On campus 2017 by University of the Western Cape

PAGE 2 Wellington women realise their dreams

PAGE 5 Getting to the root of the drought problem

PAGE 6 UWC-CPA partnership with UM grows

PAGE 7 TOPIC 1 The next generation of researchers

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Director at the UWC-Science Learning Centre for Africa, Professor Shaheed Hartley, with Ocean View High School learners at the opening of the school’s new science laboratory.

Promoting a science and maths culture in SA outh Africa is faced with many challenges, and one of our main hopes of ﬁnding a solution is through science. Unfortunately, the country’s high school results in science and mathematics have been weak. Many South African schools are simply not equipped to help learners develop skills in – and a love for – science. The University of the Western Cape’s Science Learning Centre for Africa (UWCSLCA) is doing something about that.

UWC-SLCA, in conjunction with the Garden Cities Archway Foundation, has built more than 50 state-of-the-art science learning centres (science labs) to date at rural and peri-urban primary and high schools. Earlier this year science learning centres were opened at Ocean View High School, Spes Bona High School in Athlone, Phakama Secondary School in Philippi, Manzomthombo Secondary School in Mfuleni, York Road Primary School in Lansdowne, McGregor Primary School

in McGregor, Charleston Hill Secondary School in Paarl and Weltevrede NGK Primary School in Rawsonville. Three more will open this year. The science centres – equipped with smartboards, microscopes and basic lab equipment – provide support and training to science educators, get learners involved in science activities, and allow learners and teachers to work and experiment in a safe environment. Over 300 teachers and 80 000 learners have benefited thus far. “Developing a culture of science teaching and learning will be a good start to improving NSC and other assessments. We have to start with the basics, supporting teachers to have the confidence to teach science with an advanced level of understanding, knowledge and teaching skills,” explains Professor Shaheed Hartley, Director of UWC-SLCA. “Similarly, we have to be creative in providing learners with opportunities that will draw their interest and willingness to learn. The science learning centres provide the creative space where the cultures of science teaching and learning can be incubated.” UWC’s Rector and Vice-Chancellor, Prof Tyrone Pretorius, says adequate learning facilities are pivotal in the improvement of maths and science education in the country. “The benefit of education is not just for the individuals, but for the community as a whole. If we have a population of educated individuals, we will have an educated nation,” says Prof Pretorius. For more information on this programme contact Prof Shaheed Hartley at 021 959 2680 or email slca@uwc.ac.za. AVDH ON CAMPUS

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UWC researcher helps Wellington women realise their dreams ast year Catherine Joubert worked in a road construction crew in Wellington, waving a ﬂag to regulate the traffic. Whenever her Grade 1 teacher passed her she lowered her gaze, ashamed of a menial job she disliked. This year, Joubert and her childhood friend, Tayala Afrika, have become the ﬁrst in their families to enrol at the Wellington campus of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, where they hope to qualify as educators. The change in fortune is thanks to Gloria Samson, the same teacher who had taught them in Grade 1, and a project run by a University of the Western Cape researcher. Dr Karen Collett, a researcher in the Faculty of Education, is the project facilitator on the Teacher Well-Being (TWB) project, working with a funding partner and a number of Wellington schoolteachers, including retired Groenberg Primary School principal, Gloria Samson. The TWB project was initiated in response to teachers feeling demoralised by the low achievement levels of learners and the high number of learners with language and learning barriers that required additional support. “Groenberg Primary School was one of the four schools we worked with,” Dr Collett says. “Because of Mrs Samson’s passion and love for teaching, they started a homework club at the school catering for all the children in the area, aimed at improving learners’ academic results. The homework club focused on supporting the learners, as their parents are often unable to assist them with their homework tasks.” Joubert and Afrika attended the homework club when they were in high school, and both came back to volunteer to work with the learners. “After I completed Grade 12, I went to work as a municipal worker and Mrs Samson saw me on the road while driving by and called me,” says Joubert. “She asked if this was what I want to do for the rest of my life, and when I said

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no she asked me to volunteer at the homework club, which is where I gained more experience in teaching and how to work with children.” Samson says the school staff and community are proud to celebrate the achievement of these former learners. “I have known these girls since they were very young. I was their Grade 1 teacher and saw them complete their high schooling – excelling in their academics. “And now Tayala and Catherine will come from their classes in the afternoons and help me with the club,” Samson says, “so more children can get into high school and go on to further study.” Afrika says, “Mrs Samson is like a mother to all the children she has taught over the years. This journey is very exciting for both of us because she connected us with people who want to

see us succeed and break the chain of poverty in our families.” A donor has agreed to fund their fees, textbooks and accommodation and will provide them with a stipend of R1 000 a month. The donor has also agreed to support Dr Collett with funding to research the value of homework/study clubs in supporting learner achievement and retention in schools. AN

Mrs Samson is like a mother to all the children she has taught over the years. This journey is very exciting for the both of us because she connected us with people who want to see us succeed and break the chain of poverty in our families.

