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UCT Annual Staff Awards 2023
The UCT Annual Staff Awards 2023 event took place on Thursday, 23 November 2023.
23 Nov 2023
UCT’s Water Hub wins the Gold Eco-Logic Award
The 2023 Eco-Logic Awards took place recently at the Two Oceans Aquarium where UCT’s Water Hub won the Gold Eco-Logic Award.
23 Nov 2023
TLC2023: Classroom things – the ups and downs of ChatGPT
Research indicates that ChatGPT can benefit students with accurate answers to theoretical questions but falls short when asked to put theory into practice.
22 Nov 2023
VC urges UCT alumni to register and attend Annual General Meeting of Convocation
UCT’s Vice-Chancellor (interim), Emer Prof Daya Reddy encourages UCT Alumni to register for the AGM of Convocation.
22 Nov 2023
Khusela Ikamva: Marked progress towards a water-sensitive campus
Thanks to the Khusela Ikamva project, considerable progress has been made during 2022/2023 to shift UCT to a water-sensitive campus.
22 Nov 2023
Zippy and exhilarating: Test driving UCT’s electric vehicle
UCT’s electric vehicle has been test driven by several staff who reflected positively on their experience.
22 Nov 2023
UCT students dominate Rhodes Scholarship 2024 awards
Of the 10 Rhodes Scholars-Elect for 2024 from Southern Africa, announced on 12 November, six are either current or former UCT students.
20 Nov 2023
PhD research explores precarious balance of sleep, light and sedentarism among gamers
Too much, too little, too often. Chadley Kemp’s PhD research explores the tricky balance of sleep, light and sedentarism in the lives of gamers.
20 Nov 2023
VC interim’s first 250 days in office bring stability, equanimity
Professor Daya Reddy’s first 250 days in office have been devoted to restoring a stable environment and conditions at the university.
20 Nov 2023
Inaugural Future Leaders cohort laud valuable, insightful programme
The Future Leaders Programme has advanced the inaugural cohort’s academic careers in a myriad of ways.
17 Nov 2023
Right Down to the Bone – Orthopaedic Training and Education
Student-centered curriculum co-creation in orthopaedic surgery has generated more engagement from scholars, Prof Michael Held said during his inaugural lecture.
16 Nov 2023
Newly qualified teachers wrap up ‘bumpy’ maiden year of teaching
For the eighth consecutive year, the Newly Qualified Teachers Project has steered early-career teachers through their inaugural year in the classroom.
16 Nov 2023
SRD Grant: What is it you are trying to solve?
UCT’s Prof Haroon Bhorat delivered a presentation on the implications of the Social Relief of Distress Grant at the SARB–UCT financial stability research conference.
16 Nov 2023
Climate change exacerbates inequalities, undermines poverty eradication
UCT recently co-hosted a conference on inequality, work and nature, drawing a line between climate change and growing socio-economic imbalances.
14 Nov 2023
Breakthrough in multiple electron pumping in the coldest place in Africa
Assoc Prof Mark Blumenthal and team have made a major breakthrough in their research into multiple electron pumping.
14 Nov 2023
Sabre-tooth cat named after renowned UCT scientist
A sabre-tooth cat species – ‘Lokotunjailurus chinsamyae’ – has been named after UCT’s Prof Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan.
14 Nov 2023
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Relaunched UCT CERN Research Centre to host public lecture
UCT’s CERN Research Centre will be relaunched at the New Lecture Theatre, in the form of a public lecture.
10 Nov 2023
How to manage UCT’s semi-feral cats ethically and responsibly
A new discussion document released lists six policy proposals to manage the semi-feral cats on upper campus abutting the national park. But it’s a complex issue.
10 Nov 2023
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