Opening Doors, Changing Futures: SAQA Lauds UWC’s Recognition Of Prior Learning
The University of the Western Cape (UWC) has received high praise for its award-winning Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) Unit, headed by Dr Rekha Rambharose, for playing a leading role in creating inclusive spaces for people who were previously disadvantaged individuals to reach their full academic potential.
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From ‘Dropout’ To Doctor, Thanks To RPL
When financial constraints forced Dr Grant Cyster to leave university after just a year of study in the mid-1990s, his dreams of earning a degree seemed to fade away. |
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Early Detection, Lasting Impact: UWC Academics Team Up In Support Of Free Breast Cancer Screening In Kayamandi
Normally working in a lab at the University of the Western Cape (UWC), Dr Sahaar Abdul-Rasool - one of three researchers in molecular biology at the institution - spent time in Kayamandi to speak to the women there about early detection of breast cancer. |
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UWC Wins Big at National Marketing and Communication Awards
The award-winning team from the University of the Western Cape's Institutional Advancement. |
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Movember: UWC’s Bold Quest To Decode Male Fertility
Some might do a double-take, wondering if an online advert calling for semen donations for research is a prank. But the Comparative Spermatology Laboratory at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) is no joke – it’s the real deal. |
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15th Dullah Omar Memorial Lecture
“A legacy is not a monument to be admired from a distance but an invitation to act, to think critically, to serve selflessly.” Prof Lukas Muntingh, Director of the Dullah Omar Institute, shared these sentiments at the 15th Dullah Omar Memorial Lecture. |
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Communications & Marketing Office
Do you have any important UWC stories to share? Do you know of an event that you’d like to see featured? Have you heard of UWC students, staff or alumni who’ve done amazing things, which you think the world should know about? Or maybe you have a few suggestions, comments or questions about something in this newsletter? Whatever the case may be, the Communications & Marketing Office would really like to hear from you. Just email us on ia@uwc.ac.za, call us on 021 959 4229, or drop by our offices. |
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