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UCT underprepared for drought According to Dr Kevin Winter, from the UCT Future Water Institute and Water Task Team, UCT’s campuses are largely underprepared for managing the ongoing drought. 25 Aug 2017
Response to allegations made against the UCT executive VC Dr Max Price writes to respond to allegations focused on the performance bonuses of the executive and the working conditions of recently insourced workers. 25 Aug 2017
Mamdani returns Universities were at the frontline of the colonial civilising mission. Your task is to subvert that mission, Prof Mahmood Mamdani told his TB Davie Memorial Lecture audience. 24 Aug 2017
The art of decolonisation The creative and performing arts do not exist in a vacuum. So what role should the creative arts take in decolonisation? 24 Aug 2017
Extinct bird's bone reveals new facts about how the dodo lived University of Cape Town palaeobiologists, in collaboration with scientists from the National History Museum (NHM) in London, UK, have for the first time uncovered information on when the dodo laid their eggs and when they renewed their feathers. 24 Aug 2017
Investing in energy entrepreneurs Can outcomes-based financing catalyse early stage investments in green small and growing businesses 23 Aug 2017
Key Chapter award for Golden Key The UCT Golden Key Society recently won a Key Chapter award at the Golden Key International Summit in Las Vegas. 23 Aug 2017
UCT to celebrate 5 years of partnership with Khayelitsha schools The Schools Improvement Initiative (SII) at the University of Cape Town is celebrating 5-years of partnership with schools in Khayelitsha and the Western Cape Education Department. Interviews can be arranged before or after the event. 22 Aug 2017
Power through the lens Daylin Paul is the winner of the 2017 Ernest Cole Award for his provocative project, Broken Land , which demonstrates the devastating effects of power production. 21 Aug 2017
Nomination of IRTC Commissioners Sipho Pityana, chair of the Institutional Reconciliation and Transformation Commission Steering Committee, urges the UCT community to indicate your views on the nominees. 21 Aug 2017
2016: A Year in Review UCT is not just a collection of lecture halls. It is not only research excellence or long-standing history. UCT is its people. It is the students, staff, friends and colleagues who make the university what it is. With that in mind, we celebrate the journeys of some of those who make UCT what it is. 21 Aug 2017
How hunger affects the mental health of pregnant mothers The mental health of pregnant women can be affected by a range of factors, including partner violence and unemployment. But one of the key drivers that adversely affects a pregnant woman’s mental health is food insecurity. 21 Aug 2017
International AIDS Symposium Representatives from the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation (DTHF) presented cutting-edge research at the International AIDS Symposium (IAS) Conference 2017. 21 Aug 2017
Think tank tackles myth of green mining Is green mining a myth? Is there a sustainable future for the sector? These questions absorbed participants at a recent one-day interactive workshop at UCT. 18 Aug 2017
Silent Protest against gender-based violence and other updates 18 Aug 2017
Renowned African scholar to talk at UCT's annual TB Davie Memorial Lecture The University of Cape Town will host renowned African scholar Professor Mahmood Mamdani, who will speak on 17 Aug 2017
UCT study examines how the state can support survivors of sexual violence A study by a PhD candidate at the University of Cape Town is analysing integration models in South Africa and Kenya as a means of fulfilling the state's obligations to eliminate sexual violence against women. 17 Aug 2017
Gender-based violence: an issue of public health In response to increasing rates of gender-based violence, UCT’s Division of Nursing and Midwifery hosted its first symposium addressing this issue. 16 Aug 2017
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