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Meet UCT’s half-marathon star
UCT medical student Jessica Pollock’s win in the Safari Half Marathon was just the latest arrow in an impressive athletic quiver.
24 May 2017
International food security prize for Battersby-Lennard
Addressing food insecurity can improve health, develop a more inclusive economy and increase environmental sustainability, says Premio Daniel Carasso prize winner Jane Battersby-Lennard.
24 May 2017
The IRTC Steering Committee workshop of 20 May 2017
The workshop finalised the provisional terms of reference for the IRTC, the criteria for selecting commissioners, and the nomination process.
24 May 2017
“Be a contender,” Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng tells MasterCard Foundation Scholars
“At every university, you get three types of students: spectators, pretenders and contenders,” Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng, deputy vice-chancellor for research and internationalisation, told UCT’s MasterCard Foundation Scholars at their welcome reception in April.
24 May 2017
Petersen and Buhlungu inaugurated
Former UCT senior leaders professors Sakhela Buhlungu and Francis Petersen were inaugurated at the universities of Fort Hare and the Free State this month.
23 May 2017
Respect and research: Lessons from the San Code of Ethics
The oldest and most over-researched community alive have formalised their demands for ethical research with the launch of the San code of ethics.
23 May 2017
Can I Please Go to the Bathroom?
Centre for Film and Media Studies alumnus Jessie Zinn has produced a short film that highlights the importance of affordable sanitary products.
22 May 2017
Six UCT finalists in 2016/2017 NSTF-South32 Awards
The finalists for the prestigious National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF) awards were announced this week, with six UCT researchers honoured among them.
22 May 2017
Pat Tebbutt: 1924–2017
Former judge Pat Tebbutt died on 20 May 2017 at the age of 93.
20 May 2017
GSB ranked in the top 100
UCT’s Graduate School of Business has retained its place in the top 100 business schools in the world for the seventh consecutive year.
19 May 2017
African composers in conversation
Africa Arts and UCT’s Institute for Creative Arts present a performance, followed by a discussion, with acclaimed African composers Tunde Jegede (Nigeria) and Bongani Ndodana-Breen (South Africa).
19 May 2017
To stay in the game universities need to work with tech companies
The world of higher and professional education is changing rapidly.
19 May 2017
Another 40 years of theatrical excellence
The Baxter turns 40 this August and, in preparation for this milestone, has launched an exciting fundraising drive called the 40/80 campaign.
17 May 2017
UCT appoints Lewis Pugh as adjunct professor
Renowned environmentalist and alumnus Professor Lewis Pugh has been appointed as adjunct professor in International Law at UCT.
17 May 2017
World lung health champion
Professor Heather Zar has been recognised as a World Lung Health Champion by the American Thoracic Society’s ATS News.
17 May 2017
Plotting enemy movements: Sheetal Silal’s powerful contribution to eliminating malaria
In order to fight an enemy, you need to understand it. Senior lecturer in the Department of Statistical Sciences, Dr Sheetal Silal, is using mathematical modelling to simulate the spread of disease .
16 May 2017
Care, empowerment harnessed to reduce HIV infection
They’re young and female and most at risk of getting HIV. But an empowerment project aims to change that through workshops providing care and life skills.
16 May 2017
New antimalarial compound could stave off threat of drug-resistant malaria
The battle to eliminate malaria by 2030 is hampered by increasing levels of drug resistance and the absence of drugs able to kill the human malaria parasite at the various stages of its life cycle. A new compound, identified by Professor Kelly Chibale, head of the Drug Discovery and Development Centre (H3D), together with Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) and international partners, may, however, be able to contribute to malaria eradication.
16 May 2017
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