University of Cape Town

Professor Elizabeth Mayne delivered her Inaugural Lecture, titled “Racing the Red Queen”, at 17:00 SAST on 29 May 2023.

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.

The UCT Chair of Council, Mr Norman Arendse (SC), has written letters of apology to individuals who have been wronged as referenced in the report of the independent panel, as well as to the 37 anonymous complainants referred to in the Ombud

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.