From left: Catherine Joubert, Gloria Samson, Dr Karen Collett and Tayala Afrika.

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Glad to be part of it all UWC LINGUISTICS PROFESSOR RETIRES rofessor Charlyn Wessels Dyers of the Department of Linguisitics has retired. Prof Dyers began her association with the University of the Western Cape as a student and worked in the English Department before beginning her long association with the Department of Linguistics. It was while attending Gordon High School in Somerset West, where she was taught by some of UWC’s earliest graduates, including Prof Harold Herman, that she was inspired to become an educator. After completing her BA degree, honours degree in English and Secondary Teacher’s Diploma at UWC, she taught English at Bellville South High School in 1974, moving to the former Bellville Teacher Training College in 1977 to lecture in English. Prof Dyers was awarded a British Council bursary in 1979 to complete her MSc in Applied Linguistics at the University of Edinburgh in 1980, supervised by Prof Stephen Pit Corder. She remained in Edinburgh for 12 years, working as a lecturer in English as a Foreign and Second Language at the Institute for Applied Language Studies, and at Stevenson College of Further Education. She also spent a year as a lecturer at the Free University of Berlin, and was a frequent guest lecturer at workshops organised by the British Council. In 1993 she returned to South Africa and joined UWC’s English Department in the following year, where she served as Director of the English for Educational Development (EED) Programme. She was promoted to senior lecturer in 1999. Prof Dyers received her doctorate in Linguistics from UWC in 2001, cosupervised by Professors David Gough, Stanley Ridge and Felix Banda. She attained associate professor status at the Department of Linguistics in 2002 and became a full professor in 2015. Prof Dyers

Prof Charlyn Dyers, Linguistics professor at the University of the Western Cape, retired recently.

also served as Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Arts in 2005. At her retirement in January 2017 she was ranked as a C1 researcher by the National Research Foundation. The main focus of her research was late-modern multilingualism, with particular focus on translocation and language, language attitudes and ideologies, and language policy. Prof Dyers co-edited Kaaps in Fokus (SUNMedia, 2016) with Prof Frank Hendricks. Her earlier work, Drama (Oxford Resource Series for Teachers) is in its 10th reprint and was translated into Korean in 2006. She supervised six PhD and 19 MA students, including students from the Universities of Ghent and Antwerp. She was the recipient of eight research grants and published 50 peer and nonpeer-reviewed papers, book chapters, book reviews, opinion pieces, conference proceedings and creative works. Looking back on her career Prof

Dyers, who also served as Director of the Ilwimi Centre for Multilingualism and the Language Professions for a time, says she is proud of her contribution to multilingualism in the transitional years of this country. “Teachers appreciated the kind of input the University had in the community in such a direct way, and I’m glad we could be part of it all,” Prof Dyers says. “I’m convinced my UWC students will make a huge impact and contribute to our society.” Alongside her academic career, Prof Dyers has been involved in the theatre as an actress, director and playwright. In the early 1970s she won acclaim for her role as the mother (Makiet) in Adam Small’s drama, Kanna Hy Kô Hystoe, a role she reprised at the ﬁrst Suidoosterfees in 2003. Prof Dyers’s brother is retired high school principal Trevor Wessels, also a UWC alumnus, and her 23-year-old daughter Frances is a BA student at UWC. HB

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What to do with CO2 REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF CARBON DIOXIDE IN THE AIR

Researchers attending the UWC-UM workshop hosted at UWC earlier this year. The workshop was co-organised by Professor Titinchi (circled).

