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UCT is deeply grateful to everyone who has come forward to offer assistance to our students displaced by #UCTFire.

18 Apr 2021

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UCT is taking the COVID-19 pandemic seriously, and this page will feature the latest news and updates for the UCT community.

05 Feb 2020

NEWS

News Feverish artistry at (Un)Infecting the City

(Un)Infecting the City takes to the streets of Cape Town in May and June, examining the psychological and social impacts of the current global climate.

11 May 2021 - 6 min read

News Simulated satellite camera to aid vegetation monitoring in SA

UCT master’s student Brendon Maongera has developed a simulated satellite and testbench that can help South Africa reach its vegetation monitoring goals.

10 May 2021 - 5 min read

News UCT as an example for embedding a ‘futures’ culture

In the first of a three-part webinar series by UCT Summer School, Abbas Jamie uses the university as a case study for embedding a futures culture.

10 May 2021 - 4 min read

News Creative book There are Mechanisms in Place wins at 2021 HSS awards

A creative book by art scholars Nkule Mabaso and Associate Professor Nomusa Makhubu has won a prestigious humanities and social sciences award.

06 May 2021 - 5 min read

News Sub-Saharan Africa in desperate need of clinical haematologists

UCT’s Division of Haematology is committed to training young haematologists and boosting the alarmingly low number of specialists in this field on the continent.

06 May 2021 - 6 min read

In quotes: Rozena Maart on writing about race Leading critical race scholar Professor Rozena Maart led a two-day workshop on race, writing and difference. 04 May 2021

New sustainability course informs first-year res students UCT’s new online orientation course introduces first-year residence students to environmental sustainability on campus and beyond. 04 May 2021

Nobel Laureate Abhijit Banerjee presents ‘Good economics for hard times’ Renowned Professor of Economics Abhijit Banerjee presented the first UCT Vice-Chancellor’s Open Lecture for 2021 on Thursday, 29 April. 30 Apr 2021

UCT VC to speak at Life Science Across the Globe seminar UCT’s vice-chancellor, Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng, will be one of five speakers at the re-launch of the Life Science Across the Globe as a monthly seminar series. 30 Apr 2021

Sharief Hendricks: rugby player, researcher and new member of the Future Professors Programme President-elect of the South African Sports Medicine Association, NGP member Sharief Hendricks was recently selected to be a member of the Future Professors Programme. 29 Apr 2021

ACDI presents framework for complex climate change risk assessment Researchers from UCT’s ACDI led a global team of 21 climate risk scholars to better understand and inform decision-making around climate change risks. 28 Apr 2021

UCT celebrates formal launch of panel for responsible investment UCT has celebrated the formal launch of the University Panel for Responsible Investment and the university’s Responsible and Sustainable Investment Policy. 26 Apr 2021

UCT remains among top 1.4% of universities globally UCT has been ranked best on the continent and among the top 1.4% globally by the 2021–22 Center for World University Rankings. 26 Apr 2021

Earth Day: Cheaper renewable energy a game changer in SA’s emissions targets Good news on Earth Day is that 2030 projections for South Africa’s greenhouse gas emissions are well below prescribed limits, says a UCT modelling group. 22 Apr 2021

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Train researchers for big science in oceanography

In her inaugural lecture, UCT’s Professor Isabelle Ansorge discussed the complex ocean science that needs investment in young researchers.

In her inaugural lecture, UCT’s Professor Isabelle Ansorge discussed the complex ocean science that needs investment in young researchers.

21 Apr 2021 - 10 min read

‘You can achieve anything if you put your mind to it’

Fahiem Jattiem’s positive mindset has been key to beating the odds, which include being given just one year to live.

Fahiem Jattiem’s positive mindset has been key to beating the odds, which include being given just one year to live.

13 Apr 2021 - 5 min read

UCT’s first-ever Google Research Scholar Program recipients

Associate Professor Amir Patel and Dr Mohohlo Tsoeu are UCT’s first-ever recipients of Google’s Research Scholar Program.

Associate Professor Amir Patel and Dr Mohohlo Tsoeu are UCT’s first-ever recipients of Google’s Research Scholar Program.

09 Apr 2021 - 7 min read

Bongani Mayosi medical prize winner vows to lift others as she rises

Dr Peace Francis has won the 2020 Bongani Mayosi Medical Students Academic Prize, awarded to final-year medical students who epitomise the late professor’s values and leadership.

Dr Peace Francis has won the 2020 Bongani Mayosi Medical Students Academic Prize, awarded to final-year medical students who epitomise the late professor’s values and leadership.

30 Mar 2021 - 8 min read

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