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Highlights from the 2024 Summer School included public lectures delivered by two prominent public figures in the history of South Africa.
Highlights from the 2024 Summer School included public lectures delivered by two prominent public figures in the history of South Africa. Other lectures included topics such as AI; Eskom; Organised crime in South Africa; ADHD and ASD; NHI;
2024 Summer School Highlights
Robert and Clara Schumann: Very Private Lives
On Wednesday, 24 January, The Baxter Theatre presented an evening of songs and chamber music of Robert Schumann, Clara Schumann, and their contemporaries, giving a glimpse into the private lives of this extraordinary couple.
100 years of radio: Indelible lessons from the airwaves
Respected radio broadcaster Nancy Richards shared with her University of Cape Town (UCT) Summer School audience sage lessons from radio and what it has taken for women to be the great radio personalities they are.
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Our 2024 Summer School lecturers
This years Summer School included our seasoned presenters as well as those new to Summer School.
Fossil finds: footprints on South Africa’s coast offer a glimpse into our ancestors’ lives
Mention the word “fossils” and most people will probably think of bones. Of course body fossils make up a large part of the global fossil record. But humans and other species leave their mark in other ways too - their tracks
Fossil finds: footprints on South Africa’s coast offer a glimpse into our ancestors’ lives
Mention the word “fossils” and most people will probably think of bones. Of course body fossils make up a large part of the global fossil record. But humans and other species leave their mark in other ways too - their tracks
The threat of climate change to South Africa’s agriculture
Temperatures across southern Africa are increasing. This presents a threat to many crops across the region. Rainfall projections are uncertain but the impact of climate change on agriculture is clear.
Fifty years after the discovery of Lucy, it’s time to ‘decolonise paleoanthropology’ says leading Ethiopian fossil expert
On November 24 1974, renowned American paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson spotted “a piece of elbow with humanlike anatomy” poking out of a rocky hillside in northern Ethiopia.
2024 Summer School highlights
