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Inaugural Lecture: Professor Caroline Ncube
VC Dr Max Price writes to the UCT community about Professor Caroline Ncube's inaugural lecture.
20 Mar 2018
UCT Careers Services co-organisers of global summit
How do higher-education institutions ensure best practice when delivering careers services to tomorrow’s students and employers, while keeping up with the ever-changing world of work?
20 Mar 2018
Water-sensitive cities, by design
Research at UCT is informing the design and development of water sensitive cities and the management of water cycles in urban environments.
20 Mar 2018
From waste to water: how biorefineries combine water treatment with value recovery
A team at UCT’s Future Water Institute has found that using biorefineries to transform wastewater into valuable by-products and usable water is a realistic solution for South Africa.
20 Mar 2018
The politics of water
The provision of water in Sub-Saharan Africa is characterised by two major trends. On the one hand, populations are increasing – in many cases rapidly.
20 Mar 2018
UCT students explore sustainable water treatment processes
The water crisis in the Western Cape has necessitated for more attention to be placed on the growing need for innovation and research for industrial water treatment. While there are various technologies to treat mining wastewater to produce potable water, University of Cape Town (UCT) researchers are looking at industrial crystallisation which can be used to treat salt water.
20 Mar 2018
Report reveals main motives of rising contract killings in South Africa
A report released by the Assassination Witness project on contract killings in South Africa has revealed that the main motivations for assassinations were political, economic and social. The Assassination Witness project is a collaboration between the Centre for Criminology at the University of Cape Town (UCT) and the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (GITOC).
20 Mar 2018
Poor living conditions and unemployment strongly linked to depression - UCT study reveals
Individuals living in more deprived neighbourhoods in South Africa experience more depressive symptoms than their counterparts in wealthier neighbourhoods. This is according to a recent University of Cape Town (UCT) study published in the journal, BMC Psychiatry.
19 Mar 2018
UCT climate scientist wins prestigious international award
Professor Mark New, Director of the African Climate and Development Initiative (ACDI) at the University of Cape Town (UCT), has been named as the 2018 recipient of the Piers Sellers Prize for world-leading contributions to solution-focused climate research.
19 Mar 2018
Council rejects claims over DVC appointment process
Council rejects claims over the DVC appointment process.
18 Mar 2018
UCT Council
Top spot for Phakeng
Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng has been appointed as the new vice-chancellor of UCT, effective 1 July 2018, as decided at a Council meeting today.
17 Mar 2018
Appointment of New Vice-Chancellor
Chair of UCT Council, Sipho M Pityana, writes to the UCT community about the appointment of the new Vice-Chancellor, Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng, which will take effect from 1 July 2018.
17 Mar 2018
UCT Council
UCT Council officially announces Prof Phakeng as new Vice-Chancellor
The University of Cape Town Council officially announced that Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng has been appointed as the new Vice-Chancellor with effect from 1 July 2018.
17 Mar 2018
UCT Accents
Are you judging people’s intelligence by their accents? You might just be. UCT’s Senate Language Policy Committee wants to know what you think.
16 Mar 2018
Will there be more rain this winter?
With the winter creeping ever closer, Capetonians are hoping for a wet season. But what kind of rainfall can the city expect?
16 Mar 2018
Republished
Universities SA appeal to corporates and private donors to continue to support students through bursaries and scholarships
Universities South Africa (USAf) has made an appeal.
16 Mar 2018
Working towards a water-wise UCT
VC Dr Max Price writes to the UCT community about the university’s need to set an example in water-wise use and sustainability.
16 Mar 2018
Hunters should stop using lead bullets and help save the vultures
Fragments of lead bullets left in hunted game are poisoning endangered white-backed vultures, says UCT study.
16 Mar 2018
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