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UCT’s graduation ‘walk of celebration’ UCT holds an informal graduation ‘walk of celebration’ as students celebrate with family and friends. 20 Dec 2021
UCT medical student, Tim de Wet earns a PhD ahead of his MBChB Timothy de Wet will graduate with a PhD this December, and is set to graduate with an MBChB in December 2022. 20 Dec 2021
Three winners of new socially responsive course grants Associate Professor Lis Lange has named the first three recipients of UCT’s newly introduced socially responsive engaged teaching and learning course development grants. 20 Dec 2021
Foot-powered washing machine wins international design challenge Electrical engineering master’s student Kai Goodall is a born innovator whose refinement of the hand-cranked washing machine, Divya, has won him an international innovation prize. 20 Dec 2021
War of words: Salazar’s work on ISIS rhetoric wins UCT Book Award Philippe-Joseph Salazar, Distinguished Professor of Rhetoric, has won the 2021 UCT Book Award for his work, Words are Weapons: Inside ISIS’s Rhetoric of Terror. 20 Dec 2021
Highlights from the installation of Dr Precious Moloi-Motsepe as UCT’s sixth chancellor UCT installed Dr Precious Moloi-Motsepe as its sixth chancellor at an official ceremony hosted at the CTICC. 18 Dec 2021
New SRC president aims to be a ‘servant of the students’ SRC president, Mila Zibi, has a strong record of leadership within the university and hopes to lead the SRC as a servant of the students. 17 Dec 2021
Lightboard makes teaching effective during pandemic To enhance teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic, UCT’s Associate Professor Jimmy Winfield built a lightboard, which he used during online education for his students. 17 Dec 2021
Celebrating UCT’s EBE, Science, Health Sciences and Law graduates It was a gra(n)d affair as the University of Cape Town (UCT) celebrated graduates from the faculties of Engineering & the Built Environment, Science, Health Sciences and Law on 14 December 2021. 17 Dec 2021
Celebrating UCT’s Commerce and Humanities graduates The air was electrifying, and joy abounded, as the University of Cape Town (UCT) celebrated the 2021 summer graduation ceremonies. 17 Dec 2021
SHAWCO Health: 78 years of service Despite the COVID-19 disruptions, SHAWCO Health continues to strive with the introduction of many new initiatives including the development of a cookbook, mom-and-baby clinics and collaboration with sex-worker organisation, SWEAT. 17 Dec 2021
Public–private collaboration crucial to Africa’s development UCT’s annual Research Function, held virtually in November 2021, provided a platform for crucial conversations around strategic partnerships. 15 Dec 2021
Vice-Chancellor’s end of year message to the UCT community UCT’s Vice-Chancellor, Prof Mamokgethi Phakeng gives a message to the UCT community to bring the year to a close. 15 Dec 2021
Handcrafted mosaic bench graces haven at Hanover Park clinic site The Perinatal Mental Health Project at the Hanover Park Community Health Centre took time out to celebrate the achievements of 2021 – and a special gift. 15 Dec 2021
On thin ice: Open Data and interdisciplinary collaboration A shared, inter-disciplinary research space is enabling cross-faculty UCT research on the nature of first-year Antarctic sea ice. 15 Dec 2021
Faculty of Health Sciences and Faculty of Law graduation ceremony – 14 December 2021 at 19:30 UCT’s Faculty of Health Sciences and Faculty of Law celebrate the December 2021 virtual graduations. 14 Dec 2021
Faculty of EBE and Faculty of Science graduation ceremony – 14 December 2021 at 17:00 UCT’s Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment and Faculty of Science celebrate the December 2021 virtual graduation. 14 Dec 2021
Dr Moloi-Motsepe officially installed as UCT’s sixth chancellor Although Moloi-Motsepe has been chancellor since 1 January 2020, her installation was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. 14 Dec 2021
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