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Law PhD at 26 for Gaopalelwe Mathiba – youngest in over a decade
UCT law lecturer Gaopalelwe Mathiba will become the youngest person to be conferred a PhD in law in the past 11 years.
13 Jul 2023
‘To you, dad, with love and gratitude’
PhD graduate-in-waiting Danielle Hill has dedicated her degree to her late father – in honour of his contribution that led her to graduation day.
13 Jul 2023
UCT hosts vibrant Nelson Mandela/Fidel Castro medical programme graduation
More than 400 medical doctors graduated through the Nelson Mandela Fidel Castro (NMFC) Medical Collaboration Programme this year.
12 Jul 2023
Measure impoverishment, not poverty – Prof Sir Angus Deaton
Renowned economist and Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences winner Professor Sir Angus Deaton delivered the first annual Francis Wilson Memorial Lecture.
12 Jul 2023
FlexiGyn named joint winner of 2023 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation
UCT PhD student Edmund Wessels is a joint winner of the 2023 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation, recognised for his easy-to-use gynaecological device.
11 Jul 2023
In conversation with Nashira Abrahams, UCT’s newly appointed ombud
Nashira Abrahams is humbled that she has been selected to serve the UCT community as the newly appointed ombud.
11 Jul 2023
Cholera: vaccines can stop the spread, but the biggest deterrent is clean water
‘The Conversation Africa’ spoke to University for Cape Town (UCT) vaccinologists Edina Amponsah-Dacosta and Julie Copelyn about the cholera vaccine and other ways to curb the outbreak.
05 Jul 2023
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Six of the best: UCT’s frisbee maestros represent SA in global competition
UCT is represented by six athletes at the World Flying Disc Federation for Team South Africa – and one of the university’s students is captain of the side.
03 Jul 2023
African robotics developing in leaps and bounds
UCT’s African Robotics Unit is working to build agile robots that can function in any environment.
03 Jul 2023
UCT law academics lead a new global innovation research project
SDG 3 is the focus of a newly funded project, Open AIR, led by researchers from UCT’s Faculty of Law.
03 Jul 2023
UCT professor wins award for her commitment to safe and secure transport
University of Cape Town Professor Marianne Vanderschuren has won the Special Annual Theme Award at the National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF) - South 32 awards.
29 Jul 2022
PhD graduate Shandré Pillay wants to make a difference in TB research
Shandré Pillay graduated with a PhD in Clinical Sciences and Immunology on Friday, 22 July 2022.
29 Jul 2022
VC Open Lecture: Vikas Pota
Founder and CEO of T4 Education, Vikas Pota presented the second virtual Vice-Chancellor’s Open Lecture for 2022.
29 Jul 2022
UCT Vice-Chancellor hosts third online science series: Eco-regeneration & Geoengineering
UCT’s Vice-Chancellor Prof Mamokgethi Phakeng hosted the third online GESDA session on Sunday, 24 July 2022
28 Jul 2022
Can asteroids and geoengineering the stratosphere save the planet?
Amid the exponential effects of climate change, geoengineering and eco-regeneration are mooted as methods to cool our planet.
28 Jul 2022
Great change needs great changemakers
Mr Vikas Pota delivered the second Vice-Chancellor’s Open Lecture for 2022 on Wednesday, 27 July 2022.
27 Jul 2022
An honorary doctorate for disability rights activist Mzolisi Toni
Mzolisi Toni received an honorary doctorate from UCT on Friday, 22 July 2022.
27 Jul 2022
Celebrating the UCT Community of Hope Vaccination Centre
Staff from UCT and the provincial Department of Health came together on Wednesday, 20 July, at the UCT Community of Hope Vaccination Centre to celebrate the site’s successes.
27 Jul 2022
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