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Student farewell for VC Dr Max Price
A student farewell function to mark the culmination on 30 June of Dr Max Price’s 10-year term of office was hosted in Memorial Hall on 21 May.
21 May 2018
It’s time to rethink what’s meant by “mother tongue” education
Proponents of mother tongue education tend to argue that children should be taught in the language they first learned and spoke at home.
21 May 2018
Remembering a warrior for social justice
In a tribute to environmental health historian Jock McCulloch, Dr Sophia Kisting called on her colleagues to continue his work.
21 May 2018
Opportunity knocks for UCT student’s scholarship to Yale
Opportunity doesn’t always come a-knocking, sometimes you have to set out in search of it yourself.
21 May 2018
New Mellon Mays undergrad cohort
The Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship programme at UCT recently held a dinner to welcome five new members for 2018.
21 May 2018
Why it’s important for HR to get out in front of workplace disruption
The future is bright and filled with opportunity for those HR professionals who are able to shift gears quickly and think afresh about how they add value.
21 May 2018
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ʻA neutron walks into a bar …ʼ
Science is an unusual bar-top topic but not at the UCT Club this week where science discussions eclipsed even the Sundowns–Barcelona game.
18 May 2018
Advancing Africa’s inequalities agenda
The newly launched African Centre of Excellence for Inequalities Research will ensure that African perspectives on inequalities are heard at a global level.
18 May 2018
A student farewell for Dr Price
The Chair of Council invites all UCT students to join him in bidding farewell to the outgoing Vice-Chancellor, Dr Max Price, on Monday, 21 May.
18 May 2018
Tackling mental health in the workplace
Linda Ronnie, an associate professor in organisational behaviour and people management at the GSB, delves into the stigma attached to mental health issues in the workplace.
17 May 2018
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Tackle inequality sustainably – beyond social grants
Social grants are essential to the poor but unsustainable as a solution to income inequality. Economic growth is needed to bring more people into employment.
17 May 2018
2017: A Year in Review
The selected pieces in the pages that follow record some of the milestones in the institution’s journey through 2017, and reflect a university at work in a changing world.
17 May 2018
Mental health needs investment
Professor Crick Lund will argue for the need to invest in mental health in low- and middle-income countries in his upcoming inaugural lecture.
16 May 2018
GSB in the Financial Times Top 90
The UCT Graduate School of Business has been ranked as a Top 90 business school in the prestigious Financial Times Executive Education Customised Rankings 2018.
16 May 2018
Cardiovascular disease is a global problem
In the first annual lecture hosted in honour of Dr Stuart Saunders, Professor Bernard Gersh spoke to the burden of cardiovascular disease in the developing world.
16 May 2018
Dr Stuart John Saunders Lecture focuses on cardiovascular health
The first annual Dr Stuart John Saunders Lecture was held in the Kramer Law Building on the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) middle campus on Wednesday, 9 May 2018.
16 May 2018
Celebrating a standout teacher
UCT celebrated Sfiso Kubeka, an exceptional mathematics teacher, at the 13th annual Stella Clark Teachersʼ Award ceremony.
15 May 2018
SA learning to make coalition politics work
Although delicate, if done correctly, coalition politics and party collaboration could help to enhance national unity, writes Associate Professor Richard Calland.
15 May 2018
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