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Two ‘extraordinary’ teachers named joint recipients of 2023 Stella Clark Teachers’ Award Bulisa Dyushu-Gophe and Aphiwe Mpahleni have been named the joint winners of 2023 Stella Clark Teachers’ Award. 23 Aug 2023

Women’s Month: Shirley Kandabu, African adventurer, leader, social entrepreneur Emerging African Leader Ugandan Shirley Kandabu is the co-founder of iCreate, a platform for African makers and artisans to ensure fair prices and sustainable income. 23 Aug 2023

Epic Job Expo draws epic number of students to ‘Own Your Future’ As UCT opened the doors to its third Epic Job Expo, a record number of students flocked to meet with local and international employers looking for talent at SA’s Best Career Fair. 22 Aug 2023

Women’s Month: Belhar child activist, academic at the helm of Children’s Institute UCT News spoke to new Children’s Institute director, Associate Professor Wiedaad Slemming, about her role and the challenges facing the country’s children. 22 Aug 2023

LLM to PhD – Thapelo Teele’s inspirational journey Just a year after registering for his LLM at UCT, Dr Thapelo Teele’s dissertation was upgraded to a PhD. 22 Aug 2023

Women’s Month: ‘I am a product of my village’ Assoc Prof Tracey Naledi speaks about her resilience through five years of study and how her work can be applied in practice. 21 Aug 2023

Character strengths workshop to help UCT residence staff flourish Residence Life staff are welcome to join a ‘Strengths Unleashed’ workshop to identify their top character strengths, part of their personal and professional development. 21 Aug 2023

Capacitating the next generation of HoDs through mindful leadership practice The annual Heads of Department / Division Enhancement Programme took place from 10 to 12 August and brought together 15 newly appointed heads of department. 21 Aug 2023

UCT lauded after a recent Language Resources Audit UCT was lauded for its commitment to multilinguism at a recent USAf-supported Language Resources Audit. 18 Aug 2023

UCT welcomes Sign Language as SA’s 12th official language June Bothma, a Deaf staff member who teaches South African Sign Language (SASL) at UCT welcomes the announcement that SASL is the country ’ s 12th official language. 18 Aug 2023

Women’s Month: UK creates ‘hostile environment’ for African sexual and gender-diverse asylum claimants Skye Chirape’s PhD research centres the lived experiences of African sexual and gender-diverse people seeking refuge in the United Kingdom. 17 Aug 2023

Women’s Month: Driven to make a difference UCT alumna Dr Samkelisiwe Nyamathe knew that her life’s mission would be to help empower people. 16 Aug 2023

UCT retains Africa’s top spot in ARWU rankings UCT remains the top university on the continent, according to ShanghaiRanking’s Academic Ranking of World Universities 2023. 16 Aug 2023

Johaar Mosaval (1928–2023) Johaar Mosaval, acclaimed ballet dancer and recipient of a 2020 UCT honorary doctorate has died. 16 Aug 2023

Study uncovers why detecting depression, anxiety and domestic violence in pregnant women is limited A recent study revealed why detecting symptoms of depression, anxiety and experiences of domestic violence in Cape Town’s pregnant women is limited. 16 Aug 2023

UCT to launch Test Hustle Challenge for students ahead of test season To prepare for test season, students can sign up for the Test Hustle Challenge, designed to help them identify and stick to their academic goals. 15 Aug 2023

UCT celebrates women at event themed: ‘The future we want’ UCT hosted a Women’s Day cocktail event under the theme ‘The future we want.’ 15 Aug 2023

Women’s Month: ‘Working for gender equality is an ethical imperative’ UCT’s Women Day luncheon was held on Thursday, 10 August at the UCT Graduate School of Business Conference Centre under the theme “The future we want”. 15 Aug 2023

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