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Curriculum Change Framework feedback
19 Sep 2018
Appointment of Dean: Faculty of Commerce
VC Prof Mamokgethi Phakeng writes to the UCT community about the appointment of A/Prof Linda Ronnie as the new Dean of the Faculty of Commerce.
19 Sep 2018
Make your Humanities degree work for you
The Humanities Careers Café, aimed at addressing recruitment opportunities in industries specific to these students, will take place on 26 September.
19 Sep 2018
UCT services resume and other updates
18 Sep 2018
Lights, camera, action …
UCT offers a life-changing opportunity for aspirant film-makers from across Africa to propel themselves into a career in the movie world.
18 Sep 2018
Sarah Baartman exhibition
The Saartjie Baartman sculpture, one of the most important works in UCT’s collection, will be on display during an exhibition from 20 September to 4 October.
18 Sep 2018
State capture inquiry: speed is of the essence
If the commission of inquiry into state capture doesn’t move fast enough, it risks being compromised by deposed former President Jacob Zuma’s fightback campaign.
18 Sep 2018
Republished
From the Chair’s desk: Feedback on Council resolutions regarding request for inquiry
Chair of Council, Sipho M Pityana, writes to the campus community to provide feedback about Council’s resolutions regarding the request for an inquiry into the passing of Professor Bongani Mayosi.
18 Sep 2018
UCT Council
Water: the most precious resource of all
The days of taking water for granted are over, with individuals and industry equally responsible for protecting this most precious of all resources.
17 Sep 2018
PhDs in just three minutes
With only a three-minute deadline, it was a case of “ready, steady, go” as students compacted their 80 000-word PhDs into snappy, accessible presentations.
17 Sep 2018
Using computers to improve lives
A digital communication project that empowers previously disadvantaged women to create their own maternal health educational content, then share it among one another has won a University of Cape Town (UCT) academic and her international peers the prestigious National Academies Keck Futures Initiative (NAKFI) Challenge grant.
17 Sep 2018
International dancers open Baxter festival
Baxter Dance Festival 2018 promises the return of some festival favourites with fresh compositions, along with new work from as far afield as London and Ethiopia.
14 Sep 2018
Poverty drives demand for “fake food”
Foreign spaza shop owners are unfairly bearing the brunt of the politicisation of the debate around the increase in counterfeit food sales in South Africa.
14 Sep 2018
Republished
Committed to healthy communities
Vice-Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakengʼs recent visit to UCTʼs partner health sites was an opportunity for renewed commitment to the work the university does in local communities.
14 Sep 2018
Some UCT services affected by industrial action
13 Sep 2018
Graduate employability: UCT top in Africa
UCT has maintained its top spot in Africa for graduate employability, according to the most recent 2019 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) rankings.
13 Sep 2018
No peace without equality
Downplaying South Africa’s crime statistics won’t help address the reality that crime and inequality go hand in hand, says UCT’s Anine Kriegler.
13 Sep 2018
Republished
Excellence worth pursuing – but not always benign
Excellence in academia needs to be grown and groomed, but it also needs to be critiqued, Vice-Chancellor Mamokgethi Phakeng said at the Open Book Festival.
13 Sep 2018
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