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SA ‘falling short’ on HIV prevention goals A new UCT study reveals SA is “falling short” on its HIV prevention goals, due to reduced condom use and inadequate treatment coverage. 14 Jun 2019
Cultivating the next great palaeoanthropologist The Human Evolution Research Institute is looking to South Africa’s women for its next great palaeoanthropologist. 13 Jun 2019
George Ellis honoured with international award George Ellis, emeritus professor at UCT, has been awarded the prestigious Georges Lemaître International Prize for his contribution to the field of cosmology. 13 Jun 2019
Helping black students succeed The findings of a five-year study, unpacked at UCT ahead of Youth Day this weekend, offer over 100 transformation recommendations for universities. 12 Jun 2019
Umthombo: spotlight on the Mandela School and ARUA The third issue of UCT's research magazine Umthombo highlights both the Mandela School and and the African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA), of which UCT is a member. 12 Jun 2019
Medical insurance for pay classes 2 to 6 UCT staff in pay classes 2 to 6 will now have access to primary healthcare through Kaelo Health from 1 July 2019. 12 Jun 2019
Gugulethu Seven killings the focus of powerful play Multiple award-winning production G7: OKWE-BOKHWE, directed by UCT lecturer Mandla Mbothwe, will be on stage at the Hiddingh Hall campus ahead of its National Arts Festival run. 11 Jun 2019
Tackling child safety on SA’s roads Transport engineer Marianne Vanderschuren and paediatric surgeon Sebastian van As are collaborating to help assure the safety of children on South Africa’s roads. 11 Jun 2019
Tracking adherence to fair work principles The Fairwork project, which produces international rankings of working conditions in the platform economy, has released four new ratings for South African digital labour platforms. 07 Jun 2019
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Acts of Transgression
Mental Disorders Around the World: Facts and Figures from the WHO World Mental Health Surveys
Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Global Perspectives from the WHO World Mental Health Surveys
Geological Adventures in the Fairest Cape: Unlocking the Secrets of its Scenery
The Coroner's Wife
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
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