Welcome to the University of Cape Town News
Wamkelekile, Welkom
Load Previous
Career Conversations webinar series The UCT Careers Service is running a series of Career Conversations webinars from August to November to help students forge successful careers. 14 Aug 2020
Simple tech solution is an ear saver Meet Lara Timm whose clever, inexpensive device improves the comfort and fit of face masks with ear loops, typically worn by frontline medical staff. 14 Aug 2020
Advancing Womxn: Unsettling knowledge on gendered and sexual violence Professor Floretta Boonzaier discussed her research on ‘Unsettling knowledge on gendered and sexual violence’ in a virtual Women’s Month celebration on 13 August 2020. 14 Aug 2020
Advancing Womxn: Informed choices for women’s contraception Professor Janet Hapgood discussed her research on ‘Informed choices for women’s contraception’ in a virtual Women’s Month celebration on 13 August 2020. 14 Aug 2020
Off-the-shelf tech solutions for Africa Catherine Gordon-Grant, from UCT’s Medical Devices Laboratory, is part of the OpenAir project that is creating cheap ventilators for critically ill patients. 14 Aug 2020
Hebert Gumbi wins UCT’s Stella Clark Teachers’ Award 2020 The University of Cape Town (UCT) hosted its annual Stella Clark Teachers Award ceremony virtually, on 4 August 2020. Award winner, Mr Hebert Muzi Gumbi. 13 Aug 2020
Celebrating the UCT women spearheading the fight against COVID-19 The University of Cape Town (UCT) celebrates 5 women who are making strides in the fight against COVID-19 in their respective fields. 13 Aug 2020
Facebook Africa honours UCT women In a newly released ebook, Facebook Africa honours 13 inspiring South African women, including UCT Chancellor Dr Precious Moloi-Motsepe. 13 Aug 2020
Women in Business conference set to break new ground in 2020 For the first time in its 21-year history, the UCT Graduate School of Business’s popular annual Women in Business conference will take place online. 13 Aug 2020
Women making a difference through technology Two UCT honours students have carved out opportunities during COVID-19 by developing apps that will help benefit the community of Ocean View in Cape Town. 13 Aug 2020
Tessa Dowling: Utitshala osefresh! Recipient of a 2019 Distinguished Teacher Award Dr Tessa Dowling knows how to bring Xhosa Communication classes alive with her “groovy and innovative” teaching style. 13 Aug 2020
Maintaining organisational health during COVID-19 UCT’s Staff Organisational Health and Wellness – a division of Human Resources – is at the ready to support staff members and teams in times of crisis. 13 Aug 2020
Business solutions for a post-pandemic world During a week-long coding competition, a group of solutions-driven UCT students developed ways to support small and medium-sized enterprises during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. 12 Aug 2020
Summer School 2021 going virtual Good news in the wake of COVID-19 comes from the Centre for Extra-Mural Studies, which reports huge growth in programme viewership thanks to YouTube. 12 Aug 2020
Phakeng honoured with Toastmasters award Vice-Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng has been awarded the Toastmasters 2020 Communication and Leadership Achievement Award. 12 Aug 2020
UCT’s approach to emergency remote teaching and learning UCT’s emergency remote teaching and learning plan required collective buy-in from role players across the university in order to run smoothly. 12 Aug 2020
Translating the geological record into isiXhosa A project based in UCT’s Department of Geological Sciences is translating the country’s geological record into South African languages – starting with isiXhosa. 12 Aug 2020
Celebrating ‘exceptional’ women in sport UCT’s ParaSports Club held its fourth annual Women in Sport event on Saturday, 8 August, to honour “exceptional” women in several sporting disciplines. 11 Aug 2020
Load More
TOP