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Reflections from a surgeon in service of the community
Prof Lydia Cairncross, the head of UCT’s Department of Surgery, delivered her inaugural lecture on Thursday, 2 November.
06 Nov 2023
‘Most life-time mental health problems begin in mid-teens, early adulthood’
Easily accessible mental health services for teens and young adults are key to avert life-long struggles, said Prof Matthew Broome.
03 Nov 2023
Screen and treat essential to beat cervical cancer
UCT’s Prof Lynette Denny highlighted the importance of an effective screen-and-treat approach to make inroads with cervical cancer.
02 Nov 2023
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
Three UCT subjects ranked in top 100
UCT placed among the top 100 universities globally for clinical and health, education, and social sciences in the 2024 Times Higher Education World University Rankings by subject.
31 Oct 2023
Six UCT subjects ranked in top 100 in ShanghaiRanking’s GRAS
UCT has been ranked among the top 100 universities in six subject areas by Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2023, recently released by ShanghaiRankings.
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
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