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Welcome to UCT Open Day 2024
UCT Vice-Chancellor interim, Emeritus Professor Daya Reddy, welcomes prospective students to the University of Cape Town’s 2024 Open Day.
04 May 2024
Researching the human experience
Drawing on South Africa’s rich history and diversity, these four SARChI chairs have made immense contributions to what it means to be human.
03 May 2024
Ikey Tigers fall in Varsity Cup final, but leave with individual accolades
The Ikey Tigers finished the 2024 Varsity Cup competition as losing finalists again; however, there is much to be grateful for.
03 May 2024
Law researchers develop Constitutional Court monitoring platform
ConCourt Stats provides users with valuable insight into the work of South Africa’s Constitutional Court.
03 May 2024
Exciting discovery of honey badger at UCT
A UCT student made a discovery of a honey badger just above campus.
03 May 2024
Inaugural lecture by Professor Paleker and other updates
The first of four lectures to be held in May 2024 as part of the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Inaugural Lecture series will be presented by Professor Mohamed Paleker on Tuesday, 7 May 2024.
02 May 2024
‘The climate crisis is a public health crisis’
On 23 April 2024, UCT’s Green Campus Initiative participated in a Climate Change and Health Seminar, hosted by James Irlam, a senior lecturer in the Primary Health Care Directorate.
02 May 2024
UCT’s Child Protection Week 2023 expert list
The following academics at the University of Cape Town (UCT) can be contacted by the media for comment during Child Protection Week 2023.
31 May 2023
First Planetary Health Report Card for UCT's Faculty of Health Sciences
The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) took part in their first scorecard for the Planetary Health Report Card (PHRC), a global student-led initiative to promote education about planetary health and environmentally sustainable healthcare in health science campuses
31 May 2023
Improving early learning for pre-school children in vulnerable contexts
The Children’s Institute hosted a week-long, multi-country research partner meeting, focusing on improving early learning for pre-school children in vulnerable contexts. The project - titled SIPP: Safe, Inclusive, Participative Pedagogy: Improving Early Childhood Education – aims to explore and develop the application of safe, inclusive participative pedagogy in early childhood education.
31 May 2023
Study finds trading time restrictions for onsite alcohol retailers in Western Cape will save lives
A team of researchers at the University of Cape Town (UCT), led by Samantha Filby, recently collaborated with the DG Murray Trust to conduct a modelling study that estimated the health and economic impacts of restricting the trading hours of retailers selling alcohol for onsite consumption in the Western Cape.
31 May 2023
Disability Service publishes its first online magazine
UCT’s Disability Service recently produced their first online magazine.
31 May 2023
University of the Future launch and other updates
The University of Cape Town (UCT) will launch the University of the Future (UoF) project this afternoon, Wednesday, 31 May 2023. Read about this and other recent developments on campus.
31 May 2023
Groundbreaking study shows lifesaving solution dramatically reduces severe bleeding after childbirth
A new solution, known as E-MOTIVE, could provide a major breakthrough in reducing deaths from childbirth-related bleeding, according to a landmark study recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine .
31 May 2023
University of the Future
The University of the Future (UoF) project aims to create a modern, vibrant, and attractive campus designed to attract the very best staff and student talent, local businesses, donors, industry interest and the broader community.
30 May 2023
UCT Council accepts resignation of Chair
UCT Council writes to the UCT community about the resignation of the Chair, Ms Babalwa Ngonyama.
30 May 2023
UCT Council
More than one in 10 adults in urban South Africa have tried e-cigarettes, survey finds
Ahead of World No Tobacco Day on 31 May, a new survey, the South African E-Cigarette Survey 2022, has revealed that more than one in 10 (11.3%) adults in urban South Africa have tried e-cigarettes, and 4% of adults were regular e-cigarette users at the time of the survey.
30 May 2023
Racing the red queen
Professor Elizabeth Mayne is in UCT’s Faculty of Health Sciences.
29 May 2023
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