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Prestigious fellowship for Gumedze
Dr Freedom Gumedze of the Department of Statistical Sciences has been awarded a Newton Advanced Fellowship from the Royal Society, in partnership with the Academy of Medical Sciences, for the period 2016–2019.
25 Oct 2016
Update on activities, Tuesday, 25 October 2016
25 Oct 2016
Open letter to the VC: Dr Jenny Durandt
25 Oct 2016
Seeds under siege: it’s time to support traditional systems
Seeds are the very essence of life.
25 Oct 2016
Mining for sustainable development
The African Development Bank (AfDB), headquartered in Abidjan, has made a R4.2 million grant from its Middle Income Country Technical Assistant fund to the South African government.
24 Oct 2016
Time change for Ms Tele's memorial service
24 Oct 2016
UCT Council statement
24 Oct 2016
Statement from UCT Black Academic Caucus
UCT Black Academic Caucus calls for a national multistakeholder solution to the current crisis facing South African university campuses.
23 Oct 2016
A letter on Fees Must Fall
Current PhD student Nathan Geffen – who previously worked as treasurer, national manager and policy director of the Treatment Action Campaign – writes a personal reflection on Fees Must Fall’s strategy, particularly in relation to organisation, moral consensus, constitutionalism, claiming no easy victories, and civil disobedience.
23 Oct 2016
Senate motion as adopted at the meeting on 24 October 2016
UCT Senate resolves to request the VC to define the limits of legitimate protest, including the conduct of security services.
23 Oct 2016
Statement by the UCT Trust (UK)
At their board meeting on 3 November 2016, the Trustees of the University of Cape Town Trust (UK) noted concern, expressed support, made calls upon students and government, and reiterated their determination to support the university and its values, and to redouble efforts to promote knowledge of the university’s outstanding achievements in teaching and research.
22 Oct 2016
Update on activities, Friday, 21 October 2016
21 Oct 2016
UCT's inventors
21 Oct 2016
Stuart Swan: On water rockets and persistence
On 26 August 2015 at 09:37, the Ascension III water rocket soared into the sky for the first time.
21 Oct 2016
Why have university protests been so violent?
Why have the most recent waves of protest at South Africa’s tertiary institutions been so violent?
21 Oct 2016
Counselling available to UCT staff
21 Oct 2016
Q&A: Max Price on UCT’s year of living on the edge
Andrew Brown is a UCT graduate and a practising advocate. As a parent of two students at the university and a police reservist stationed at Mowbray SAPS, he has had to deal with both sides of the student protest action on the campus. In light of the pending no-confidence vote proposed by certain members of the Convocation, he requested an opportunity to ask Vice-Chancellor Max Price some of the tough questions.
21 Oct 2016
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Student death
21 Oct 2016
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