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A ray of hope for sexual assault survivors
A group of trained advisers in the UCT Survivor Support Office offer support and counselling to survivors of rape and sexual assault.
25 Oct 2018
Identifying those who die at sea
UCT is piloting a study that could be key to resolving the challenge of identifying bodies found at sea or washed up on shore.
25 Oct 2018
Medical students upskilling communities
UCT medical students teaching first-aid skills to Mitchell’s Plain residents are themselves learning the essentials of community-oriented primary care (COPC).
25 Oct 2018
Black students ‘walking on eggshells’ at UCT
A “walking on eggshells” installation on middle campus is designed to highlight the continuing challenges faced by black students, its curator Kneo Mokgopa says.
24 Oct 2018
Annual VC’s Concert hits the right note
The annual Vice-Chancellor’s Concert took place at the Baxter Theatre on Saturday, 20 October 2018, featuring a new production by UCT Ibuyambo.
24 Oct 2018
8 tips to beat exam stress
In the final countdown to the end-of-year exams, these eight handy tips will help you to prepare for what lies ahead.
24 Oct 2018
Buckton blows his final whistle
After almost 48 years at the University of Cape Town, Peter Buckton says it’ll be tough to leave a job that’s been his “whole life”.
24 Oct 2018
World-first: Bio-bricks from urine
A UCT master’s student in civil engineering has unveiled the world’s first bio-brick grown from human urine, signalling an innovative paradigm shift in waste recovery.
24 Oct 2018
Appointment of Executive Director: ICTS
VC Prof Mamokgethi Phakeng writes to the UCT community about the appointment of Richard John van Huyssteen as our new Executive Director: Information and Communication Technology Services (ICTS.
24 Oct 2018
UCT study seeks to identify elusive DNA in human remains found in the ocean
The University of Cape Town (UCT) is spearheading a study that seeks to resolve the global difficulties associated with identifying human remains found in the ocean or those that wash-up ashore. Its success will help to resolve mysterious cases and provide closure to many families whose members have died at sea and could not be identified.
24 Oct 2018
UCT unveils world's first bio-brick made using human urine
The world's first bio-brick grown from human urine has been unveiled by University of Cape Town (UCT) master's student in civil engineering Suzanne Lambert, signalling an innovative paradigm shift in waste recovery.
24 Oct 2018
How to turn Cape Town into a water-sensitive city
Professor Neil Armitage, deputy director and co-founder of the UCT Future Water research institute, delivered the Vice-Chancellor’s Inaugural Lecture on 17 October.
23 Oct 2018
Children to benefit from UCT social bonds ‘first’
UCT’s Bertha Centre has joined forces with the provincial Social Development department to introduce social bonds that will benefit Early Childhood Development targets.
23 Oct 2018
Donations for those affected by Cape Town fires
23 Oct 2018
Transformation crucial ‘at all levels’ at UCT
UCT must follow the transformation of the demographics of its student population with similar changes in the professoriate, says Associate Professor Manya Mooya.
23 Oct 2018
Report back from latest Council meeting
The University of Cape Town (UCT) Council met on Saturday, 13 October 2018. I write to give you feedback on some of the items that were discussed.
23 Oct 2018
UCT Council
Vice-Chancellor’s message to UCT students for consolidation week
Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng, the University of Cape Town Vice-Chancellor, wishes students well before the start of consolidation week on 24 October.
23 Oct 2018
‘Fearless’ HIV activist wins Tutu award
UCT’s Professor of Medicine Linda-Gail Bekker has been named the winner of the 2018 Desmond Tutu Award for HIV Prevention Research and Human Rights.
23 Oct 2018
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