limate change is a topic that not only generates newspaper headlines but is influencing research in many fields including meteorology, marine biology and chemistry. University of the Western Cape associate professor in the Department of Chemistry, Professor Salam Titinchi, has found his research into catalyst preparation to be similarly influenced by climate change. While Prof Titinchi’s work entails synthesising new organic compounds, in the past few years he has seen new research directions develop which emphasise environmental and industrial applications. Carbon dioxide helps to trap heat in the earth’s atmosphere, creating a greenhouse effect. “The key issue is that the amount of CO2 is increasing in the atmosphere. This is what is called climate change. You can see it in the way the weather is changing,” says

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Prof Titinchi. “What we want is to reduce the amount of CO2 in the air.” The challenge lies not only in how to capture the CO2 emitted but what to do with it afterwards. Three years ago a long-term collaborative programme was established with Prof Olav Bolland, the head of the Department of Energy and Process Engineering at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. The ultimate aims of the carbon capture programme were to improve the outcomes for young researchers at UWC and sustain improvement for both institutions. Through this programme, Prof Titinchi organised two workshops at UWC to which several top international scientists in this ﬁeld were invited. Several postgraduate students graduated while working in this project as part of human capacity building. Prof Titinchi has started working with the Missouri University of Science and

Technology on carbon capture utilisation research. This collaboration was established during a UWC-UM workshop organised by Prof Wesley Bernskoetter and Prof Titinchi. The joint workshop created a unique opportunity for continued scientiﬁc exchange between these two institutions, particularly in the ﬁeld of Chemistry. Countries like the United States of America, Canada and Norway store huge amounts of CO2 underground in depleted reservoirs and even offshore. “In the US, they have been storing CO2 since the 1960s,” says Prof Titinchi. In the last decade scientists have been researching what to do with the stored CO2. Two of the most practical applications have been to turn it into either methanol, for use as a green liquid fuel (methanol is primarily used in the manufacture of other chemicals), or formic acid, which can be used as a preservative and antibacterial agent in livestock feed. “Converting CO2 into liquid fuels needs high pressure and a high temperature, which is a costly process. That is why we need to synthesise a new catalyst that can enhance the process,” explains Prof Titinchi. The proposed collaboration with the University of Missouri (UM) will be a longterm project that will require funding, although it would begin with an exchange of ideas. UWC and UM have collaborated extensively for the past three decades. Prof Titinchi is also in talks with academics from Georgia Tech (Atlanta) and Coventry University (United Kingdom) about participating in workshops and exploring new research avenues. TS

The key issue is that the amount of CO2 is increasing in the atmosphere. This is what is called climate change. You can see it in the way the weather is changing.

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Professor Ndomelele Ndiko Ludidi.

Getting to the root of the drought problem ith drought still gripping large parts of the Western Cape and talk of installing desalination facilities in Cape Town, now would seem an excellent time to be studying salinity and drought stress in plants. Professor Ndomelele Ndiko Ludidi, the Head of Department of Biotechnology in UWC’s Faculty of Natural Sciences, is an expert on the subject. One of the aims of his research is to learn how plants take up water and nutrients and what genes control that uptake. It is hoped that once the genetic makeup and mechanisms for these processes are understood, it will be possible to improve how the genes are expressed – how they make the plants produce certain proteins and metabolites (the molecules that make up a cell and control how that cell behaves). Prof Ludidi’s interest in drought comes from his own past experience, as his father was a small-scale farmer who lost crops and livestock during droughts. As the subject of his master’s study, he chose the control of water and salt uptake by plants.

“This is what really drove my interest in drought. There is a close relationship between water and salt uptake and the ability of the plant to survive based on the amount of available water to the plant,” he says. Prof Ludidi is pursuing his interest within the longstanding collaboration between UWC and the University of Missouri (UM), having learned that Prof Robert Sharp of the Interdisciplinary Plant Group (IPG) at UM was an expert in root biology, with a focus on the effects of drought on maize root biology. Prof Ludidi and Prof Sharp decided to explore the possibility of working together on a drought-related topic. This is the ﬁrst collaboration in plant biology between the two universities. At this stage only two plant scientists at the Department of Biotechnology, Prof Ludidi and Dr Marshall Keyster, are involved. “We are making progress towards getting funding from the University of Missouri South African Education Programme (UMSAEP) for our colleague Dr Ashwill Klein to work with us in this collaboration,” says Prof Ludidi. Besides

