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2017 NSFAS & UCT Financial Assistance 25 Aug 2016

Introducing the UCT Plus initiative 25 Aug 2016

Mont Fleur writing retreat From 17–19 August 2016 members of the Next Generation Professoriate (NGP) cohort gathered again at the beautiful site of Mont Fleur situated in the Blaauwklippen Valley outside Stellenbosch. 24 Aug 2016

African bird may be nature’s evil stepdad 24 Aug 2016

African bird shows signs of evil stepdad behaviour An African desert-dwelling male bird favours his biological sons and alienates his stepsons, suggests research published in Biological Letters. 24 Aug 2016

Satellite Cities 23 Aug 2016

How humans and wild birds collaborate to get precious resources of honey and wax By following honeyguides, a species of bird, people in Africa are able to locate bees' nests to harvest honey. Research now reveals that humans use special calls to solicit the help of honeyguides and that honeyguides actively recruit appropriate human partners. 23 Aug 2016

UCT students are runners-up at GradHack 23 Aug 2016

UCT doctoral research tackles infant respiratory diseases 23 Aug 2016

UCT events and interview opportunitiess 23 Aug 2016

Women champion their right to land 22 Aug 2016

Apathy among young people stands in the way of Africa's demographic dividend Two in three Africans are younger than 35. Youth - people between the ages of 15 and 35 - make up more than 35% of Africa's total population. 22 Aug 2016

Jump or die. How a silver medallist leapt over the odds that marginalise drug users Since winning the silver at the Rio Olympics, everybody loves South African long-jumper Luvo Manyonga. 22 Aug 2016

Women champion their right to land When it comes to conversations about land, we are all certain to unearth our political side. 22 Aug 2016

Secret weapon of a busy dean's assistant The slogan on Freda Williams' coffee mug, a recent birthday gift from a colleague, says: “I can't help it if I'm awesome”. 22 Aug 2016

Diamonds: a scientist's best friend They're almost as old as the planet itself – and they have secrets to share. 22 Aug 2016

Flavoursome and hot: VC concert a delight 19 Aug 2016

How online courses can bring the world into Africa's classrooms I am an anthropologist with a special interest in establishing the field of the medical humanities. 19 Aug 2016

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