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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
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
Through dysphoria to a doctoral degree Velile Vilane’s journey to a PhD from the Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment goes beyond the degree – it’s about coming into being. 12 Dec 2019
Gang life: How to leave and stay out Gangsterism is a serious problem in Cape Town. But, according to PhD research by Dr Jane Kelly, there are ways out. 12 Dec 2019
Balancing a baby and the books Rejoice Gorni, a student at UCT’s Graduate School of Business, returned to lectures just days after giving birth to complete her PGDip in management. 12 Dec 2019
Epilepsy: a collaborative cure A multidisciplinary team of UCT specialists is making sure that more and more patients with drug-resistant epilepsy are cured. 11 Dec 2019
PhD project weaves together narratives of slavery and incarceration Maroon is a poetic and performative collaboration that recovers the memory of runaway slaves and interrogates contemporary issues of crime, gangsterism and incarceration. 11 Dec 2019
‘Education was my only hope’ Monica Damane, who will graduate on Thursday, 12 December, with her MSc in engineering says the road to this achievement has been far from easy. 11 Dec 2019
‘I refused to be called a failure’ Having endured personal setbacks and defied the odds, Furaha Abwe will graduate with his PhD in Architecture and Planning on Thursday, 12 December. 11 Dec 2019
Swimming upstream – the second-chance graduand This week UCT celebrates its inspirational graduands, students such as staffer Nombuso Shabalala who reclaimed her life after a traumatic event had left her becalmed. 10 Dec 2019
Burn the boat to win the island Having worked her way through to her doctoral studies, Delta Ndou will soon don the sought-after red robe to receive her PhD in Media Studies at UCT. 10 Dec 2019
Dream big and apply yourself fully Musa Kika arrived at UCT to study for an LLM, but his master’s was upgraded and he will be graduating in December with a PhD. 09 Dec 2019
UCT shines at L’Oréal-UNESCO sub-Saharan Africa Two UCT postgraduate researchers have been awarded grants by the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Sub-Saharan Africa Young Talents Awards. 06 Dec 2019
Health Sciences shines spotlight on intimate partner violence First-year UCT student Uyinene Mrwetyana’s memory is being honoured in a striking campaign against intimate partner violence by the Faculty of Health Sciences. 05 Dec 2019
SA’s new Water and Sanitation Master Plan UCT’s Kevin Winter considers what universities can do to help realise the goals of South Africa’s new Water and Sanitation Master Plan. 05 Dec 2019
UCT student makes history in genetics UCT student Malebo Malope made history as the first black genetics counsellor in South Africa. 04 Dec 2019 Republished
SA a world leader in HIV research A new report charting global trends in HIV/AIDS research identified SA as a global leader in the field, with UCT rated as the most influential institution. 04 Dec 2019
Creating inclusivity through art The Creative Change Laboratory at UCT uses creative methods to collaborate with, enable and empower marginalised youth in Cape Town. 03 Dec 2019
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