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As Associate Professor Gonda Perez prepares to hang up her boots as deputy dean of undergraduate education at UCT’s Faculty of Health Sciences, she says retirement comes at the right time. 18 Feb 2020 - 7 min read

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UCT online courses give start-ups a digital boost

UCT’s Fintech in Emerging Markets specialisation aims to provide an African perspective on emerging technologies to fully realise their potential on the continent. 17 Feb 2020 - 2 min read

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Rolex Arts Weekend takes centre stage

The Baxter Theatre Centre at UCT hosted the Rolex Arts Weekend on 8 and 9 February, which featured the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative. 14 Feb 2020 - 5 min read

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‘Master historian’ reflects on UCT’s history

At the launch of his book UCT Under Apartheid, Emeritus Professor Howard Phillips took a packed room through 20 crucial years in the university’s history. 14 Feb 2020 - >10 min read

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Fifty years of brine and biology

In 2020 Emeritus Professor Charles Griffiths notches up 50 years as a member of UCT’s staff. He talks about how life as a marine biologist has changed over the past half century. 14 Feb 2020 - 8 min read

Connecting women in chemistry Women in chemistry representing leading universities in the province came together for a special networking breakfast held at Rhodes Memorial Restaurant this week. 13 Feb 2020

‘UCT gave me freedom’ Visually impaired PhD graduate Joan Byamugisha said that without the support of her classmates and the university, getting to graduation day would have been impossible. 13 Feb 2020

Medical waste reveals our drug choices A study on an archive of medical materials, collected over three years from public waste sites, shows which medicines were provided or purchased, consumed, and then discarded. 13 Feb 2020 Republished

Financial services urged to create shared value UCT postgraduate researchers have challenged South Africa’s financial services to be innovative in their approach to the creation of shared value. 11 Feb 2020 Republished

Thesis award for top honours graduate Civil Engineering’s top 2019 honours graduate Mwana Mwale’s research thesis has won second place in the National IP Showdown for South African universities. 07 Feb 2020

The ‘two faces’ of UCT The author of UCT Under Apartheid, Emeritus Professor Howard Phillips, says the book aims to provide a 360-degree perspective of UCT between 1948 and 1968. 07 Feb 2020

What the discovery of a new HIV strain means for the pandemic UCT’s Professor Linda-Gail Bekker said the fight against HIV has made some formidable gains in treatment and treatment outcomes with remarkable gains in longevity. 06 Feb 2020 Republished

Talking racism, ‘moving on’ and more At the launch of the Inclusive Practice Speaker Series, staff and students engaged with important yet often difficult issues facing UCT and higher education. 06 Feb 2020

UCT Under Apartheid book launch UCT staff and students are invited to attend the launch of Emeritus Professor Howard Phillips’ UCT Under Apartheid, taking place on Wednesday, 12 February. 06 Feb 2020

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Orientation 2020

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First-years’ Braai 2020 After a jam-packed week of orientation events it was time to meet and mingle at this year’s First-years’ Braai on Thursday, 30 January, on the Green Mile, upper campus. Lerato Maduna was there to capture it all. 04 Feb 2020

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Meet the parents Parents, guardians and sponsors of first-year students, eager to settle them into campus life, attended an orientation of their own on 25 and 28 January. 31 Jan 2020

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UCT parents: Here’s what you need to know If you have a student starting their studies at UCT, these are departments and services that are available to offer them support. 29 Jan 2020

Campus Life 2020 Welcome to the University of Cape Town! We want you to feel at home on our campuses, and this year’s edition of Campus Life has all you need to know about student life to help you settle in. 20 Jan 2020