasdev’s Women in Leadership conference, hosted by UCT.
30 Aug 2023
Commemorating Uyinene Mrwetyana: A brother’s angst and remembrance
Uyinene Mrwetyana’s brother, Esona, remembers his sister as the family’s special torch bearer.
29 Aug 2023
Western Cape universities integrate for student success
As the lead facilitator for the Siyaphumelela Western Cape Regional Network, UCT hosted a workshop focused on determining how integration can drive student success.
29 Aug 2023
UCT Leadership Academy a model for SA universities
Launched on 15 August, the UCT Leadership Academy offers a human-centred model of student leadership development, said VC interim Emeritus Professor Daya Reddy.
28 Aug 2023
Faculty of Health Sciences lunchtime webinar spotlights LGBTQIA+ inclusion at UCT
The inclusion of gender-diverse individuals in Women’s Month initiatives and at the university at large was under discussion during a lunchtime webinar hosted by UCT’s Faculty of Health Sciences.
28 Aug 2023
Esteemed Oppenheimer Memorial Trust grant for UCT Neuroscience Institute’s Mark Solms
An Oppenheimer Memorial Trust grant of R1.9 million will enable Professor Mark Solms and team to understand consciousness through its replication and simulation in an artificial agent.
25 Aug 2023
University of Fort Hare – a tale of academic freedom and institutional autonomy
Professor Sakhela Buhlungu presented the annual TB Davie Memorial lecture on Wednesday, 23 August.
25 Aug 2023
Women’s Month: Government urged to extend Social Relief of Distress Grant
Research led by PhD student Vayda Megannon studies what the Social Relief of Distress Grant means for its recipients and why it should be extended.
24 Aug 2023
Two ‘extraordinary’ teachers named joint recipients of 2023 Stella Clark Teachers’ Award
Bulisa Dyushu-Gophe and Aphiwe Mpahleni have been named the joint winners of 2023 Stella Clark Teachers’ Award.
23 Aug 2023
Women’s Month: Shirley Kandabu, African adventurer, leader, social entrepreneur
Emerging African Leader Ugandan Shirley Kandabu is the co-founder of iCreate, a platform for African makers and artisans to ensure fair prices and sustainable income.
23 Aug 2023
Epic Job Expo draws epic number of students to ‘Own Your Future’
As UCT opened the doors to its third Epic Job Expo, a record number of students flocked to meet with local and international employers looking for talent at SA’s Best Career Fair.
22 Aug 2023
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