article  // 06 May 2016

Mellon fellows grapple with blackness at UCT

Dr Gideon Nomdo has been a Mellon co-ordinator since the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship (MMUF) Programme was formally established at UCT in 2002. Having being funded by the Mellon Foundation himself, Nomdo unpacks the idea behind the programme th
article  // 08 Apr 2016

Journeys in Research Writing launch

‘Journeys in Research Writing’, an online short course for postgraduates, was launched on the 30th of March at Obz Square Residence. 
article  // 17 Dec 2015

UCT MOOCs on Coursera

The UCT MOOCs team is pleased to announce the launch of two brand new MOOCs on the market leading Coursera platform. UCT is Coursera’s first partner instituti
article  // 04 Dec 2015

CHED's newest PhDs

CHED congratulates its latest PhD recipients: Moeain Arend and Gideon Nomdo.
article  // 10 Nov 2015

CHED Statement of Protest

Following the disruption by protestors of a special meeting of the Senate, the Dean of Higher Education Development, A/Prof Suellen Shay, has issued the following statement on behalf of CHED members of Senate.
article  // 02 Oct 2015

'Next generation' professors unveiled

UCT has launched a new initiative aimed at addressing the paucity of senior black academics. Consisting of a cohort of 34 members, the Next Generation Professoriate initiative will ensure that the pipeline to transform the professoriate is expanded and
article  // 20 Jul 2015

Mandela Day 2015: CHED book collection and covering

CHED's staff honour Mandela Day and the words of our beloved Madiba: “What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance