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UCT’s 2020 Mandela Rhodes scholars Seven UCT students will form part of the prestigious Mandela Rhodes Foundation Class of 2020, joining another 47 inspiring young leaders from across Africa. 07 Nov 2019
Excellent, loyal, nurturers of a new generation Thanks to the invaluable role of UCT’s National Research Foundation A-rated scholars, the university can face the future with confidence, says VC Mamokgethi Phakeng. 07 Nov 2019
Support programme bolsters new teachers UCTʼs School of Education recently celebrated a graduation with a difference as its fourth cohort of young educators completed their year-long Newly Qualified Teachers Project programme. 07 Nov 2019
Two pioneering researchers join college of fellows Two new Fellows were inducted into the University of Cape Town’s prestigious College of Fellows, while six researchers were honoured with Young Researcher Awards at the annual Fellows dinner at UCT in October 2019. 07 Nov 2019
UCT celebrates its sportspersons of 2019 UCT celebrated its student sportspersons at the annual Sports Awards Dinner on 11 October 2019. 07 Nov 2019
UCT students shine at the 2019 student leadership awards There was plenty to celebrate at the 2019 Student Leadership Awards that were held at the Baxter Hall Residence on Tuesday, 15 October. 07 Nov 2019
Sutherland Reburial Media Conference On Monday, 4 November, UCT hosted a media conference about the Sutherland Reburials Project. Watch the recording of the live stream. 06 Nov 2019
VC welcomes new staff VC Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng hosted a welcome lunch for new university staff members on Tuesday, 5 November, at Glenara. 06 Nov 2019
UCT Summer School 2020 Booking is now open for UCT’s 2020 Summer School, which will run from 6 to 25 January next year. 06 Nov 2019
Sutherland project will shape historic reburials policy The Sutherland Reburials Project involving nine unethically obtained San and Khoe skeletons from the Roggeveld was a mammoth scientific endeavour coupled with strong community collaboration. 05 Nov 2019
John Joseph Gurney: 1940–2019 It is with great sadness that we share news of the death of Emeritus Professor John Gurney. 05 Nov 2019
UCT’s role in Nobel win The founders of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, which has its African office at UCT, are co-recipients of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences. 05 Nov 2019
A very fond farewell To mark a career spanning 40 years, the outgoing director of the UCT Irma Stern Museum, Christopher Peter, is being honoured with a celebratory exhibition. 05 Nov 2019
Revolutionising SA’s health sector Students participating in the Futures in Health Accelerator Project, a collaboration across various faculties, presented their business ideas to industry experts last week. 04 Nov 2019
Restoring ancestors to their home through transformational UCT process An interdisciplinary team of academics from the University of Cape Town and two international institutions has conducted a series of scientific studies on the remains of nine people from Sutherland. They have uncovered a range of findings which could influence national policy for future burial and restitution.    04 Nov 2019
Stay-at-home dad’s curious mating rituals The steentjie, or sea bream, changes from female to male as it grows, undergoing a dramatic metamorphosis in breeding season – but don’t try your luck at his nesting site. 04 Nov 2019
Stable isotope analyses helps to tell the Sutherland story Professor Judith Sealy, from the Department of Archaeology at the University of Cape Town, reflects on her role in the Sutherland reburial and restitution process. Her team was responsible for the chemical analyses process, specifically the stable isotope analyses. By analysing the bones, teeth, soil and other archaeological materials her team was able to understand the diets that people followed, and the environments they lived in. 04 Nov 2019
Remembering more than nine Dr Victoria Gibbon, from the Department of Human Biology at the University of Cape Town reflects on her role in the Sutherland reburial and restitution process. She was responsible for pulling together the scientific team, and for analysing the human remains. 04 Nov 2019
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