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‘Huiswaarts’: Sutherland Nine laid to rest in the ground of their ancestors
The three-day programme to restore the sacred remains of the Sutherland Nine to their ancestral home culminated in their burial in the town’s historic Anglo–Boer cemetery.
28 Nov 2023
Honorary doctorate for Kelly Chibale in Switzerland
Prof Kelly Chibale has been awarded an honorary doctorate from one of Europe’s oldest and most prestigious universities, the University of Basel.
28 Nov 2023
Poignant moment as Sutherland Nine make final journey home
On Friday, 24 November, more than 100 years after UCT unethically acquired nine skeletal remains for teaching and learning purposes, the Sutherland Nine made their final journey home.
28 Nov 2023
Rolling out the red carpet for UCT staff
It was an evening of glitz and glamour as the University of Cape Town (UCT) celebrated the continued commitment of its employees at the Staff Annual Awards on Thursday, 23 November.
28 Nov 2023
Bringing home the expertise to tackle TB
Based at the Faculty of Health Sciences, Associate Professor Suraj Parihar received a distinguished award to build capacity in immuno-metabolic and immuno-genetic research at UCT.
28 Nov 2023
Part of UCT’s ‘flow’: Staff celebrated at awards evening
UCT hosted a successful evening of celebration at the annual staff awards held on 23 November at the Baxter Theatre.
27 Nov 2023
Meticulous and principled: Stella Musungu receives VC’s Service Excellence Award
The Office for Inclusivity and Change’s Stella Musungu is the recipient of the 2023 UCT VC’s Service Excellence Award.
27 Nov 2023
Meet Hlamulo Khorommbi – the newly elected president of UCT’s SRC
Hlamulo Khorommbi plans to lead from the front and effect positive change in students’ lives.
27 Nov 2023
Orthopaedic curriculum alterations breed more engaged students
Student-centered curriculum co-creation in orthopaedic surgery has generated more engagement from scholars, Prof Michael Held said during his inaugural lecture.
24 Nov 2023
TLC2023: Student assessment methods must be built on values and principles
Universities realise their students’ potential through holistic and authentic assessment methods, rooted in transformative, whole-society approaches.
24 Nov 2023
KTU’s updated clinical tool reaffirms support for frontline healthcare workers
The updated Adult Primary Care clinical tool contains the latest guidelines and policies across multiple clinical programmes.
24 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
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