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How severe is the drought? Is the Western Cape’s current drought an extreme, super-rare event, or is it something that could be expected to occur every now and then? 31 Aug 2017
Artscape celebrates SACM musicians Six of the 11 soloists set to perform at the annual Western Cape Youth Classical Festival come from UCT’s college of music. 31 Aug 2017
Secret life of the dodo revealed Scientists are piecing together clues about the life of the dodo, hundreds of years after the flightless bird was driven to extinction. 31 Aug 2017 Republished
Freedom of association in the workplace Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Hugh Corder writes to the UCT community to reaffirm UCT's approach to freedom of association in the workplace. 31 Aug 2017
UCT researchers use unique way to date rocks through geological University of Cape Town geologists have for the first time used geological 31 Aug 2017
From classroom 5A at UCT to Parliament: a lecture that became reality From classroom 5A at UCT to Parliament: a lecture that became reality 30 Aug 2017
Silent Protest The Silent Protest Cape Town, which was organised by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation in collaboration with the UCT Sexual Assault Response Team and UCT Survivors, took place at the university on Tuesday, 29 August 2017. The protest seeks to highlight the scourge of gender-based violence in South Africa ... 30 Aug 2017
Short two-billion-year history of SA Dinosaurs, Diamonds & Democracy: A short, short history of South Africa, by Emeritus Professor Francis Wilson, has recently been published in isiXhosa and Afrikaans. 30 Aug 2017
Alumnus funds transformative exchange programme Gail Kelly, ranked 56th on the Forbes 2014 Power Women list, has brought a new opportunity for aspiring young business students to her alma mater. 30 Aug 2017
UCT's Maths competition winners among national Olympiad finalists A total of 9 winners from the UCT Mathematics Competition, which was held in April this year, are among the 20 medallists in the 2017 South African Mathematics Olympiad for Grade 8 to 12 learners. 30 Aug 2017
Honour for innovative, multifaceted linguist Professor Ana Deumert recently received the Humboldt Research Award for her work in linguistics, described by her international peers as prolific, innovative and cross-cutting. 29 Aug 2017
Cracking the world marathon barrier UCT sports science has thrown its weight behind the international Sub2hr marathon project to help the world’s fastest runners crack the two-hour barrier − without drugs. 29 Aug 2017
New master's offering combines fintech and entrepreneurship In a first for Africa, UCT’s new fintech offering equips students to embrace the technological revolution in the financial services industry. 29 Aug 2017
Zabalaza enters its eighth year Applications for the eighth annual Zabalaza Festival are now open. This preeminent development theatre festival showcases stunning new talent. 28 Aug 2017
Silent Protest 28 Aug 2017
In remembrance: Karl Wilkinson VC Dr Max Price writes to the UCT community about the death of Dr Karl Wilkinson. 28 Aug 2017
South African universities need to rethink how they invest their millions Universities are no longer simply institutions of learning. Over the past 50 years, they have also become important players in global financial markets. They have become institutional investors. 25 Aug 2017 Republished
VC’s Open Lecture and other updates 25 Aug 2017
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