NEWS

The experiences, pathways, challenges and victories of women referees in elite rugby are captured in Philip Broster’s PhD dissertation… Read More: ‘Resilience shouldn’t be the strategy’.

A friend’s death became the catalyst for Prof Rethabile Possa to rethink how postgraduate students are supervised… Read More: From a PhD student’s death to better postgraduate supervision.

Language as a tool for the normalisation and acceptance of gender-based violence, takes centre stage in Silulundi Coki’s master’s research… Read More: The normalisation of GBV in isiXhosa language and literature.

A new study compared priorities for strengthening existing climate services for nature-based solutions in sub-Saharan Africa with priorities for entirely new climate services… Read More: UCT study calls for climate services rooted in local knowledge.

Retired Constitutional Court Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga spoke about education, human dignity, housing and access to justice during the Rabinowitz Lecture… Read More: ‘Rights do not self-execute’.

For Lucky Geluk, a beloved plushie carried memories of a difficult first year at UCT – and became a reminder to trust the person she had become… Read More: From hospital ward to Mandela Rhodes Scholar.

Jessica Ringshaw’s research demonstrates how scientific discovery and public engagement should go hand-in-hand… Read More: Maternal anaemia may shape infant brain development.

The African Health Data Systems – a UCT-based research project – organised a two-day discussion on how to accelerate interoperable and equitable health data integration across the continent… Read More: Achieve equity in health data systems.

UCT-HPALS hosted a symposium to strengthen international collaborations with Italy on the role of sport in health, innovation and education… Read More: UCT and Italy strengthen ties through sport, health and innovation.

UCT’s International Office recently welcomed Strathmore University for the inaugural Public Policy and Leadership in Africa Programme… Read More: UCT and Strathmore University strengthen African ties.

UCT’s Holistic Drug Discovery and Development Centre has joined a global consortium working on developing novel antibiotics to combat antimicrobial resistance… Read More: ‘Innovation without access is pointless’.

Delegates at the All-Africa Rankings Initiative left the engagement with key questions to consider when defining excellence in higher education… Read More: Excellence and credibility in higher education.

Ncikazi Nyoka will graduate with her master’s in disability studies on Wednesday, 9 September… Read More: Graduand’s master’s – ‘a journey of becoming’.

Prof Roman Roth from UCT’s School of Languages and Literatures delivered his inaugural lecture on 2 September… Read More: A republic built on allies.

Students recently engaged on their role as peer educators in preventing sexual and gender-based violence and enhancing student well-being… Read More: Peer educators urged to ‘refill their cups first’.