University of Cape Town

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.

Professor Kirsty Donald presented a lecture titled “Context matters: Risk and resilience in early childhood brain development”. The lecture recording is now available.

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.

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.

The University of the Future (UoF) Steering Committee together with the SRC invites all students to the UoF Challenge SRC event. This packed event will include a student-led panel discussion, co-creation workshop, entertainment and dinner.

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’s SRC and the University of the Future steering committee hosted a co-create challenge event on 8 September in the Sarah Baartman Hall.

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.

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.

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.