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‘Best experience in my year in office’ UCT VC Prof Mosa Moshabela has once again hailed the Ikey Tigers after becoming 2025 Varsity Cup champions. 07 Aug 2025

Calling In: Navigating Challenging Conversations and Cultivating Compassionate Connections Assoc Prof Loretta J Ross delivered the 59th TB Davie Memorial Lecture on 6 August, calling for a new human-rights-based movement that centres around love. 06 Aug 2025

Five UCT women selected for prestigious fellowship The Mawazo fellowship supports African women scholars driving innovative research and policy solutions across Africa. 06 Aug 2025 Women’s Month

A journey from the lab to the stove Samishka Govender has swapped theory for thermal analysis as part of an internship with HYENA, a UCT spin-off company developing hydrogen-based energy solutions. 06 Aug 2025 Women’s Month

Opening doors for young African women in science Carol Ngwenya looks to a future where women in science and engineering is the norm, not the exception. 04 Aug 2025 Women’s Month

Art as protest and pedagogy: Holding a Thought, the puppetry of Ukwanda Curators Professor Premesh Lalu and Dr Kurt Campbell unpack the thinking behind Holding a Thought – the puppetry of Ukwanda – an interdisciplinary exhibition on collaborative storytelling through puppetry, presented as part of the Michaelis School of Fine Art’s centenary series exploring art’s role in public life and transformation in higher education. 01 Aug 2025

Dr Zuleiga ‘Julie’ Jaffer: parent, student, facilitator, lecturer and provocateur Dr Zuleiga ‘Julie’ Jaffer is a 1975 medical graduate who delivered a speech at her class’s 40th anniversary in 2015, recounting her experiences. 30 Aug 2024

Women’s Month: Exploring the science of the brain Dr Nynke Groenewold is working to better understand the human brain, particularly to identify where and how psychiatric disorders manifest and intervene appropriately. 30 Aug 2024

UCT mourns the loss of former UWC vice-chancellor Professor Brian O’Connell Former UWC vice-chancellor and rector Professor Brian O’Connell, upon whom UCT conferred an honorary doctorate in education in 2018, has passed away at the age of 77. 30 Aug 2024

Housing activism through research Kezia Fortuin may be graduating with her master’s now, but her housing activism research will continue into her PhD. 30 Aug 2024

Celebrating women who shape the scientific workplace During Women’s Month, we celebrate the remarkable contributions of women across all roles within the IDM. 30 Aug 2024

Tenacity is the name of the game Farana Boodhram has learned on the job, overcome personal challenges and continues to aid young students’ education. 30 Aug 2024

Balancing acts: Mothering, womanhood and employment Prof Ameeta Jaga’s inaugural lecture used the personal and the professional to tackle the balancing act of mothering, womanhood and employment. 29 Aug 2024

Graduation September 2024 We congratulate the September 2024 cohort on their academic success and we are looking forward to the ceremonies in Sarah Baartman Hall. 29 Aug 2024

From corner café to criminology: Varsha Patel’s journey to justice Inspirational graduand Varsha Patel, who will receive her LLM during the September graduation season, has applied her family values and transformed personal challenges into academic triumphs. 29 Aug 2024

Kenyan lawyer gets PhD in Air Law William Kiema will graduate with a PhD in Air Law from the Faculty of Law on 3 September. 29 Aug 2024

My Journey Prof Mzikantu Plaatjies’s inaugural lecture took a deep dive into the rich tapestry of his life, traditional African music, and the art of musical bow-making. 28 Aug 2024

Grade 11 learners converge at UCT for health sciences open day The Division of Human Genetics hosted the 13th annual Learners’ Open Day on Monday, 26 August. 28 Aug 2024

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