the plant scientists, Prof Mervin Meyer of the BioLabels Unit at the Nanotechnology Innovation Centre – which is part of the Department of Biotechnology – is collaborating with Prof Kattesh Katti of UM’s Department of Radiology and Institute of Green Nanotechnology. The work with Prof Meyer focuses on the use of green nanotechnology to find novel treatments for cancer and other diseases using the compounds naturally occurring in indigenous South African plants. The relations between the Biotechnology Department at UWC and the UM’s IPG, Department of Radiology and Institute of Green Nanotechnology benefit both universities in various ways. These include the exchange of students and the sharing of knowledge. Whenever projects occur at UM or UWC, students from both campuses acquire new knowledge and relevant training. Collaboration also leads to publications in international journals which, says Prof Ludidi, “is a very good thing because it elevates the status of both universities in terms of scientific impact.” Prof Ludidi, who once wanted to become a medical doctor, says the impact his work has on people is quiet rewarding. “It’s been a long journey. However, I am still young and still have a long way to go and have more lives to influence positively,” he says. KB

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Making music together CENTRE FOR PERFORMING ARTS PARTNERSHIP GROWS he partnership between the University of the Western Cape and the University of Missouri has resulted in many mutually beneﬁcial relationships over the past three decades. The collaboration has seen UWC launch its own chamber music institute and reintroduce accredited music courses that enable musicians without formal training to obtain accreditation at UWC. The UWC Centre for Performing Arts (UWC-CPA), under the leadership of Director Henriette Weber, worked with the renowned Arianna String Quartet (ASQ) at the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the UWC-Missouri partnership in 2011. Students who participated in a UWCCPA workshop performed with the ASQ at the UWC Main Hall as part of a massed string orchestra. Weber says the partnership between the University of Missouri Music School and UWC-CPA helped the UWC-CPA to start ensembles with different groups. “Now we have a violin duo, a clarinet trio, and saxophone and brass ensembles. We started this initiative because we wanted to develop community music practitioners from ﬁnancially marginalised communities.”

The steelpan students from RiebeekKasteel, of whom some are farm workers, travel to UWC weekly to attend their practical and theory lessons. These students are sponsored by the Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport. The partnership between the Department and the UWC-CPA is in its third year. The UWC-CPA appoints highly qualified and experienced music educators in their respective specialities. The music education environment created at the UWC-CPA gives community music practitioners access to formal music education, so that when they return to their communities they are better equipped to educate the members of their community music projects. “We register students in February and by the end of the first semester, we are able to see the impact – how the courses and performance opportunities change their self-belief and how this grows their self-esteem as they grow in confidence,” says Weber. “We aim to build on each student’s musical competencies and develop the structures to support that and thus never take them too far back. The result is that the growth trajectory is so much quicker in what we are doing. We want to provide our students with an

upward trajectory that makes them realise that their talent, together with hard work and discipline, can change their future beyond their current environments.” Weber adds, “For me education is ﬁrst. When you have students who are able to read music – musically literate – they have the tools to become independent artists and the many good stories we are able to tell come back to us through their achievements.” The Chamber Music Institute, which was previously a stand-alone entity, has been integrated into two accredited music courses – the Intermediate and Advanced Programmes in music. The UWC-CPA offers instrumental and vocal tuition. The tuition takes place predominantly on weekday afternoons and evenings and on Saturday mornings. The UWC-CPA also hosts the South African Youth Choir (which includes about 10 UWC students from various faculties) which rehearses on Tuesday and Friday evenings and the ERUB Childrens’ Choir which rehearses on Saturday mornings. The UWC-Missouri exchange programme has resulted in more than 600 faculty exchanges between the two universities. Many exchanges occur over two to four-week periods, but the programme also supports longer visits. AN

THE Arianna String Quartet (ASQ) from the University of Missouri - St. Louis’ Department of Music visited UWC-CPA.

