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.

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.

Trevor Manuel delivered the Francis Wilson Memorial Lecture, titled “How to build – and break – a capable state: structural reform and institution building in the democratic era” on Tuesday, 16 April 2024.

The Faculty of Humanities will host the Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Alvin Botes, and the South African Institute for International Relations (SAIIA) for a joint public symposium.

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.

A plaque handover was the final seal on d-school Afrika’s exceptional 6-Star rating by the Green Building Council SA, marking its position as a flagship on the continent, and beyond.