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UCT GSB’s Executive MBA ranked top 5 globally for gender diversity The UCT GSB’s EMBA programme has once again made the Top 100 in the latest Financial Times Executive MBA rankings – the only African business school to appear on the list. 31 Oct 2023

Reimagining the African norm for smart cities The promotion of Assoc Prof Nancy Odendaal to the prestigious rank of full professor was marked with her inaugural lecture on Tuesday, 24 October. 27 Oct 2023

Grant of €12m for climate change project An international research team involving a UCT academic receives ERC Synergy Grant for interdisciplinary project. 27 Oct 2023

Environmental sustainability on the mind as all-women voyage sails to Antarctica A group of 188 women with STEMM backgrounds will be embarking on a voyage to Antarctica in a bid to promote sustainability. 27 Oct 2023

UCT’s STEM outreach piques learners’ curiosity Students from UCT recently embarked on a STEM outreach programme in Mitchells Plain, demonstrating AI robotics, solar-powered machinery, and sustainability. 26 Oct 2023

A living wage and the dignity afforded by choice Human dignity and a living wage must be centre stage in the drive to create employment, said Prof Innes Meyer in her recent inaugural lecture. 26 Oct 2023

Framing a decolonial view of knowledge and information stewardship Prof Jaya Raju’s inaugural lecture focused on questioning dominant western epistemology used in knowledge and information stewardship research. 25 Oct 2023

UCT welcomes Dutch delegation for astronomy discussion In an exciting display of international cooperation and astronomical exploration, UCT hosted a delegation from the Netherlands government at the RW James Building on 14 October. 20 Oct 2023

Second cohort of AI2050 Senior Fellows named Seven new Senior Fellows selected to solve hard problems in artificial intelligence through multidisciplinary research, with up to US$7 Million in support. 20 Oct 2023

Second career-boosting opportunity for translational scientists Thanks to a £7.5 million investment from LifeArc, a new round of CAN Fellows will be established to receive support for five years. 17 Oct 2023

Blowing things up for science Professor Steeve Chung Kim Yuen delivered his inaugural lecture on Tuesday, 10 October. 16 Oct 2023

‘Truly outstanding scholarship’ central to the work of newly inducted UCT Fellows Four new UCT Fellows were inducted on 3 October and six new College of Fellows Young Researchers awardees were recognised. 13 Oct 2023

UCT celebrates inaugural Future Leaders programme cohort The Future Leaders programme was established in 2018 to nurture up-and-coming scholars from various faculties across the university. 13 Oct 2023

UCT congratulates seven SA Women in Science Award Winners Seven UCT researchers were recently honoured in the Department of Science and Technology’s Women in Science Awards. 12 Oct 2023

Inaugural lecture: Shareholders, stakeholders and company law reform Environmental, social and governance factors become increasingly important in company law as companies and directors move towards more stakeholder-inclusive policies and practices. 10 Oct 2023

Inequality in higher education mushroomed by COVID-19 pandemic Research led by UCT’s Siyaphambili Project revealed large increases in dropout rates, mainly at historically disadvantaged universities, merger and new institutions in 2020. 04 Oct 2023

UCT prof calls for increased investment in TB vaccine research UCT’s Prof Mark Hatherill called for a quantum jump in TB vaccine research and development funding during a recent panel discussion of the UN High-level Meeting on Tuberculosis. 03 Oct 2023

Funding elder care in South Africa: New report Two reports recently published by the Family Caregiving of Older Persons in Southern Africa Programme outline how funding for elder care is structured and changing in South Africa. 02 Oct 2023

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