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Transforming UCT 23 Mar 2016
Why taking vitamin D pills could help the fight against TB and HIV Clinical trials have shown that adding vitamin D supplements to the antibiotic treatment regimes for TB patients improves their chances of recovering from the disease. 23 Mar 2016
Balance and blend - the new dean of commerce Ingrid Woolard won the 2015 Alan Pifer Award for her notable contributions to the analysis of poverty and inequality, and unemployment in South Africa, and the way she used her data to undertake a number of highly influential research papers to carry her work through to official policy work. 23 Mar 2016
Call for nominations for 2017 TB Davie Memorial lecture 23 Mar 2016
A test to predict the risk of developing TB disease A landmark study published this month in the leading medical journal, The Lancet, reports the discovery of a blood test that can predict whether someone is likely to develop tuberculosis (TB) disease, long before the disease manifests. 23 Mar 2016
A masterclass in negotiation skills 22 Mar 2016
Distinguished Teacher Award 22 Mar 2016
UCT Survivors voice their concerns about sexual assault on campus 22 Mar 2016
UCT research could help identify remains of missing children University of Cape Town research involving the major joints of the human body in South African children has revealed information that could ultimately help in identifying the remains of missing children. 22 Mar 2016
Margaret Orr and the Academic Game How does one get ahead in a university where the rules of the game are often not clear? Margaret Orr gave a seminar to the Next Generation Professoriate on 10 March 2016. 18 Mar 2016
High-stakes drama as South African president and finance minister square off 18 Mar 2016
Call for bright sparks to take part in pan-African challenge 18 Mar 2016
In remembrance: Simamukele Khanyile 18 Mar 2016
Richard Wake: 1935–2016 Mr Richard Wake has died at the age of 81. 18 Mar 2016
New academic-industry collaboration to develop new treatments for tuberculosis World-leading medicinal chemistry and biology at the Universities of Dundee (Scotland) and Cape Town (South Africa) have been allied to the industrial expertise of the Pharmaceuticals Division of Bayer (Germany), one of the world's leading pharma companies, in an effort to develop critically needed new treatments for tuberculosis (TB). 18 Mar 2016
Old Mutual gives R2-million boost to SRC's #FundingFutures campaign 17 Mar 2016
The MasterCard Foundation scholars share their Africa ambitions 17 Mar 2016
Old Mutual donates R2 million to UCT SRC's #FundingFutures Campaign The University of Cape Town (UCT) has received a R2 million financial contribution from Old Mutual to assist excelling students who are not eligible for the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) funding. 17 Mar 2016
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