Kelly Chibale outside H3D

Kelly Chibale wins Royal Society Africa Prize 2023

Professor Kelly Chibale, who holds the Neville Isdell Chair in African-centric Drug Discovery and Development, and director of the Holistic Drug Discovery and Development Centre at UCT, has been awarded the Royal Society Africa Prize 2023
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Daniel Pisano

Paying forward the ‘wow factor’ of stargazing

Professor Daniel Pisano, UCT’s new DSI/NRF SARChI Chair in Extragalactic Multi-wavelength Astronomy, is passionate about paying forward his skills, expertise and his international contacts,to support the journeys of future stargazers.
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Michael Hlabathe graduated with his PhD in astrophysics on Friday, 21 July 2023

A starry-eyed inspirational graduate

Michael Hlabathe will graduate with his PhD in astrophysics from UCT in July for his investigation into active galactic nuclei. Throughout his academic journey, his passion for his field has led him to reach for the stars.
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Frederick Stellenboom

True torchbearer for development and progress

When he first found himself on the campus of the University of Cape Town (UCT) as the employee of a contracted cleaning company, Frederick Stellenboom had no idea that he would encounter opportunities beyond his expectations.
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MASHA celebrating Africa Day

Celebrating Africa Day at MASHA

Associate Professor Sheetal Silal, director of the Modelling and Simulation Hub, Africa (MASHA) invited the postgraduate student cohort and staff at MASHA to celebrate Africa Day and reflect on what it means to be African.
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