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Women’s Month: Exploring the science of the brain Dr Nynke Groenewold is working to better understand the human brain, particularly to identify where and how psychiatric disorders manifest and intervene appropriately. 30 Aug 2024
Housing activism through research Kezia Fortuin may be graduating with her master’s now, but her housing activism research will continue into her PhD. 30 Aug 2024
Celebrating women who shape the scientific workplace During Women’s Month, we celebrate the remarkable contributions of women across all roles within the IDM. 30 Aug 2024
From corner café to criminology: Varsha Patel’s journey to justice Inspirational graduand Varsha Patel, who will receive her LLM during the September graduation season, has applied her family values and transformed personal challenges into academic triumphs. 29 Aug 2024
Kenyan lawyer gets PhD in Air Law William Kiema will graduate with a PhD in Air Law from the Faculty of Law on 3 September. 29 Aug 2024
Grace, grit carried Bridget Longla through gruelling PhD Despite a civil war and the loss of several loved ones, Bridget Longla persevered and has attained her PhD in Disability Studies. 28 Aug 2024
UCT hosts Nobel laureate for lecture on cryo-electron microscopy On 20 August, UCT hosted a Vice-Chancellor’s Open Lecture, which was delivered by Nobel laureate Professor Joachim Frank. 26 Aug 2024
SA’s HIV/AIDS ‘injustice’ sparks academic’s activism Prof Catherine Orrell delivered her inaugural lecture, which touched on South Africa’s HIV/AIDS denialism past. 26 Aug 2024
Award-winning researcher passionate about alleviating economic disparities His unwavering dedication, keen intellectual curiosity, underscored by his desire to make a positive difference in the world, makes Timothy Köhler more than deserving of the title of inspirational graduate. 26 Aug 2024
Pioneering Women in Robotics: Dr Stacey Shield’s journey in engineering excellence Dr Stacey Shield is a leading voice in robotics at UCT. Her research draws inspiration from the natural world to create cutting-edge, manoeuvrable robots. She shares her journey as a woman in engineering this Women's Month. 23 Aug 2024
Firm foundation is necessary to develop healthy, well-rounded children The annual South African Child Gauge, published by UCT’s Children’s Institute, foregrounds the importance of early childhood development. 23 Aug 2024
Women’s Month: Oluchi Mbamalu working towards better patient communication Dr Oluchi Mbamalu is working to improve patient and healthcare worker engagement for better post-surgical outcomes in Africa. 23 Aug 2024
Winners’ circle: Prof Caroline Ncube bags Women in Science Award Prof Caroline Ncube was announced as one of SAWiSA’s Distinguished Women Researchers on Thursday, 15 August. 20 Aug 2024
Maximising multilingualism Prof Carolyn McKinney’s inaugural lecture focused on finding out how language can be used in schools as a tool of inclusion or exclusion. 20 Aug 2024
Women’s Month: The unexpected urgency of vaccine hesitancy research before the pandemic When Dr Elizabeth Oduwole looks back at her decision to research vaccine hesitancy just prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, she can clearly see the hand of God in her life. 20 Aug 2024
Women’s Month: South Africans’ mixed reaction to adopting alternative water sources UCT’s Teboho Mofokeng’s research explored South Africans’ willingness to use alternative water sources to flush their toilets. 13 Aug 2024
Commerce deputy dean wants to inspire a new generation of researchers Tackling social issues through his work: Assoc Prof Nkosivile Madinga became the deputy dean of Research, Internationalisation and Socially Engaged Scholarship in the Faculty of Commerce. 13 Aug 2024
Women’s Month: From humble beginnings in Matatiele to genetics researcher at UCT Dr Khuthala Mnika’s journey from a small village in the Eastern Cape to researcher in human genetics is an inspirational story of perseverance and hard work. 13 Aug 2024
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