Development and Alumni Department News Archive

Mon, May 29 2023

Dr Stuart Saunders Lecture: The Nine Circles of Scholarship - Mon, 05/29/2023 - 16:44

Fri, May 26 2023

‘A growing swamp’ – Dysfunction and corruption threaten SA’s universities - Fri, 05/26/2023 - 11:51

Mon, Apr 17 2023

KwaLanga Centenary 2023 - Mon, 04/17/2023 - 11:00

Fri, Apr 14 2023

UCT alumni social enterprise aims to disrupt arts education landscape in SA - Fri, 04/14/2023 - 11:07

Thu, Apr 6 2023

UCT retains excellence in the education of professional accountants - Thu, 04/06/2023 - 15:15

Thu, Mar 23 2023

UCT's development studies rank 12th in the world - Thu, 03/23/2023 - 16:41
Alumnus moves coding aways from old teaching methods - Thu, 03/23/2023 - 09:38

Wed, Mar 22 2023

Human Rights for all: UCT’s Division of Disability Studies charts path to inclusion and accessibility - Wed, 03/22/2023 - 01:23

Wed, Mar 15 2023

Big business and state capture: Step up and own up - Wed, 03/15/2023 - 13:14
100UP Saturday Summer School: a lens on possibilities for disadvantaged learners - Wed, 03/15/2023 - 10:59

Wed, Mar 1 2023

Big wins for UCT at Presidential Golf Challenge - Wed, 03/01/2023 - 10:41

Tue, Feb 21 2023

Summer School: a growing public showcase for UCT research - Tue, 02/21/2023 - 14:02

Wed, Feb 8 2023

Festival of learning – Summer School 2023 - Wed, 02/08/2023 - 17:12

Thu, Feb 2 2023

SA vulnerable to becoming a mafia state - Thu, 02/02/2023 - 11:51

Mon, Jan 30 2023

The forgotten treason trial: Folly, war, law and legacy - Mon, 01/30/2023 - 12:45

Wed, Jan 18 2023

Bring alumni back and broaden the culture of philanthropy - Wed, 01/18/2023 - 09:30

Wed, Jun 8 2022

World Oceans Day: Sustaining the ocean as a scientist and sangoma - Wed, 06/08/2022 - 13:00
UCT VC delivers public lecture at the University of Ottawa - Wed, 06/08/2022 - 12:45

Tue, May 17 2022

UCT alumna jets to Juilliard to pursue master’s in music - Tue, 05/17/2022 - 11:45

Fri, May 13 2022

Justice Albie Sachs honoured by the Clooney Foundation for Justice - Fri, 05/13/2022 - 20:15

Thu, Apr 28 2022

UCT mourns the passing of economics doyen - Thu, 04/28/2022 - 14:45
UCT alumna handpicked to present at global climate summit - Thu, 04/28/2022 - 14:16

Tue, Apr 26 2022

New mobile TB diagnostic clinic to target ‘missing’ carriers - Tue, 04/26/2022 - 17:10
Information disorder: lessons from the Global South - Tue, 04/26/2022 - 16:45

Thu, Apr 14 2022

UCT’s development studies in top 10 - Thu, 04/14/2022 - 22:25

Thu, Apr 7 2022

Event: “The Man Who Loved Crocodile Tamers” - Thu, 04/07/2022 - 19:15

Wed, Mar 23 2022

Crowdfunding Appeal for the Archbishop Desmond Tutu Chair in Urology - Wed, 03/23/2022 - 14:45

Thu, Mar 17 2022

Philippi Hub a vital platform for new Summer School audiences - Thu, 03/17/2022 - 08:30

Fri, Mar 4 2022

UCT staff and students join ‘successful’ Liesbeek River clean-up - Fri, 03/04/2022 - 09:00
Inventor shortlisted for prestigious award, secures more UCT funding - Fri, 03/04/2022 - 09:00
UCT partners with community filmmakers to effect social change - Fri, 03/04/2022 - 09:00
Miriam Makeba and her art of activism - Fri, 03/04/2022 - 09:00
Ikey first team blazer presented to their #1 supporter - Fri, 03/04/2022 - 08:45

Wed, Oct 13 2021

Complexity studies course: thinking skills for wicked problems - Wed, 10/13/2021 - 11:15

Thu, Sep 23 2021

YES! scholarships harness power of small donors - Thu, 09/23/2021 - 13:45
Heritage Month: The Khoi encountered Europeans long before Van Riebeeck - Thu, 09/23/2021 - 13:45

Mon, Sep 6 2021

UCT student ties for first in SA Tertiary Mathematics Olympiad - Mon, 09/06/2021 - 10:45
UCT to host international summit on SDGs in Africa - Mon, 09/06/2021 - 10:30
‘Proud moment’ as UCT and Western Cape Government launch world-class vaccination centre - Mon, 09/06/2021 - 10:30
UCT ranked top by yet another international body - Mon, 09/06/2021 - 10:30

Wed, Aug 11 2021

T cells face off against variants to boost COVID-19 immunity - Wed, 08/11/2021 - 17:45

Wed, Jul 14 2021

Warm the brain at UCT’s virtual Winter School - Wed, 07/14/2021 - 13:15

Tue, Jul 6 2021

National accolade for senior UCT water researcher - Tue, 07/06/2021 - 21:45
How to build the university of the future - Tue, 07/06/2021 - 21:45
Exploring a circular economy in South Africa - Tue, 07/06/2021 - 21:45
Major boost for Africa’s synchrotron capacity - Tue, 07/06/2021 - 21:00

Sun, Apr 11 2021

SA must harness the power of human and veterinary medicine before the next deadly virus strikes - Sun, 04/11/2021 - 18:30
Top marks for interdisciplinary and collaborative approach - Sun, 04/11/2021 - 18:30
UCT student trio named among young global leaders - Sun, 04/11/2021 - 18:15
Bongani Mayosi medical prize winner vows to lift others as she rises - Sun, 04/11/2021 - 18:15

Thu, Mar 25 2021

UCT transforming, through the eyes of the Jaffer sisters - Thu, 03/25/2021 - 17:15

Thu, Mar 11 2021

Two new NRF A-ratings for UCT - Thu, 03/11/2021 - 21:00
UCT remains a top-10 emerging economy university - Thu, 03/11/2021 - 20:30
100UP programme kicks off fundraising campaign - Thu, 03/11/2021 - 20:15

Tue, Feb 16 2021

Virtual Summer School draws new audiences - Tue, 02/16/2021 - 23:00

Fri, Feb 12 2021

To a transformed UCT and beyond - Fri, 02/12/2021 - 18:00
District Six: Lessons in remembering - Fri, 02/12/2021 - 18:00
UCT students scoop lion’s share of Reimagine Challenge accolades - Fri, 02/12/2021 - 17:45
Dr Stuart Saunders (1931–2021): dedicated servant, steward and supporter - Fri, 02/12/2021 - 17:15

Thu, Nov 26 2020

Summer School at 71: a feast of learning awaits - Thu, 11/26/2020 - 15:45

UCT Centenary Seminar Series

In 2018, UCT’s Development & Alumnni Department hosted a seminar series to commemorate one hundred years of UCT as a degree-issuing institution.

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