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Developing the next generation of researchers through collaboration ince 2011, Professor Gail Hughes of UWC’s Faculty of Natural Science has enjoyed training, mentoring and supervising some of the next generation of scientists/researchers through the UWC and University of Missouri (UM) System collaboration. Prof Hughes has been involved in collaboration with two UM campuses – UM Columbia’s School of Health Professions, School of Medicine and Biochemistry Department; and UM Kansas City’s School of Pharmacy and the Henry W Bloch School of Management’s Department of Public Affairs. The first endeavour was the US National Institutes of Health-funded clinical trial on sutherlandia frutescens with Prof Bill Folk from UM Columbia. Several postgraduate students were involved in this research through training and active participation in the development and conduct of this project. Two postdoctoral students, Drs Styger and Aboyade, contributed to the final phase of this initiative. UWC’s South African Herbal Science and Medicine Institute (SAHSMI) sponsored two master’s students, Dineo Nkolise and Happy Mamadisa, to spend two months at the UM School of Medicine in a research training programme where they were assigned to researchers for experiential, laboratory-intensive research. They attended research forums, worked with other UM students and finally presented their research findings at a locally-held meeting. Nkolise also co-authored a publication (Zhou H, Qu Z, Mossine VV, Nkolise DL, Li J, et al. (2014) Proteomic Analysis of the Effects of Aged Garlic Extract and its FruArg Component on LipopolysaccharideInduced Neuroinflammatory Response in

Professor Gail Hughes

Microglial Cells). For the past four years, Prof Hughes and Prof Raﬁa Rasu of UM Kansas City’s School of Pharmacy have conducted research investigating the economic evaluation of traditional herbal medicine. Postdoctoral student Dr Seyi Aboyade and doctoral student Oluchi Mbamalu were involved in research and publication. UM Kansas City’s Prof Arif Ahmed, of the Henry W Bloch School of Management’s Department of Public Affairs, collaborated with Gerard Fillies and Firdouza Waggie – both of the Interdisciplinary Teaching and Learning Unit in the Faculty of Community and Health Sciences – and Prof Hughes to co-facilitate a course entitled ‘Global health and social Issues’. Students from Missouri come to UWC for one week of the semester course for a series of lectures and site visits. UWC

That is the purpose of doing research, to continue as the next generation of researchers and establish a network of collaborators early on. postgraduate students have participated in the course and engaged with peers. The next step for this course is to convert it into an e-learning platform in which UWC students can actively participate. The longstanding research, student mentoring and training collaboration of the University of Missouri System and UWC’s Department of Medical Biosciences (and SAHSMI) has contributed towards postgraduate students acquiring global and diverse research skills and continues to create opportunities for future research engagements. MG

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Mining metals with nanotechnology ost people probably couldn’t say what neodymium, lanthanum and cerium are, yet we use all of them every day. Neodymium is used to make powerful permanent magnets for cordless tools, speakers and computers, lanthanum is used in camera lenses and lighter ﬂints among many applications and cerium is used in catalytic converters in cars. All are rare earth elements that occur naturally, but are really difficult to extract from the earth. Because they are critical to new energy technologies, scientists are seeking cleaner, safer ways to mine these elements. Dr Lana Alagha, assistant professor of mineral processing at the Missouri University of Science and Technology, visited Professor Leslie Petrik in the Department of Chemistry at UWC for two

The quality of the research they are doing here is great. I feel I am lucky that I came here. DR LANA ALAGHA

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weeks to learn how Prof Petrik applies nanotechnology to the mining of rare earth metals. Dr Alagha’s specific interest is in finding the best way to separate rare earth metals. This is costly, because they occur in low concentrations and isolating them is challenging. Prof Petrik leads the Environmental and Nano Science Research Group. “Prof Petrik has extensive experience with these molecules. She uses nanotechnology to separate the different molecules from waste streams. I want to discuss with her the best options that we have. We are going to collaborate on publications as well,” says Dr Alagha. “Dr Alagha is very interested in ionic liquids and membrane technology that is combined. Ionic technologies are used as extractants to take the metals out. They’ve got very specific affinities for particular metals. So we want to look at that whole system,” says Prof Petrik. Dr Alagha was also introduced to UWC’s Centre for High Performance Computing which, Prof Petrik proudly

says, is “a very good high-throughput computer facility”. “Using the simulation technology, you can do new experiments. You want to explain and prove that your model is good. Computation helps to explain the experimental results and how to predict the behaviour of the system if you change different conditions. “It is very difficult to get the relationships between different factors. It would be difficult to only use the lab, but if you can develop a good reliable model, then you can predict and you can understand the relationship between all the factors,” says Dr Alagha. Dr Alagha says she was very impressed by the UWC campus. “The quality of the research they are doing here is great. I feel I am lucky that I came here.” TS

UWC’s Centre for High Performance Computing is a very good high-throughput computer facility. PROFESSOR LESLIE PETRIK

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UWC congratulates new President of UM System The University of the Western Cape (UWC) has congratulated Dr Mun Y Choi on his appointment as the new President of the University of Missouri System. Dr Choi took up office in June.

