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Ad Hominem Promotions celebrated at the UCT Annual Awards The University of Cape Town celebrates those staff members who have received ad hominem promotions this year. 02 Dec 2020
Vice-Chancellor’s Excellence Awards for Global Citizenship and Service Excellence The Vice-Chancellor’s Excellence Awards aim to recognise members of the UCT community who make an outstanding contribution to the university’s mission and objectives. 02 Dec 2020
The Lady Day Big Band perform a South African vintage pop medley at UCT From Sipho “Hotstix” Mabuze to Yvonne Chaka-Chaka, Brenda Fassie, Mafikizolo and Malaika, the pop medley by the Lady Day Big Band and the UCT School of Dance added some fun and excitement to the 2020 UCT Annual Staff Awards, dance music that was sure to get even the those with two left feet off their couches. 02 Dec 2020
Watch the UCT Annual Awards 2020 On Wednesday, 2 December 2020, Vice-Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng hosted the UCT Annual Awards 2020, which serves to honour and celebrate exceptional individuals at UCT for their contributions through excellence and dedication in research, teaching and service. The celebration acknowledges 225 staff receiving Long Service Awards and the recipients of the Distinguished Teacher Award, the Alan Pifer Research Award and the Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence. The evening also recognises those staff members who have received ad hominem promotions this year. 02 Dec 2020
A/Prof Markus Arnold on receiving the UCT College of Fellows Young Researcher Award Markus Arnold holds a prize-winning bi-national German-French doctorate on Comparative and Francophone literatures, where he investigated in questions of violence and interculturality in contemporary novel writing of the Indian Ocean Islands. 17 Nov 2020
Dr Susan Cunningham on receiving the UCT College of Fellows Young Researcher Award Dr Susan Cunningham knew from a very young age that she wanted to pursue a career as a biologist working with birds. 17 Nov 2020
A/Prof Nico Fischer on receiving the UCT College of Fellows Young Researcher Award A/Prof Nico Fischer is a soft funded researcher working in the Catalysis Institute hosted by the Department of Chemical Engineering, specifically in the DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Catalysis c*change. 17 Nov 2020
Dr Itumeleng Monageng on receiving the UCT College of Fellows Young Researcher Award Dr Itumeleng Monageng holds a joint lectureship position between the Department of Astronomy at UCT and at the South African Astronomical Observatory. 17 Nov 2020
Dr Ryan Nefdt on receiving the UCT College of Fellows Young Researcher Award Dr Ryan Nefdt is an interdisciplinary researcher with a primary focuson cognitive science with specialisations in theoretical linguistics and the philosophy of language. 17 Nov 2020
Dr Elona Toska on receiving the UCT College of Fellows Young Researcher Award Dr Elona Toska is a Senior Research Officer at the Centre for Social Science Research. 17 Nov 2020
Dr Christopher Trisos on receiving the UCT College of Fellows Young Researcher Award Dr Christopher Trisos directs the Climate Risk Lab at the African Climate and Development Initiative. 17 Nov 2020
Chair of Council gives a message to staff retiring from UCT The Chair of the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Council, Ms Babalwa Ngonyama, thanks the UCT retirees for their contribution. 11 Nov 2020
Vice-Chancellor thanks the retirees for their service to UCT The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Vice-Chancellor, Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng, thanks all UCT staff who are retiring this year. 11 Nov 2020
Prof Daya Reddy gives a message on behalf of UCT Academic staff retiring in 2020 Professor Daya Reddy bids farewell to UCT after 42 years. 11 Nov 2020
Faezah Davids gives a message on behalf of UCT PASS staff retiring from UCT in 2020 On behalf of PASS staff members who are retiring from UCT, Faezah Davids looks back on a journey of over four decades. 11 Nov 2020
UCT VC Prof Phakeng encourages matriculants University of Cape Town (UCT) Vice-Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng shared an inspirational and uplifting message for matrics. 05 Nov 2020
UCT Vice-Chancellor thanks outgoing SRC (2019/2020) The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Vice-Chancellor, Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng, addresses the outgoing Student Representative Council (SRC) as their term of office comes to an end. 04 Nov 2020
Trojan Horse Massacre: 35 years on Tuesday, 15 October 1985. A joint task force, organised by the National Joint Operational Centre (JOC), sent a decoy truck into Athlone, Cape Town. 20 Oct 2020
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