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UCT to stage 3 graduation ceremonies next week
Approximately 900 students will be capped when the University of Cape Town stages 3 graduation ceremonies on Friday, 14 July 2017 in Jameson Hall. The 3 ceremonies will start at 09:00, 14:00 and 18:00.
07 Jul 2017
Suspension of SRC members and other updates
06 Jul 2017
Burden of diabetes set to increase across Sub-Saharan Africa, potentially diminishing health gains of recent years
As Sub-Saharan African countries struggle to cope with the current burden of diabetes, new estimates suggest that costs associated with the disease could more than double and may reach up to US$59.3 billion per year by 2030 if type 2 diabetes cases continue to increase.
06 Jul 2017
Urban caracals sometimes feast on raptors
In the shadow of Cape Town's famously flat-topped mountain lurks a russet-coloured hunter. If you're lucky, you might glimpse the outline of a stealthy cat darting across one of the congested highways that carve the city's white beaches from the remaining pockets of fynbos fringing the metropolis.
05 Jul 2017
Campus safety is UCT’s top priority
While UCT has a relatively low crime rate compared with the rest of Cape Town, the safety of students and staff remains its highest priority.
04 Jul 2017
Help along the way
While student life can be an incredibly enriching experience, the myriad demands that it brings can introduce students to unexpected stresses and anxieties.
04 Jul 2017
Single vs two-parent families: A Western Cape study of well-being
The thought of children in two-parent families doing or feeling better than those in single parent families is not always the case.
04 Jul 2017
How access to knowledge can help universal health coverage become a reality
A critical part of attaining universal health coverage is access to published research.
03 Jul 2017
UCT students’ tutoring business takes off
Two fourth-year chemical engineering students have created their own private tutoring service called Academic Medic to provide affordable tutoring for school pupils in maths and science.
03 Jul 2017
Fashion UCT-style
In celebration of the rich diversity on campus, Robyn Walker and Michael Hammond went out to try and capture something of the beauty and uniqueness of UCT’s students and their individual sense of style.
03 Jul 2017
UCT to award honorary doctorate to Zackie Achmat
The University of Cape Town (UCT) will award an honorary doctorate (LLD honoris causa) to Abdurrazak
03 Jul 2017
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