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‘Help us change our institution’ UCT Vice-Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng urged the 2019 New Academic Practitioners’ Programme (NAPP) cohort to help build a better and stronger university. 12 Nov 2019
‘I’m seeing activism in South Africa’ UCT Council member Nazeema Mohamed says responding to gender-based violence in higher education institutions needs to be a unified effort. 12 Nov 2019
UCT GSB global leader in ethical business education The UCT GSB is the only business school in Africa to feature in the 2019 Corporate Knights Better World MBA Ranking. 11 Nov 2019
Gold medal for leading cervical cancer researcher Professor Lynette Denny’s 25-year body of research on cervical cancer, the magnitude of which is significantly higher among black women in South Africa, has won her a prestigious gold medal. 08 Nov 2019
Careers Service wins big at SAGEA Awards UCT Careers Service has cemented its reputation as a leader in its field after winning three awards from the SA Graduate Employers Association. 08 Nov 2019
UCT’s 2020 Mandela Rhodes scholars Seven UCT students will form part of the prestigious Mandela Rhodes Foundation Class of 2020, joining another 47 inspiring young leaders from across Africa. 07 Nov 2019
Excellent, loyal, nurturers of a new generation Thanks to the invaluable role of UCT’s National Research Foundation A-rated scholars, the university can face the future with confidence, says VC Mamokgethi Phakeng. 07 Nov 2019
Support programme bolsters new teachers UCTʼs School of Education recently celebrated a graduation with a difference as its fourth cohort of young educators completed their year-long Newly Qualified Teachers Project programme. 07 Nov 2019
Sutherland project will shape historic reburials policy The Sutherland Reburials Project involving nine unethically obtained San and Khoe skeletons from the Roggeveld was a mammoth scientific endeavour coupled with strong community collaboration. 05 Nov 2019
UCT’s role in Nobel win The founders of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, which has its African office at UCT, are co-recipients of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences. 05 Nov 2019
A very fond farewell To mark a career spanning 40 years, the outgoing director of the UCT Irma Stern Museum, Christopher Peter, is being honoured with a celebratory exhibition. 05 Nov 2019
Revolutionising SA’s health sector Students participating in the Futures in Health Accelerator Project, a collaboration across various faculties, presented their business ideas to industry experts last week. 04 Nov 2019
Stay-at-home dad’s curious mating rituals The steentjie, or sea bream, changes from female to male as it grows, undergoing a dramatic metamorphosis in breeding season – but don’t try your luck at his nesting site. 04 Nov 2019
Community justice through science Dr Victoria Gibbon, curator of UCT’s skeletal collection, discusses one of the most extensive, significant and fulfilling projects of her career. 04 Nov 2019
Rewriting a piece of history Professor Judith Sealy’s research revealed fascinating aspects of the life histories of nine people whose skeletons were obtained unethically by the university between 1925 and 1931. 04 Nov 2019
Encoding the values of transformation Dr Tinashe Mutsvangwa from UCTʼs Division of Biomedical Engineering played an integral part in restoring the dignity and identity of the Sutherland skeletal remains. 04 Nov 2019
Using archaeology to correct injustice UCT archaeologist Emeritus Associate Professor Simon Hall reflects on his contribution to the repatriation, reburial and restorative justice work done at Kruisrivier. 04 Nov 2019
Restoring dignity through forensic art Kathryn Smith, a South African pursuing a PhD in forensic art in the UK, added her facial reconstruction expertise to the multidisciplinary Sutherland project team. 04 Nov 2019
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