TLC2022: Reflect, connect, envision
The annual UCT Teaching and Learning Conference provides an opportunity for UCT staff and students to reflect, connect and envision a way forward in a more socially just teaching and learning environment.
UCT VC wins Africa Education Medal
University of Cape Town (UCT) Vice-Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng has been named the winner of the inaugural Africa Education Medal, launched this year by T4 Education and HP in collaboration with Intel and Microsoft.
UCT VC dedicates honorary doctorate to African women who paved the way
VC Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng has dedicated her honorary doctorate granted by the University of Ottawa in Canada to “three of the many African women who chose to challenge the status quo and fight for a world where women are equal”.
2022 TB Davie Memorial Lecture
The 2022 TB Davie Memorial Lecture titled “Activism and the Corporate University: incompatible or possible?” will be presented by Professor Fran Elaine Baum from the University of Adelaide in Australia at 18:00 SAST on Wednesday, 24 August.
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.
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.