Innovation at UCT 2022 report released

The Innovation at UCT 2022 publication features a number of inventions that have been trialled on campus, as well as a growing trend for incorporating innovation- and intellectual property-focused thinking into coursework. 

“Excellence, with Transformation and Sustainability are the pillars that form the core of UCT’s strategy, Vision 2030,” RC&I Director Piet Barnard notes. “Quoting from the website, Excellence is the key trademark that should be visible in all UCT endeavours through the pursuit of achieving the highest standard of research, teaching and operations in order to contribute meaningfully towards more sustainable and equitable society. 

“This edition – as the thirteen previous editions – showcases and acknowledges the excellence and achievements of our researchers as well as administrative staff in the innovation space. As you will learn, there is also a definite focus on the other pillar, Sustainability, in the innovative research that is done, and the university is serving as a testing vehicle for some of these technologies. 

“Excellence, transformation and sustainability in the innovation space are not possible without knowledge transfer and sharing of experiences with the younger generation. Collaboration between RC&I and members of the academic staff have resulted in a number of excellent knowledge exchange courses and modules.” 

“We are indeed moving towards an embedded approach to innovation at UCT,” he concludes.”

Read the report here.

Access previous reports here.