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UCT students continue to dominate the Greenovate Awards
UCT students win top prizes at the Greenovate Awards.
28 Dec 2023
Entrepreneurship Intervarsity competition – a ‘game-changing’ experience
Vuyolwethu Mpetshwa, a finalist in the Entrepreneurship Intervarsity competition, said the experience shaped her entrepreneurial journey meaningfully.
28 Dec 2023
‘I decided to go for my dream’
The funding Tatenda Nyamutamba was meant to receive in 2021 for her master’s was declined at the last minute. Her Plan B was to fund herself.
28 Dec 2023
A win for books at the 2023 UCT Annual Staff Awards
Prof Dan Stein, Dr Mignonne Breier and Assoc Prof Barbara Boswell took home top honours for their literary contributions at the 2023 Staff Awards.
27 Dec 2023
UCT leaps to 31st in the world for sport science
UCT placed 31st in the world for sport science in the latest ShanghaiRanking released on 15 December.
22 Dec 2023
Tackling Africa’s grand challenges together
UCT tackles the continent’s grand challenges through seven project awards selected for potential for impact, scale and sustainability in addressing UCT’s Vision 2030 for research.
22 Dec 2023
A doctorate programme for progress
UCT has been working with the University of Stirling in Scotland to help staff at historically disadvantaged South African universities obtain PhDs.
22 Dec 2023
UCT-led project amplifies mothers’ voices to effect social change
A group of mothers from low-income communities in Cape Town utilised photography to shine a spotlight on their struggles and advocate for change.
21 Dec 2023
FHS graduate’s research focuses on combating breast cancer in African women
UCT graduate, Maryam Karaan is on a mission to develop tools to combat cancer
21 Dec 2023
DVC Prof Sue Harrison bids farewell to UCT
DVC for Research and Internationalisation Prof Sue Harrison is bidding UCT farewell after three decades
21 Dec 2023
‘Accidental academic’ Prof Shanaaz Mathews wins 2022 Alan Pifer Award
A highlight of UCT’s recent Research Celebration was the conferring of the 2022 Alan Pifer Award to Prof Shanaaz Mathews, a health sciences researcher.
20 Dec 2023
Two esteemed UCT scholars receive Royal Society medals
Prof Dan Stein and Emer Prof Michael Meadows have received Royal Society Medals for 2024.
20 Dec 2023
Colourful, joyous end-of-year graduation a ‘splendid moment of celebration’
’Tis the season for celebrating graduates, and UCT did so in style, capping nearly 2 000 candidates.
18 Dec 2023
UCT celebrates research tradition’s enduring excellence
The Research Celebration 2023 witnessed UCT Greats and Future Greats in stimulating conversation, a testament to the thriving environment of research innovation at the institution.
18 Dec 2023
ASSAf and SAYAS recognise UCT academics’ research excellence
ASSAf and SAYAS recognised 11 UCT academics for research excellence in service of society.
18 Dec 2023
UCT ranks 50th in the world for sustainability
UCT is in the top 50 universities worldwide in the Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings: Sustainability 2024.
12 Dec 2023
From exploitation to expression: Examining artistic agency in visualising blackness
PhD graduand Tayler Ava Friar’s research looks beyond objectification and advocates for nuanced portrayals of the black female body.
12 Dec 2023
Back to school and a PhD for ‘first gen’ grad and mother of three
PhD graduand and mom to three young children, Faith February learnt to spin more than a few plates during her doctoral studies.
12 Dec 2023
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