UCT Inaugural Lecture: Professor Romy Parker
Professor Romy Parker will deliver her Inaugural Lecture, titled “Pain Management to Reduce Suffering in South Africa”, at 17:00 SAST on 8 June 2023.
Ms Innocentia Pule
Innocentia Mmule Pule is a chartered accountant and entrepreneur, who further holds a global executive development qualification from the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) and a transition to general management certificate from the Institut Européen d’Administration des Affaires (INSEAD).
UCT Inaugural Lecture: Professor Kirsty Donald
Professor Kirsty Donald presented a lecture titled “Context matters: Risk and resilience in early childhood brain development”. The lecture recording is now available.
UCT Inaugural Lecture: Professor Mark E Engel
Professor Mark E Engel will deliver his Inaugural Lecture, titled “We are here too – Contributing African Strep A research towards eliminating Rheumatic Heart Disease,” at 17:00 SAST on 3 August 2023.
UCT Inaugural Lecture: Professor Edina Sinanovic
Professor Edina Sinanovic will deliver her Inaugural Lecture, titled “Getting the most out of life – Understanding the opportunity cost of your decisions” at 17:00 SAST on 18 September 2023.
UCT Inaugural Lecture: Professor Salome Maswime
Professor Salome Maswime will deliver her Inaugural Lecture, titled “From caesarean section-related complications to global surgical systems strengthening”, at 17:00 SAST on 12 July 2023.
UCT Inaugural Lecture: Professor Lydia Cairncross
Professor Lydia Cairncross will deliver her Inaugural Lecture, titled “From Endocrine Surgery to Access to Care - the Imperative for Health Equity Action in Academic Medicine” at 18:00 SAST on 2 November 2023.
UCT Inaugural Lecture: Professor Michael Held
Professor Michael Held will deliver his Inaugural Lecture, titled “Right Down to the Bone - Orthopaedic Training and Education” at 18:30 SAST on 16 November 2023.
UCT Inaugural Lecture: Professor Lebogang Ramma
Professor Lebogang Ramma will deliver his Inaugural Lecture, titled “Hearing the Call - Trading Epistemic Curiosity for Contextual Relevance in Audiology.” at 17:30 SAST on 1 February 2024.
Valedictory Lecture: Professor Ntobeko Ntusi
[Venue Change] Professor Ntobeko Ntusi will deliver his Valedictory Lecture, titled “Leading in complexity – Reflections from a Chair of Medicine”, at 18:00 SAST on 22 May 2024.