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Red-winged Starling project A current UCT study of Red-winged Starlings is calling for the campus community to join in and help researchers gather information on these ubiquitous birds. 22 Jun 2017
Opera Kaleidoscope explores love The Opera Kaleidoscope production is an annual event offered to the public by the Opera School of the South African College of Music. 22 Jun 2017
SA women ‘not ready’ for leadership positions? The GSB’s Developing Women in Leadership programme will give women tools to build confidence, develop a leadership presence and build relationships. 21 Jun 2017
Research that affirms and disrupts Hoping to drive affirming research that disrupts problematic narratives, master’s student Sorrel Pitcher facilitated a PhotoVoice project with a group of trans young adults. 21 Jun 2017
Life on Earth in five weeks UCT’s eighth massive open online course takes participants on a journey through the past five mass extinctions that shaped Earth’s biodiversity. 20 Jun 2017
Art and the township ICA national fellow Mandisi Sindo is prompting conversations about black art and black artists in the South African space. 20 Jun 2017
South Africa has failed its young people. What can be done about it. Two decades after Apartheid and 50% of youth are still without jobs. A recently launched web tool gives policymakers a deeper understanding of youth populations in different local communities. 19 Jun 2017
Top award for alum’s short film on Philippines drug war Alumnus and multimedia journalist Shaun Swingler has won a top award for Nanlaban , his short film on Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte’s controversial war on drugs. 19 Jun 2017
The state of SA’s youth The new Youth Explorer tool gives detailed insights into the wellbeing of SA’s young people, specifically those between 15 and 24 years of age. 16 Jun 2017
Celebrating the flowing waterways Over 80 paddlers joined the Peninsula Paddle last Sunday to celebrate the recent rainfall and refreshment that this brought to Cape Town’s waterways. 13 Jun 2017
The universe as never seen before Iziko Museums in partnership with UCT, among others, has built a multifunctional planetarium and digital dome that brings data to life in an immersive visualisation. 13 Jun 2017
Birds, binoculars and biodiversity UCT ornithologist Professor Peter Ryan heads up a Centre of Excellence, is an A-rated researcher and convenes a globally ranked subject. 13 Jun 2017

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Celebrating a giant of theatre 19 Jun 2017
Keynote address accolade for Prof Dheda 15 Jun 2017
A Day at Sea 12 Jun 2017
Asteroids and impacts: Should we worry? 07 Jun 2017
Back by popular demand 05 Jun 2017

   
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VC Desk


Reminder: Mass meeting on free decolonial higher education on 21 June at 13:00 13:00, 20 June 2017
In remembrance: death of a colleague 10:00, 15 June 2017
In remembrance: death of a colleague 14:45, 13 June 2017
Closure of UCT as a precaution 14:55, 6 June 2017
In remembrance: death of a colleague 09:28, 31 May 2017
Death of a student 09:50, 26 May 2017
Update on catering staff protest 11:25, 22 May 2017
Africa Month May 2017 11:00, 18 May 2017
Death of a student 07:30, 16 May 2017

Campus announcements


Free Education Planning Group engagements and other updates 13:35, 15 June 2017
DHET Fee Adjustment Grant applications and the call for nominations for IRTC commissioners 10:20, 9 June 2017
Approval of the interim SRC and other updates 11:20, 1 June 2017
Disruptions to catering in residences; migration of www.uct.ac.za; and other updates 17:23, 24 May 2017
This week's updates 11:30, 18 May 2017
Catering staff protest and other updates 14:45, 11 May 2017
Catering staff protest and other updates 13:15, 10 May 2017
SRC election outcome and other updates 14:30, 4 May 2017
Readmissions and Faculty Examinations Committee processes 15:07, 3 May 2017

 
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