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Bootcamp prepares fourth-year medical students for clinical practice The first cohort of fourth-year medical students have successfully completed the Bootcamp Orientation Programme organised by UCT’s Division of General Internal Medicine. 03 Mar 2021
UCT residences roll out red carpet for students As UCT prepares to start the academic year following strict COVID-19 guidelines, residence staff are excited to welcome students to their campus homes. 02 Mar 2021
Residence life under lockdown: What to expect Shanaaz Sonday from UCT’s residence operations team explains what students can expect when arriving at their residences. 02 Mar 2021
Fine-tuning TB technology UCT researchers are tackling the challenges of capturing and identifying the live tuberculosis bacterium through microbiological and microscopy techniques. 01 Mar 2021
Stuart Saunders: Farewell to the ‘king clinician’ On 24 February 2021 UCT hosted an online memorial service for former UCT vice-chancellor Dr Stuart Saunders. 25 Feb 2021
COVID-19 holds lessons for the future of social protection Food security experts in South Africa warned early on that the lockdown instituted to manage the spread of COVID-19 would threaten children’s nutrition. 25 Feb 2021 Republished
UCT’s Energy Systems Research Group weighs in on SA’s nuclear plan UCT’s Energy Systems Research Group submitted their research to NERSA on the proposed procurement of 2 500 MW of new nuclear capacity by Eskom. 25 Feb 2021
Comprehensive residence life and orientation programme for 2021 UCT has developed a comprehensive programme to introduce new first-year students to residence life and ensure they thrive in a safe, enabling and healthy environment. 25 Feb 2021
SMMEs in sub-Saharan Africa hit hard by cybercrimes A recent cybersecurity webinar hosted by UCT’s C3SA saw experts from across Africa sharing their research on SMMEs’ challenges with cybercrimes during COVID-19. 25 Feb 2021
Building expertise through research is the best investment SA can make in its future By not investing in research, we risk allowing foreign firms to mine our geological riches, said UCT VC Prof Mamokgethi Phakeng. 25 Feb 2021 Republished
‘An enthusiastic champion of the interdisciplinary project’ Professor Deborah Posel, research professor at the University of the Free State and UCT emeritus professor, reflects on Stuart Saunders’ significant impact on the humanities. 24 Feb 2021
Stuart Saunders: ‘a superb leader and mentor, a generous friend and all-round mensch’ Erica Gillard, an academic planning officer at UCT from 1990 to 1999, pays tribute to Dr Stuart Saunders, the former vice-chancellor of the university. 24 Feb 2021
Tribute to Dr Stuart Saunders on behalf of the UCT Trust (UK) Sibylla Tindale was the director of the UCT Trust (UK) from 1990 to 2010 and remembers Dr Stuart Saunders on behalf of the Trust. 24 Feb 2021
Remembering a titan of South African academic leadership in the 1980s and 1990s Professor Tom Moultrie, a member of the Students’ Representative Council in 1989/90, remembers Dr Stuart Saunders, who passed away on 12 February 2021. 24 Feb 2021
A cardiologist remembers student days in the ‘Saunders Firm’ at Groote Schuur Hospital UCT alumnus Dr Charles Cannan learned about dedication and perseverance from former UCT VC Dr Stuart Saunders. 24 Feb 2021
Remembering a master diplomat, fundraiser and consummate physician Siamon Gordon, a UCT alumnus and a Glaxo Wellcome emeritus professor of cellular pathology at the University of Oxford, reflects on his time and experiences with Dr Stuart Saunders. 24 Feb 2021
Memories of Stuart Saunders: a true friend and a great colleague Emeritus Professor John Terblanche, a UCT staff member from 1967 to 2000 and a member of UCT Council, remembers Dr Stuart Saunders. 24 Feb 2021
Stuart Saunders: ‘a man of integrity, honour and loyalty’ Bill Frankel, the chairman of the Claude Leon Foundation, pays tribute to former UCT VC Dr Stuart Saunders. 24 Feb 2021
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