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Faculty of Health Sciences graduation ceremony – 13 December 2019 at 18:00 The fifth ceremony of the December graduation season took place at 18:00 on Friday, 13 December. 13 Dec 2019
‘I am not leaving UCT, I am taking UCT with me’ Outgoing Chancellor of UCT, Graça Machel, says it’s been both an honour and a privilege to have served the institution for the past 20 years. 13 Dec 2019
‘A place where reason triumphs over rage’ Honorary graduate and guest speaker at Friday’s humanities graduation ceremony, Professor Jonathan Jansen, said universities were under threat as institutions of diverse ideas and expressions. 13 Dec 2019
Trio shares UCT Creative Works Award Clint Abrahams, Associate Professor Andrew Lilley and Associate Professor Dizu Plaatjies will share the 2019 UCT Creative Works Award, which was presented at this week’s graduation ceremonies. 13 Dec 2019
Faculty of Commerce graduation ceremony – 13 December 2019 at 14:00 The fourth ceremony of the December graduation season took place at 14:00 on Friday, 13 December. 13 Dec 2019
Art, engineering works win UCT Book Award Professor Alphose Zingoni and Anna Tietze have jointly won the 2019 UCT Book Award, which will be presented at this week’s graduation ceremonies. 13 Dec 2019
Ethics central to genetics research in Africa Genomics could be a game-changer for improving healthcare in Africa, but it must be done ethically. 13 Dec 2019
Auditions for 2020 UCT Choir now open Auditions are open for the UCT Choir, which looks forward to extending its performances and competing more extensively in 2020. 13 Dec 2019
‘Go forth and build Wakanda’ Abbas Jamie, guest speaker at the afternoon graduation ceremony at UCT yesterday, offered graduands three tips on how to rebuild Africa. 13 Dec 2019
How South Africa can build a child-centred health care system According to research by the published by the Children’s Institute at the University of Cape Town, greater investment is needed to strengthen systems and build a workforce for child and adolescent health. 13 Dec 2019 Republished
Faculty of Humanities graduation ceremony – 13 December 2019 at 09:00 Prof Jonathan Jansen was awarded a Doctor of Education from UCT at the third graduation ceremony of the season, in which nearly 400 graduands were capped. 13 Dec 2019
Guest speaker Professor Jonathan Jansen Prof Jonathan Jansen was the guest speaker at the 09:00 ceremony on Friday, 13 December. 13 Dec 2019
Exploring what it means to be African UCT art historian Dr Nomusa Makhubu’s research explores unconventional African art forms and popular culture. 13 Dec 2019
Graduation marks farewell to Chancellor Graça Machel This December graduation season marks the final act of Chancellor Graça Machel’s two terms of office. She says farewell to UCT at the end of the month. 12 Dec 2019
Outgoing UCT chancellor Graça Machel thanks UCT community for changing her On Thursday 12 December outgoing UCT chancellor Graça Machel presided over her final graduation ceremony. 12 Dec 2019
Faculties of EBE and Science graduation ceremony – 12 December 2019 at 15:00 Students from the faculties of EBE and Science were capped at a graduation ceremony at 15:00 on 12 December. 12 Dec 2019
Guest speaker Mr Abbas Jamie Guest speaker at the 15:00 ceremony on Thursday, 12 December, was Mr Abbas Jamie. 12 Dec 2019
Child Gauge: Prioritising child and adolescent health The South African Child Gauge 2019 explores how early investment in children’s health offers the greatest returns on child and adolescent development. 12 Dec 2019
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