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GSB ranked in the top 100 UCT’s Graduate School of Business has retained its place in the top 100 business schools in the world for the seventh consecutive year. 19 May 2017
African composers in conversation Africa Arts and UCT’s Institute for Creative Arts present a performance, followed by a discussion, with acclaimed African composers Tunde Jegede (Nigeria) and Bongani Ndodana-Breen (South Africa). 19 May 2017
To stay in the game universities need to work with tech companies The world of higher and professional education is changing rapidly. 19 May 2017
This week's updates 18 May 2017
Africa Month May 2017 18 May 2017
Another 40 years of theatrical excellence The Baxter turns 40 this August and, in preparation for this milestone, has launched an exciting fundraising drive called the 40/80 campaign. 17 May 2017
UCT appoints Lewis Pugh as adjunct professor Renowned environmentalist and alumnus Professor Lewis Pugh has been appointed as adjunct professor in International Law at UCT. 17 May 2017
World lung health champion Professor Heather Zar has been recognised as a World Lung Health Champion by the American Thoracic Society’s  ATS News. 17 May 2017
UCT appoints Lewis Pugh as Adjunct Professor World renowned Ocean Advocate and endurance swimmer, Professor Lewis Pugh is continuing his battle for ocean conservation by accepting the position of Adjunct Professor in International Law at UCT. 17 May 2017
Plotting enemy movements: Sheetal Silal’s powerful contribution to eliminating malaria In order to fight an enemy, you need to understand it. Senior lecturer in the Department of Statistical Sciences, Dr Sheetal Silal, is using mathematical modelling to simulate the spread of disease .  16 May 2017
Care, empowerment harnessed to reduce HIV infection They’re young and female and most at risk of getting HIV. But an empowerment project aims to change that through workshops providing care and life skills. 16 May 2017
New antimalarial compound could stave off threat of drug-resistant malaria The battle to eliminate malaria by 2030 is hampered by increasing levels of drug resistance and the absence of drugs able to kill the human malaria parasite at the various stages of its life cycle. A new compound, identified by Professor Kelly Chibale, head of the Drug Discovery and Development Centre (H3D), together with Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) and international partners, may, however, be able to contribute to malaria eradication. 16 May 2017
Migration of the Nigerian mafia Since the 1980s, Nigerian organised crime has migrated around the world. They established strong roots in Italy and, from the 1990s, in parts of South Africa. Valentina Pancieri, postgraduate researcher and police officer on sabbatical, is investigating the motivations for migration of Nigerian organised crime into these two nations. 16 May 2017
In remembrance: Siboniso Dlamini 16 May 2017
Wild goose chased around golf course UCT researchers used trained hawks to chase away Egyptian geese from a local golf course. 15 May 2017
Response to UCT Free Education Planning Group documents Sean Archer, a retired member of the School of Economics and currently a research associate in that department, calls for peer review of the Free Education Planning Group’s documents. 15 May 2017
Hamed and ElSherbini rule squash courts Menna Hamed and Mohamed ElSherbini were the biggest winners at the recent Keith Grainger Memorial Squash Open. 15 May 2017
NUTRIA – Imprints of Conscription into the South African Defence Force The exhibition NUTRIA, by Stephen Symons, a PhD student at the Centre for African Studies, falls under the heritage project initiative of The Castle and will run from 5 – 15 June 2017. 15 May 2017
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