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UCT alum receives SA’s Best Teacher Award Dr Mariëtte Wheeler, a UCT alumnus, received the 2021 Teacher of the Year Award. 10 Nov 2021
VC’s challenge to new UCT Fellows Vice-Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng has congratulated nine new UCT College of Fellows inductees. But she threw down some challenges to these ‘elders’ around Vision 2030. 10 Nov 2021
‘Reboot and rebuild’ – SAICE’s new UCT president Marianne Vanderschuren, SAICE’s new president – and UCT’s new SARChI chair – plans to reboot the institute and work with government to urgently tackle SA’s crumbling infrastructure. 09 Nov 2021
Neil Foster gives a message on behalf of UCT PASS staff retiring from UCT in 2021 Neil Foster bids farewell to UCT after nearly three decades of service. 05 Nov 2021
Prof Joan Hambidge gives a message on behalf of UCT academic staff retiring from UCT in 2021 Prof Joan Hambidge bids farewell to UCT after 29 years of service. 05 Nov 2021
UCT research 109th in the world The University of Cape Town (UCT) has been placed 109th in the 2022 US News & World Report Best Global Universities Rankings. 05 Nov 2021
Harnessing the sun and the (surface of) water to make energy A new floating solar power-generating system in Cape Town is set to negate water evaporation and reduce land use – while making clean energy. 05 Nov 2021
UCT accelerates postgraduate transformation UCT launched its Accelerated Transformation of the Academic Programme in October with a view to widening the pool of black South African academics entering career academia. 04 Nov 2021
College of Fellows 2021 This year, nine new fellows have been recognised for original, distinguished academic work that merits special recognition. 03 Nov 2021
Groundbreaking UCT study on how TB is spread It’s estimated that around 1.7 billion people globally have latent TB. These are otherwise healthy people who test positive for M. tuberculosis infection. 03 Nov 2021 Republished
‘I have seen UCT transform’ – Professor Hambidge After 29 years as a lecturer and researcher in the Afrikaans and Netherlandic Studies department within the School of Languages and Literatures, Professor Joan Hambidge says farewell to UCT. 03 Nov 2021
A farewell to UCT after 42 years Sigi Rich, the Student Records Office manager at UCT, says graduation is one of the things she will miss most about her job when she retires at the end of this year. 03 Nov 2021
Four decades of fond memories After 40 years at UCT, Grant Willis is preparing to retire this year as the director of Student Housing. 03 Nov 2021
Chair of Council gives a message to staff retiring from UCT Chair of Council, Babalwa Ngonyama thanks retirees for their service to UCT 02 Nov 2021
Vice-Chancellor visits and thanks retirees for their service to UCT Vice-Chancellor, Prof Mamokgethi Phakeng visits a few retirees and thanks them for their service to UCT. 02 Nov 2021
Former SRC president encourages you to get vaccinated UCT’s SRC president, Declan Dyer encourages people to get their COVID-19 jab. 02 Nov 2021
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