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Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment
UCT’s Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment celebrates the December 2023 graduates.
14 Dec 2023
“Can we achieve equity in global health research and education?” Epidemiologist shares perspective
On Tuesday, 12 December 2023, Professor Madhu Pai, Research Chair in Epidemiology and Global Health at McGill University in Canada, delivered this keynote address at a seminar for Health Sciences students and staff.
13 Dec 2023
‘The DTA is a humbling validation’
Dr Marcin Nejthardt is a Distinguished Teacher Awardee at UCT and views the honour as a validation of his teaching nous.
13 Dec 2023
UCT ranks 50th in the world for sustainability
UCT is in the top 50 universities worldwide in the Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings: Sustainability 2024.
12 Dec 2023
From exploitation to expression: Examining artistic agency in visualising blackness
PhD graduand Tayler Ava Friar’s research looks beyond objectification and advocates for nuanced portrayals of the black female body.
12 Dec 2023
Back to school and a PhD for ‘first gen’ grad and mother of three
PhD graduand and mom to three young children, Faith February learnt to spin more than a few plates during her doctoral studies.
12 Dec 2023
Admin assistant by day, researcher by night
Liziwe Futuse will graduate with her PhD in African Languages and Literature on 14 December.
11 Dec 2023
UCT students win second place in MTN MoMo API Hackathon 2023
A trio of UCT MPhil students took home the second-place prize of US$3 000 in the MTN MoMo API Hackathon 2023.
11 Dec 2023
From cleaning cold rooms to master’s degree in arch dam construction
Young Malefetsane Letsika didn’t know it then, but dam structural dynamics would play a pivotal role in his later life, earning him a master’s degree in structural engineering.
08 Dec 2023
Africa can respond to climate change and improve standards of living
Achievements in reducing poverty will be defined by action we take on climate change.
08 Dec 2023
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Parents urged to be vigilant as vaping by adolescents rises
A recent study by the UCT Lung Institute found that almost 7 000 learners vape, more than a quarter of them in Grade 12.
08 Dec 2023
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UCT a partner in new collaborative to strengthen primary healthcare in Africa
UCT is one of the nine partners in the new Africa Higher Education Health Collaborative, a pioneering initiative aimed at strengthening primary healthcare across Africa.
08 Dec 2023
Graduand’s master’s research foregrounds divorce in Islam
Zeenat Samodien’s master’s research focuses on how Muslim women married by Muslim rights experience divorce in South Africa.
07 Dec 2023
From passion to parenting: UCT EMBA graduate’s mindful pursuit of purpose and impact
Manisha Govender will graduate with her EMBA from the UCT GSB on Friday, 15 December.
07 Dec 2023
Empowering generations: How a mother’s support inspired a daughter’s success
CMD’s head of branding and campaigns, Aniqah Deers, will graduate from UCT on 15 December with an EMBA that’s been on the cards for 13 years.
06 Dec 2023
Distinguished teacher cultivates hope in a hopeless world
Assoc Prof Tasleem Ras is one of three recipients of UCT’s 2022 Distinguished Teacher Award.
06 Dec 2023
Coming soon: Summer School, rooted in 100 years of lifelong learning
In January, Summer School will celebrate its 74th ‘edition’, continuing UCT’s century-long tradition of continuous lifelong learning.
06 Dec 2023
UCT coordinates the Soapbox Science event for the second time
The Soapbox Science project is back for the second time with fantastic science brought to the public by female scientists from universities in the country.
06 Dec 2023
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