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Reducing violent crime in South Africa

UCT criminologist urges police to throw everything they've got at reducing murder rates for the sake of public safety in South Africa. 21 Jun 2018 Republished

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Price bids farewell to PASS forum

Vice-Chancellor Dr Max Price attended his last PASS forum as head of the university, and expressed his thanks to staff for putting the university first. 21 Jun 2018 - 7 min read

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Price bows out at Baxter

Hundreds of UCT alumni, staff and donors bid farewell to outgoing Vice-Chancellor Dr Max Price at the Baxter Theatre on 13 June. 21 Jun 2018

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Julius Namoloh: Inspired to serve humanity

Julius Namoloh, a husband and father of three from Namibia, has overcome financial setbacks to graduate with a Master of Commerce in Development Finance. 21 Jun 2018 - 5 min read

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UCT hosts SA’s vice-chancellors

South African vice-chancellors are gathering to discuss issues affecting higher education at a UCT-hosted meeting of Universities South Africa (USAf). 20 Jun 2018 - 2 min read

Bianca Rousseau’s journey to graduation Bianca Rousseau invested everything in her education, and she’ll start reaping the rewards when she graduates on Friday with a Postgraduate Diploma in Management Practice. 20 Jun 2018

Book launch inspires budding scientists The interactive launch of UCT academic Xolisa Guzula’s isiXhosa translation of the children’s book by Lucy and Stephen Hawking took place last week. 19 Jun 2018

Full accreditation for UCT’s LLB programme UCT’s LLB programme remains fully accredited following a recently concluded national review by the Council on Higher Education. 19 Jun 2018

Water security: Local buy-in is critical Listening to the locals is key to decentralisation success on the rocky road towards effectively safeguarding dwindling water resources on the African continent. 18 Jun 2018 Republished

SA first with new GSB course UCT is offering the first impact investment course in South Africa to fill the expertise gap in crafting agreements within this rapidly growing field. 15 Jun 2018

Waste management audit commissioned To improve waste management on campus and in residences, UCT has commissioned environmental law specialist Richard Summers to undertake a legal waste audit. 15 Jun 2018

Value-added toilet hub wins global sustainability award Dr Dyllon Randall and his team scooped a world sustainability prize for self-sustaining toilet hubs that recover value from waste, with huge potential in urban slums. 15 Jun 2018

An ode to autumn The new exhibition at the Irma Stern Museum, Wild Harvest: nectar, berries, capsules and seeds, celebrates autumn, and our rich natural heritage. 14 Jun 2018

Ground-breaking Neuroscience Centre A breaking-ground ceremony this week has paved the way for a state-of-the-art centre focusing on the scientific study of the nervous system. 14 Jun 2018

2017: A Year in Review The selected pieces in the pages that follow record some of the milestones in the institution’s journey through 2017, and reflect a university at work in a changing world.

2017: A Year in Review

The selected pieces in the pages that follow record some of the milestones in the institution’s journey through 2017, and reflect a university at work in a changing world. 17 May 2018

Cape Town water crisis

News Why you shouldn’t pave over your garden 31 May 2018

Latest campus communications

Resignation of the director of the Graduate School of Business, Associate Professor Mills Soko 16:25, 11 June 2018

In remembrance: death of a colleague 08:30, 9 June 2018

New ED: Properties and Services, Mr Mughtar Parker 10:15, 8 June 2018

VC staff farewell and other updates 14:15, 7 June 2018

Invitation: Staff farewell for VC Dr Max Price 16:55, 29 May 2018

Early retirement of Sakkie Janse van Rensburg, ED: ICTS 15:33, 24 May 2018

Bookshelf

Building a Capable State: Service Delivery in Post-Apartheid South Africa

Ottoman Traces in Southern Africa: The Impact of Turkish Emissaries and Muslim Theologians

Creativity Explained: From Music and Art to Innovation in Business

Media, Geopolitics and Power: A View from the Global South

The Pain of Being a Woman: An in-depth research on recovery from sexual assault trauma

Retrenchment Law in South Africa

The Politics of Nature and Science in Southern Africa

The Equal Society: Essays on Equality in Theory and Practice

The Early Modern Global South in Print

The Visual Politics of Wars

Transnational Worlds of Power Journal: Proliferation of Journalism & Professional Standards Vol. 1. No. 1 2015

State/Society Synergy in Philippi, Cape Town

Communicating @ Work

Industrial Crystallization: Fundamentals and Applications

Principles of Criminal Law

South African Constitutional Law in Context

A History of the Iziko South African National Gallery: Reflections on Art and National Identity

Tribing and Untribing the Archive: Volume Two

Tribing and Untribing the Archive: Volume One

Another Country: Everyday Social Restitution

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