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Palaeoscience fellows score for science and diversity Meet the Human Evolution Research Institute’s inaugural 2020 Advancing Womxn fellows, Precious Chiwara-Maenzanise and Rivoningo Khosa, who are scoring for science and diversity. 20 Aug 2020
Post-pandemic property trends In a recent webinar, UCT’s Associate Professor Francois Viruly presented longer-term trends in South Africa’s property market and considered the impact of COVID-19. 19 Aug 2020
Teaching requires passion and commitment For Professor Andrew Argent, one of four recipients of a 2019 Distinguished Teacher Award, passion, commitment and a good dose of laughter makes a good teacher. 18 Aug 2020
UCT tap water study goes postal UCT researchers enlisted the help of the South African Post Office to discover the likely sources of tap water across the country. 18 Aug 2020
Emergency medicine team rises above the challenges UCT emergency medicine specialists set up a system to cope with the wave of COVID-19 patients at the Mitchells Plain District Hospital and the Heideveld Emergency Centre. 18 Aug 2020
Mask education project burgeons into creative remote teaching collaboration An interdisciplinary postgraduate fieldwork project showed UCT students coming together online to educate children about face masks and COVID-19. 18 Aug 2020
Vision 2030: The world is changing, are we? In a second Vision 2030 engagement session with staff, DVC Prof Sue Harrison discussed how UCT will address its transformation purpose through research. 17 Aug 2020
Distinguished teacher Amrita Pande’s classroom is her theatre Educator-performer and co-head of UCT’s sociology department, Associate Professor Amrita Pande, is one of four recipients of the 2019 Distinguished Teacher Award. 17 Aug 2020
Pamela Phatsimo Suntrum’s work published UCT’s Michaelis Galleries has published There Are Mechanisms in Place – a book about Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum’s work. 14 Aug 2020
Diversify academia, UCT chancellor urges women UCT celebrated women’s excellence in academia and the arts during a virtual Women’s Month event held on 13 August. 14 Aug 2020
Simple tech solution is an ear saver Meet Lara Timm whose clever, inexpensive device improves the comfort and fit of face masks with ear loops, typically worn by frontline medical staff. 14 Aug 2020
Off-the-shelf tech solutions for Africa Catherine Gordon-Grant, from UCT’s Medical Devices Laboratory, is part of the OpenAir project that is creating cheap ventilators for critically ill patients. 14 Aug 2020
Facebook Africa honours UCT women In a newly released ebook, Facebook Africa honours 13 inspiring South African women, including UCT Chancellor Dr Precious Moloi-Motsepe. 13 Aug 2020
Women in Business conference set to break new ground in 2020 For the first time in its 21-year history, the UCT Graduate School of Business’s popular annual Women in Business conference will take place online. 13 Aug 2020
Women making a difference through technology Two UCT honours students have carved out opportunities during COVID-19 by developing apps that will help benefit the community of Ocean View in Cape Town. 13 Aug 2020
Tessa Dowling: Utitshala osefresh! Recipient of a 2019 Distinguished Teacher Award Dr Tessa Dowling knows how to bring Xhosa Communication classes alive with her “groovy and innovative” teaching style. 13 Aug 2020
Maintaining organisational health during COVID-19 UCT’s Staff Organisational Health and Wellness – a division of Human Resources – is at the ready to support staff members and teams in times of crisis. 13 Aug 2020
Business solutions for a post-pandemic world During a week-long coding competition, a group of solutions-driven UCT students developed ways to support small and medium-sized enterprises during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. 12 Aug 2020
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