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Exam season set to start
Preparations for the final exams have been successfully concluded at the exam centre on the UCT rugby fields in readiness for the first exams on Wednesday, 15 November 2017.
14 Nov 2017
Super student leaders celebrated
UCT’s top student leaders were hailed at the annual Student Leadership Awards ceremony on 31 October 2017.
14 Nov 2017
Auditor General to speak at GSB
The Auditor General of South Africa, Kimi Makwetu, is next up for the Graduate School of Business’s Distinguished Speaker Programme on 16 November.
14 Nov 2017
GSB case-study wins again
A case study examining the collapse of African Bank has been awarded first place in an annual competition that focuses on corporate governance in Africa.
14 Nov 2017
HIV Affects Brain Development of Children Regardless of Early ART
According to a recent study led by Dr Marcin Jankiewicz, the Human immunodeficiency virus affects the brain development of young children, even when they receive antiretroviral treatment early in their lives.
14 Nov 2017
Republished
UCT academics offer insights on negotiating learning and identity in higher education
Academics from the University of Cape Town have published a topical and insightful book which addresses the issue of students' multiple transitions in and out of the higher education system. The book, Negotiating learning and identity in higher education: Access, Persistence and Retention, is edited by Dr Bongi Bangeni and Professor Rochelle Kapp.
14 Nov 2017
Exam arrangements from the Registrar’s Office
13 Nov 2017
Monday, 13 November
The latest updates about the situation on campus.
13 Nov 2017
Heather Zar named 2018 Woman in Science Laureate
Heather Zar has been announced as a 2018 L’Oreal–UNESCO Women in Science Laureate for Africa and the Arab States, for her wide-ranging contributions to child health in Africa and the developing world.
13 Nov 2017
President Zuma releases the Fees Commission report
President Jacob Zuma has released the Fees Commission report.
13 Nov 2017
Wishing students well for exams
VC Dr Max Price writes to students and parents about exams.
13 Nov 2017
Africa needs to start creating its own medical technology. Here’s how
Biomedical engineering can save lives. It draws on and integrates knowledge from disciplines like engineering, computer science, biomedical sciences, and public health as well as clinical practice. This knowledge is combined to improve health – often through the design of medical devices for diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation.
13 Nov 2017
Republished
UCT's statement on final exams
The UCT final exams will start on Wednesday, 15 November 2017 and conclude on 30 November 2017. Exam sessions will stretch throughout the day and into the early evening. Multiple sessions will run with thousands of students writing different exams each day.
13 Nov 2017
UCT statement on unnatural deaths
The University of Cape Town is not able to confirm the cause (of death) in any student or staff death. All
13 Nov 2017
UCT statement on the release of the Fees Commission rep
The executive of the University of Cape Town has taken note of the release of the Heher Commission report. The executive is indeed grateful that the report is finally in our hands and that this can be followed by the process of interrogating each line so as to come to an understanding of the impact on our institution.
13 Nov 2017
UCT to open the Innovation Hub
Africa's newest billionaire, Sam Paddock, is to open a novel
13 Nov 2017
UCT academic announced as 2018 L'Oreal-UNESCO Women in Science Laureate
University of Cape Town academic Professor Heather Zar has been announced as the 2018 L'Oreal-UNESCO Women in Science Laureate for Africa and the Arab States. This is in recognition of her wide-ranging contributions to child health, which have improved - and saved - children's lives across the globe, as well as helping to shape international policy.
13 Nov 2017
Sunday, 12 November
The latest updates about the situation on campus.
12 Nov 2017
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