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CONTENTS
MESSAGE FROM THE VICE-CHANCELLOR
5
INTRODUCTION BY THE DEPUTY VICE-CHANCELLOR
11
INTRODUCTIONS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF RESEARCH
AND INNOVATION
14
RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES
22
RESEARCH DASHBOARD
26
Research Funding
27
Postgraduate Students and Funding
29
Postdoctoral Research Fellows
33
National Research Foundation Evaluation and Rating
35
South African Research Chairs Initiative
42
UCT Signature Themes for Research
44
National Centres of Excellence and Competence Centres 44
Research Groupings
44
FACULTY REPORTS
212
FACULTY OF HUMANITIES
213
FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES
218
FACULTY OF SCIENCE
225
FACULTY OF COMMERCE
233
FACULTY OF LAW
238
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING & THE
BUILT ENVIRONMENT
241
CENTRE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT 246
RESEARCH THEMES
54
CELEBRATING ONE HUNDRED
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YEARS OF HEALTH SCIENCES AT UCT
POVERTY AND INEQUALITY
80
OUR WORLD AT RISK
92
REACHING FOR THE STARS
112
EVERY DROP COUNTS
122
SUSTAINABLE CITIES
130
BEING HUMAN
142
THE GREEN ECONOMY
158
ENGINEERING THE FUTURE
168
LAW IN CONTEXT
180
COMMERCE BEYOND THE NUMBERS
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GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS, LOCAL
ICT SOLUTIONS
202