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NAPP honours successful participants of 2023 A cocktail event was held on 20 November to honour the 2023 cohort of the New Academic Practitioners’ Programme. 29 Nov 2023
‘Huiswaarts’: Sutherland Nine laid to rest in the ground of their ancestors The three-day programme to restore the sacred remains of the Sutherland Nine to their ancestral home culminated in their burial in the town’s historic Anglo–Boer cemetery. 28 Nov 2023
Honorary doctorate for Kelly Chibale in Switzerland Prof Kelly Chibale has been awarded an honorary doctorate from one of Europe’s oldest and most prestigious universities, the University of Basel. 28 Nov 2023
Poignant moment as Sutherland Nine make final journey home On Friday, 24 November, more than 100 years after UCT unethically acquired nine skeletal remains for teaching and learning purposes, the Sutherland Nine made their final journey home. 28 Nov 2023
Part of UCT’s ‘flow’: Staff celebrated at awards evening UCT hosted a successful evening of celebration at the Annual Staff Awards held on 23 November at the Baxter Theatre. 27 Nov 2023
Meticulous and principled: Stella Musungu receives VC’s Service Excellence Award The Office for Inclusivity and Change’s Stella Musungu is the recipient of the 2023 UCT VC’s Service Excellence Award. 27 Nov 2023
Meet Hlamulo Khorommbi – the newly elected president of UCT’s SRC Hlamulo Khorommbi plans to lead from the front and effect positive change in students’ lives. 27 Nov 2023
Orthopaedic curriculum alterations breed more engaged students Student-centered curriculum co-creation in orthopaedic surgery has generated more engagement from scholars, Prof Michael Held said during his inaugural lecture. 24 Nov 2023
TLC2023: Student assessment methods must be built on values and principles Universities realise their students’ potential through holistic and authentic assessment methods, rooted in transformative, whole-society approaches. 24 Nov 2023
KTU’s updated clinical tool reaffirms support for frontline healthcare workers The updated Adult Primary Care clinical tool contains the latest guidelines and policies across multiple clinical programmes. 24 Nov 2023
UCT’s Water Hub wins the Gold Eco-Logic Award The 2023 Eco-Logic Awards took place recently at the Two Oceans Aquarium where UCT’s Water Hub won the Gold Eco-Logic Award. 23 Nov 2023
TLC2023: Classroom things – the ups and downs of ChatGPT Research indicates that ChatGPT can benefit students with accurate answers to theoretical questions but falls short when asked to put theory into practice. 22 Nov 2023
Khusela Ikamva: Marked progress towards a water-sensitive campus Thanks to the Khusela Ikamva project, considerable progress has been made during 2022/2023 to shift UCT to a water-sensitive campus. 22 Nov 2023
Zippy and exhilarating: Test driving UCT’s electric vehicle UCT’s electric vehicle has been test driven by several staff who reflected positively on their experience. 22 Nov 2023
UCT students dominate Rhodes Scholarship 2024 awards Of the 10 Rhodes Scholars-Elect for 2024 from Southern Africa, announced on 12 November, six are either current or former UCT students. 20 Nov 2023
PhD research explores precarious balance of sleep, light and sedentarism among gamers Too much, too little, too often. Chadley Kemp’s PhD research explores the tricky balance of sleep, light and sedentarism in the lives of gamers. 20 Nov 2023
VC interim’s first 250 days in office bring stability, equanimity Professor Daya Reddy’s first 250 days in office have been devoted to restoring a stable environment and conditions at the university. 20 Nov 2023
Inaugural Future Leaders cohort laud valuable, insightful programme The Future Leaders Programme has advanced the inaugural cohort’s academic careers in a myriad of ways. 17 Nov 2023
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