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Accents film launch
Based on research into language and accents on campus, the UCT Language Policy Committee will be launching its film Are you judging? on 22 March.
16 Mar 2018
Annual Steve Lawn Memorial Lecture
Professors Peter Piot and Liz Corbett of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine will deliver the annual Steve Lawn Memorial Lecture on 19 March.
16 Mar 2018
In remembrance: Zusakhe Luphindo Gwetyana
VC Dr Max Price writes to the UCT community about the death of a student.
16 Mar 2018
UCT’s performance in QS subject rankings and other updates
15 Mar 2018
Study by UCT academics prompts a call for a national ban on lead bullets
A third of all vultures caught and tested in a Botswana study involving a University of Cape Town (UCT) academic showed elevated levels of lead in their blood, most likely due to ingesting lead bullet-contaminated flesh. Hunters' bullets shatter inside their prey and can then be absorbed into the blood stream of the vultures when they feed on these animals or their remains. This ingested lead is highly toxic to birds.
15 Mar 2018
Congratulations to ad hom promotees
110 staff members who successfully applied for ad hominem promotions in 2017 were honoured in a special ceremony.
14 Mar 2018
110 ad hominem promotions
Congratulations to the 110 academic and technical staff who have been successful in the latest round of ad hominem promotions.
14 Mar 2018
Drilling threatens internationally protected floral region
Table Mountain Group Aquifer drill sites threaten rare plant species and due caution is needed when abstracting water, says UCT biologist Adam West.
14 Mar 2018
Big game hunters in Africa urged to drop the lead to help save vultures
Lead bullet fragments in carcasses left by hunters are poisoning endangered African vultures, a new study has found.
14 Mar 2018
GSB hosts premier MBA event
One hundred top MBA students from across the globe will make their way to Cape Town for the GSB-hosted MBA World Summit.
14 Mar 2018
How the New Engineering Building is harvesting rainwater (part 1)
The Department of Civil Engineering is leading the way in rainwater harvesting on Upper Campus. Angus Rule, the chief technical officer in the department, explains how rainwater harvesting is helping UCT reduce its reliance on municipal water.
13 Mar 2018
Congratulations to ad hom promotees
It is with great pleasure that I write to commend the 110 academic and technical staff members of the University of Cape Town (UCT) whose applications for ad hominem promotions were successful in 2017.
13 Mar 2018
Peace parks: the future of Africa’s natural resources
Peace parks, or transfrontier parks, have a long history in Africa, which should not be forgotten when looking at the opportunities they offer for conservation, says Maano Ramutsindela.
13 Mar 2018
How the New Engineering Building is harvesting rainwater (part 2)
The Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment’s rainwater harvesting system is saving thousands of litres of water, and ensuring that UCT is well on its way to cutting its water consumption in half.
13 Mar 2018
A new laboratory for visualising the universe
The Inter-University Institute for Data Intensive Astronomy has launched a new visualisation facility at the University of Cape Town where astronomers from around the country can explore their data.
11 Mar 2018
From crazy to conquest: a chilling waste solution
Eutectic freeze crystallisation (EFC) is a novel potential treatment process for brines, which involves cooling a contaminated solution down to freezing point.
10 Mar 2018
Preparing for an uncertain water future
Dr Kevin Winter joined Mike Bloomberg, the UN’s new Special Envoy for Climate Action, on a tour of Theewaterskloof Dam to discuss local climate change.
09 Mar 2018
Students gain health insights at Wellness Week
UCT students across the spectrum headed to Memorial Hall for the Department of Student Affairs’ annual Student Wellness Week, which saw healthcare workers conduct wellness talks and screenings.
09 Mar 2018
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