contact  // 19 Apr 2022

Miriam Hoosain

Miriam Hoosain was appointed as executive director of human resources (HR) from 1 January 2011.

Hoosain has many years of experience in management and human resources at UCT. She started in the university’s HR Department in 1999, when she was employed as an employment equity officer. She rose steadily up the ranks over the years and served as senior HR advisor to the Faculty of Health Sciences after June 2004. In August 2010 she took over as acting executive director of HR.

article  // 07 Mar 2022

Trailblazing decent work, decent pay research

She almost left. Feeling a tension between her values and being in the Faculty of Commerce at the University of Cape Town (UCT) almost drove Professor Ines Meyer to give up her job at the institution at one point.
article  // 09 May 2022

Ventilation

Keep windows and doors open to ensure adequate ventilation.
article  // 04 May 2022

UCT among the top 200 universities for impact

The University of Cape Town has been ranked in the 101–200 band overall by the 2022 Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings, which measures the success of universities in delivering the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
article  // 15 Aug 2022

Win! All-expenses paid trip overseas!

The University of Cape Town (UCT) and the Geneva Science Diplomacy Anticipator (GESDA) invites you to submit your ideas to win an all-expenses paid trip to the GESDA Summit 2022 in Geneva.