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Sub-Saharan middle class: R1.3tn per month and growing Groundbreaking study on the world's fastest-growing middle class. 26 May 2017
The science behind safe tackling Tackles are made almost every 30 seconds in rugby, causing half of rugby-related injuries. It’s time for science to become involved, says sports scientist Sharief Hendricks. 26 May 2017
Dolphins identified by their whistles A team of researchers has shown that passive acoustic monitoring can be hugely effective in keeping track of dolphin species in southern Africa. 26 May 2017
Dr Ian Little receives a ‘Green Oscar’ Dr Ian Little, recent winner of a 2017 Whitley Award, will use the prize money to upscale his ‘Custodians of South Africa’s threatened grassland biodiversity’ project. 26 May 2017
Report back on the facilitated workshop of the IRTC Steering Committee The Chair of the IRTC Steering Committee has submitted a letter on the committee's facilitated workshop of 20 May 2017. 26 May 2017
In remembrance: Morakane Matji VC Dr Max Price writes to the UCT community about the death of Ms Morakane Matji. 26 May 2017
Multi-year support for students at UCT's Disability Service UCT is very pleased to announce that the FNB Fund has recently committed funding of R11 million towards UCT's Disability Service. 25 May 2017
Meet UCT’s half-marathon star UCT medical student Jessica Pollock’s win in the Safari Half Marathon was just the latest arrow in an impressive athletic quiver. 24 May 2017
Disruptions to catering in residences; migration of www.uct.ac.za; and other updates 24 May 2017
International food security prize for Battersby-Lennard Addressing food insecurity can improve health, develop a more inclusive economy and increase environmental sustainability, says Premio Daniel Carasso prize winner Jane Battersby-Lennard. 24 May 2017
The IRTC Steering Committee workshop of 20 May 2017 The workshop finalised the provisional terms of reference for the IRTC, the criteria for selecting commissioners, and the nomination process. 24 May 2017
“Be a contender,” Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng tells MasterCard Foundation Scholars “At every university, you get three types of students: spectators, pretenders and contenders,” Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng, deputy vice-chancellor for research and internationalisation, told UCT’s MasterCard Foundation Scholars at their welcome reception in April. 24 May 2017
Petersen and Buhlungu inaugurated Former UCT senior leaders professors Sakhela Buhlungu and Francis Petersen were inaugurated at the universities of Fort Hare and the Free State this month. 23 May 2017
Respect and research: Lessons from the San Code of Ethics The oldest and most over-researched community alive have formalised their demands for ethical research with the launch of the San code of ethics. 23 May 2017
Can I Please Go to the Bathroom? Centre for Film and Media Studies alumnus Jessie Zinn has produced a short film that highlights the importance of affordable sanitary products. 22 May 2017
Six UCT finalists in 2016/2017 NSTF-South32 Awards The finalists for the prestigious National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF) awards were announced this week, with six UCT researchers honoured among them. 22 May 2017
Update on catering staff protest VC Dr Max Price updates the UCT community about catering staff protest action. 22 May 2017
Pat Tebbutt: 1924–2017 Former judge Pat Tebbutt died on 20 May 2017 at the age of 93. 20 May 2017
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