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21 Jun
Clutter & Detection in Clutter
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Energy Modelling & Analysis
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Drawing Pleasure workshop 3, by Katherine Bull
25 Jun - 26 May
LSE-UCT July School
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Project Management: Principles, Methods & Practice
01 Jul - 06 Jul
Should the Jews be Alarmed? By Jonathan Judaken
03 Jul
EMBO - Workshop on Aids-Related Mycoses
03 Jul - 05 Jul
Levinas & the Holocaust, by Jonathan Judaken
04 Jul
Colonial Education in Africa: Connecting Histories of Education
04 Jul - 05 Jul
Confluences 7: Dance, Religion & Spirituality
11 Jul - 13 Jul
Confluences 7: Dance, Religion & Spirituality
11 Jul - 13 Jul
Write Science short course
15 Jul - 23 Aug
TBD, by Prof André Peshier
17 Jul
TBD, by Hendrik Hofmeyr
18 Jul
TEDxCapeTown 2013: Amazing People, Crazy Places
20 Jul
IN THE NEWS
Thursday, 20 June 2013
UCT Graduate School of Business gets crowning glory
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The University of Cape Town's Graduate School of Business (GSB) has received accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), making it one of the few business schools in the world to hold the prestigious title of being 'triple-crown' accredited. Transformation stats a hard swallow for actuarial science
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With a corps that is 83% white and almost 80% male, the actuarial profession in South Africa faces formidable transformation challenges. In the field, an amalgam of advanced mathematics and statistics, UCT's Shivani Ramjee is rare as hen's teeth. Emthonjeni offers lessons in human-centred design
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A UCT-led research team is blazing the trail for a participatory approach to creating public spaces. Little besides dust drifts between the tightly-packed tin dwellings of Monwabisi Park in Khayelitsha. Yeld steps down as dean, but resumes research
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Professor Nan Yeld, the outgoing dean of UCT's Centre for Higher Education Development (CHED) will return to her research career but not before a well-earned sabbatical. Her decade-long contribution as dean was honoured at an official farewell on 12 June.
Break & Fall soars to first place
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"Musically dynamic and refined." This is how audio production giant Avid described the sound of Break & Fall, a song written and performed by two UCT music students and which won a prestigious international competition,- beating out close to 5 000 other pop hopefuls from across the world. Storytime for SA kids
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Millions of children have been introduced to the joy of reading through the Nal'ibali campaign, which in the last year distributed close to 10 million supplements promoting reading for enjoyment and multilingual literacy. 'Novel' trial may lead to shorter TB treatment
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A new clinical trial by the UCT Lung Institute's Centre for TB Research Innovation (CTBRI) is not only innovative in design and in its collaborative nature, but it's also the first major African TB study to use a complete source-based electronic data capture and verification system. In perfect harmony
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After receiving honorary degrees at last Friday morning's graduation ceremony, Caiphus Semenya and Letta Mbulu's soulful medley received a standing ovation from the platform party, graduates and guests alike. As one of South Africa's most famous musical 'exports', the husband and wife duo were honoured for their role as unofficial cultural ambassadors and for their sustained commitment to the socio-economic well-being of all South Africans. 