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16 Nov 2020

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05 Feb 2020

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News Academics’ reflections on racism and transformation at UCT

UCT’s Future Leaders unpacked the leading challenges that relate to racism and transformation – and their effects on postgraduate education at the university.

25 Nov 2020 - 9 min read

News Royal Aeronautical Society medal for mechanical-engineering team

UCT’s Aircraft Fuel Tank Component Design team was recently awarded a silver medal by the Royal Aeronautical Society for their work in computational fluid dynamics.

25 Nov 2020 - 2 min read

Research and innovation What meteorites can tell us about Mars

Using 600-million-year-old volcanic meteorites, UCT scientist Geoffrey Howarth has published a new paper showing that the interior of Mars may be more chemically varied than once thought.

24 Nov 2020 - 8 min read

News UCT’s KFM Teacher of the Year finalist

A UCT master’s student is in the running for KFM’s 2020 Teacher of the Year award.

24 Nov 2020 - 5 min read

News Virtual staff onboarding the ICTS way

Megan Abrahams, the senior helpdesk manager at UCT’s ICTS, shares how the department is managing the virtual onboarding of new staff during the lockdown.

24 Nov 2020 - 6 min read

Reflections of UCT’s Future Leaders Both old and new members of UCT’s 2030 Future Leaders programme share how the initiative, launched in 2018 by the vice-chancellor, has impacted their academic careers. 23 Nov 2020

UCT strengthens SGBV survivor support UCT has joined forces with Rape Crisis and appointed a counsellor to strengthen services to survivors of sexual offences. 23 Nov 2020

Our world needs empathetic intervention — not heroes We need to make an active choice to develop our transformative muscle, individually and collectively, if we are to stand a chance of bringing about real and meaningful change, write Ncedisa Nkonyeni and Cynthia Rayner from the Bertha Centre for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the UCT GSB. 20 Nov 2020 Republished

A much-needed, much-deserved retirement After 20 years of ensuring the office space is clean and comfortable for fellow staff members, Charmaine Kannemeyer will retire at the end of the year. 20 Nov 2020

Pregnancy, obesity and HIV explored in new study UCT is joining forces with two leading US universities to study a worldwide problem: obesity, specifically in pregnant HIV-positive women and their children. 19 Nov 2020

Alan Hirsch: a legacy of service and building leadership After an incredible 28 years at UCT, Professor Alan Hirsch will retire at the end of the year. 19 Nov 2020

Report highlights climate indicators and opportunities Deemed the world’s most comprehensive review of G20 climate action, the Climate Transparency Report includes a South African profile compiled by UCT’s Energy Systems Research Group. 18 Nov 2020

School of IT Showcase displays students’ ingenuity The annual School of IT Showcase gives senior UCT students in the field of science an opportunity to present their best work. 18 Nov 2020

Bidding farewell to Dr Dale Peters, UCT eResearch director The UCT research community bids farewell to Dr Dale Peters, UCT eResearch director. 17 Nov 2020

35th anniversary of the Trojan Horse Massacres

As South Africa remembers the tragic events of 15 and 16 October 1985, when forces of the apartheid government took the lives of five youths, and injured more, four members of the UCT community reflect on what happened 35 years ago.

Videos Trojan Horse Massacre: 35 years on

Tuesday, 15 October 1985. A joint task force, organised by the National Joint Operational Centre (JOC), sent a decoy truck into Athlone, Cape Town.

20 Oct 2020

Photo Essay Commemorating the 35th anniversary of the Trojan Horse Massacres

As South Africa remembers the tragedy of 15 and 16 October 1985, four members of the UCT community reflect on what happened.

16 Oct 2020

News Trojan Horse Massacres: ‘It’s like it never happened’

Three prominent members of the UCT community reflect on the Trojan Horse Massacres and the tragic events that unfolded 35 years ago.

16 Oct 2020 - 10 min read

News The Trojan Horse Massacre: ‘We had stones; they had bullets’

Four prominent members of the UCT community reflect on the Trojan Horse Massacre and the tragic events that unfolded 35 years ago.

15 Oct 2020 - 8 min read

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New, rare syndrome puts children at risk

UCT researchers are part of a team investigating a rare disease which compromises the immune system of children and seems to have COVID-19 as a precursor.

UCT researchers are part of a team investigating a rare disease which compromises the immune system of children and seems to have COVID-19 as a precursor.

13 Nov 2020 - 6 min read

UCT VC calls on higher education to reinvent itself

At the 23rd annual Kgosi Edward Patrick Lebone Molotlegi Memorial Lecture, UCT’s VC called on higher education to disrupt, and to seize the opportunity to reinvent itself.

At the 23rd annual Kgosi Edward Patrick Lebone Molotlegi Memorial Lecture, UCT’s VC called on higher education to disrupt, and to seize the opportunity to reinvent itself.

12 Nov 2020 - 9 min read

‘Happy, sad, grateful’ – retiree Fouzia Thesen reflects

Fouzia Thesen is retiring from UCT after 20 years as part of the cleaning services team. She’s learnt much, and has seen her granddaughter graduate here.

Fouzia Thesen is retiring from UCT after 20 years as part of the cleaning services team. She’s learnt much, and has seen her granddaughter graduate here.

11 Nov 2020 - 5 min read

UCT researcher wins Newton Prize 2020

A joint energy research project between the ACDI and the University of Exeter has won the Chair’s Prize at the international Newton Prize awards.

A joint energy research project between the ACDI and the University of Exeter has won the Chair’s Prize at the international Newton Prize awards.

06 Nov 2020 - 8 min read

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