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‘For me it wasn’t work; it was love’ Jonathan Fritz, a member of UCT’s garden maintenance department, will hang up his gloves and overalls when he retires at the end of December. 12 Nov 2021
New findings about prehistoric flying animal life UCT palaeobiologist Professor Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan was part of a study that revealed new information about gigantic pterosaurs in prehistoric skies. 11 Nov 2021
UCT GSB MBA ranks top in Africa on sustainability performance The UCT GSB has been ranked 22nd in the world for its MBA programme on the Corporate Knights’ 2021 Better World MBA list of the top 40 global business schools. 11 Nov 2021
UCT’s clinical & health in top 100 UCT placed among the top 100 universities globally for clinical and health in the 2022 Times Higher Education Rankings by subject. 11 Nov 2021
Rochelle Kapp reflects as she bids UCT farewell After more than three decades at UCT, Associate Professor Rochelle Kapp will retire at the end of the year. 11 Nov 2021
‘Alarming precedent’ – Liesbeek River under siege again Current development at the River Club on floodplains of the lower Liesbeek River suggests that very little has been learnt from a history of abuse. 10 Nov 2021
UCT alum receives SA’s Best Teacher Award Dr Mariëtte Wheeler, a UCT alumnus, received the 2021 Teacher of the Year Award. 10 Nov 2021
VC’s challenge to new UCT Fellows Vice-Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng has congratulated nine new UCT College of Fellows inductees. But she threw down some challenges to these ‘elders’ around Vision 2030. 10 Nov 2021
‘Reboot and rebuild’ – SAICE’s new UCT president Marianne Vanderschuren, SAICE’s new president – and UCT’s new SARChI chair – plans to reboot the institute and work with government to urgently tackle SA’s crumbling infrastructure. 09 Nov 2021
UCT research 109th in the world The University of Cape Town (UCT) has been placed 109th in the 2022 US News & World Report Best Global Universities Rankings. 05 Nov 2021
Harnessing the sun and the (surface of) water to make energy A new floating solar power-generating system in Cape Town is set to negate water evaporation and reduce land use – while making clean energy. 05 Nov 2021
UCT accelerates postgraduate transformation UCT launched its Accelerated Transformation of the Academic Programme in October with a view to widening the pool of black South African academics entering career academia. 04 Nov 2021
“I have seen UCT transform” – Professor Hambidge After 29 years as a lecturer and researcher in the Afrikaans and Netherlandic Studies department within the School of Languages and Literatures, Professor Joan Hambidge says farewell to UCT. 03 Nov 2021
A farewell to UCT after 42 years Sigi Rich, the Student Records Office manager at UCT, says graduation is one of the things she will miss most about her job when she retires at the end of this year. 03 Nov 2021
Four decades of fond memories After 40 years at UCT, Grant Willis is preparing to retire this year as the director of Student Housing. 03 Nov 2021
Pride Month: Asking tough questions of healthcare workers Consider gender identity when treating patients; include queer voices in academia; train graduates who can change the world – these were the themes of a recent UCT FHS Pride event. 29 Oct 2021
Think hard before you hit ‘share’ – it’s your responsibility Whether it’s a comment, like, share or retweet, you are responsible for the content you post on social media, said social media lawyer Emma Sadleir. 28 Oct 2021
Damon Galgut speaks about ‘The Promise’ at UCT’s The Writers’ Seminar On Friday 22 October 2021, the Department of English Language and Literature at the University of Cape Town (UCT) launched a series of events called The Writers’ Seminar. 28 Oct 2021
Student’s initiative makes parenting pets a walk in the park UCT student Vuthlarhi Shirindza is the brain behind Chewi, an application-based veterinary telemedicine platform. 28 Oct 2021
Mini documentary celebrates Woodstock’s COVID-19 community heroes UCT master’s student Diana Ocholla produced a mini documentary that highlights the role of a Community Action Network in Woodstock during the COVID-19 pandemic. 27 Oct 2021
UCT opera singer runner-up in international competition Esihle Nhleko said being awarded the runner-up title at the International BEL CANTO Singing Competition proves that hard work pays off. 27 Oct 2021
UCT alum wins Earthshot prize for restoring coral reefs The innovative young environmentalist and businessman had the seeds of his award-winning project planted in Cape Town. 27 Oct 2021
UCT researcher in line for climate film award 27 Oct 2021
UCT VC becomes inaugural Illustrious Visiting Professor at Bristol The prestigious position is intended to identify and develop opportunities for collaborative research, strategic partnerships and mutual learning between UCT and the University of Bristol. 26 Oct 2021
2030 Future Leaders Dinner: celebrating excellence The UCT 2030 Future Leaders Dinner, celebrating up-and-coming scholars from various faculties, was held on 22 October 2021. 26 Oct 2021
Large-scale African psychiatric genetics study takes top award The NeuroGAP-P study, of which UCT is a partner site, recently received a prestigious accolade from the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics. 26 Oct 2021
Annual Scrub Run raises thousands for charity UCT’s Surgical Society raised R50 000 for the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital’s emergency centre expansion project. 25 Oct 2021
Tshegofatso Masenya takes crowdfunding for students to a different level Fifth-year UCT medical student Tshegofatso Masenya has established a crowdfunding platform that allows students to raise funds to cover their outstanding fees. 22 Oct 2021
SA’s disproportionate number of deaths by natural causes likely linked to COVID-19 UCT’S Professor Tom Moultrie said the nationwide COVID-19 death toll has probably far surpassed the current number of 88 754 cases. 22 Oct 2021
Supporting SA’s overburdened and mentally fatigued teachers Creating classroom communities of care is critical to help learners overcome the stress and anxiety associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. 22 Oct 2021
 
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