UWC-SLCA opens four Science Learning Centres

Four state-of-the-art science centres were opened in January in the Eden and Karoo Education Districts. Thanks to the UWC-Science Learning Centre for Africa programme, the Garden Cities Archway Foundation and the Western Cape Education Department, the centres will help learners and teachers in the Western Cape get a practical feel for the joys of science.

UWC signs MOU with Chandigarh University The University of the Western Cape (UWC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Chandigarh University, a private university in Punjab, India, on 13 February 2017.

Sports awards honour outstanding UWC athletes Big boost for UWC’s ﬂagship road race On 21 February, UWC’s ﬂagship annual Fast and Flat road race received a welcome boost from official sponsor Bestmed Medical Scheme, including a bursary for a needy student.

UWC’s athletes who excelled in 2016 were honoured at the Sports Awards ceremony on 24 March 2017.

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UWC Council Chair appointed global employer spokesperson UWC Chair of Council Mthunzi Mdwaba has been appointed a global employer spokesperson for the International Organisation of Employers, an organisation representing employers and employer organisations at many international labour forums.

Compuscan internship takes UWC students further Five UWC students have begun their journey as part of Compuscan’s data analytics team. The internship will allow them to gain exposure to real-world challenges and opportunities as they learn more about innovative credit risk management solutions.

UWC Rugby crowned 2017 Varsity Shield champs The home team demolished the University of Fort Hare rugby team in the Varsity Shield ﬁnal at the UWC Rugby Stadium on 10 April 2017, claiming the crown for the ﬁrst time since the championship began.

UWC’s Autumn Graduation 2017 celebrates excellence More than 4 000 students graduated at the University of the Western Cape Autumn Graduation Ceremony in April. Congratulations to the class of 2017.

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Young Investor Programme helps UWC students put theory into practice UWC’s newly-launched Young Investor Programme aims to help students bridge the gap between the theoretical knowledge obtained at university and the practical applications required in the investment industry.

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SARIMA Research Meeting The Research Managers, Deans and Directors’ Forum Meeting co-hosted by UWC and the Southern African Research & Innovation Management Association (SARIMA) in March provided a great platform to share learning experiences and strategies for research, research management and collaboration.

UWC nanochemist: Dr Sarah D’Souza attends Nobel Laureate Meeting in Lindau 14

Only the best and brightest young scientists are invited to take part in the annual Nobel Laureate Meeting in Lindau, to share ideas with Nobel Prize-winning scientists. UWC nanochemist Sarah D’Souza was one of 400 young scientists selected to attend the 67th meeting in Lindau, Bavaria, in June.

UWC opens its doors to potential students UWC held its annual Open Day for prospective students on 6 May 2017, to allow learners to ﬁnd out more about the requirements of their future ﬁelds of study.

Student Development and Support Open Day 2017 UWC career expo brings students and future employers together Now in its ﬁfteenth year, UWC’s three-day Careers Expo gave students the chance to learn about the world of work and connect with recruiters and potential employers.

UWC’s Student Development and Support Division was proud to host the ﬁrst annual SDS Open Day on 16 May 2017, under the theme ‘Getting to know your Campus Support’.

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UWC-Mashauri entrepreneurship accelerator programme launched UWC’s Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation has launched the UWCMashauri Venture Accelerator Programme, through which 22 students have the opportunity to turn their ideas and businesses into successes.

UWC Research Repository reaches milestone UWC’s open access Research Repository has reached a major milestone. It now hosts 2 000 UWC scholarly papers, freely accessible to all via the internet.

SBF Small Business Dialogue 2017 The University of the Western Cape (UWC) School of Business and Finance (SBF) hosted another successful Small Business Development Stakeholder Dialogue in May.

UWC MEDIA OFFICE Do you have any important UWC stories to share? Do you know of an event on campus that you’d like to see featured? Have you heard of UWC 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 UWC Media Office would really like to hear from you. Just email us at ia@uwc.ac.za, call us at 021 959 9525, or drop by our offices. CONTRIBUTORS Harriet Box (HB) Khanyisile Brukwe (KB) Nastasha Crow (NC)

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