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The changing landscape of UCT Advocate Norman Arendse, the chair of UCT’s Naming of Buildings Committee, discusses the importance of renaming buildings and other spaces at the university. 24 Apr 2018
UCT services may be affected by labour march 24 Apr 2018
UCT TechFest: from gadgets to gigabytes UCT's Memorial Hall was abuzz with exciting new technologies during the UCT TechFest, from 17 to 18 April. 24 Apr 2018
Building resilient societies Associate Professor Dr Nancy Odendaal will make a presentation to the United Nations as part of a panel focused on balancing infrastructure development and sustainability. 24 Apr 2018
Support SHAWCO’s 750 km birthday health drive To celebrate their 75th anniversary, the Students’ Health and Welfare Centres Organisation (SHAWCO) has launched a 750 km health drive in the province from 3 to 7 May. 24 Apr 2018
UCT Techfest 2018 Memorial Hall came alive on 17 and 18 April as staff and students sampled a range of new and exciting technologies at the university’s annual TechFest. 24 Apr 2018
Progress report on water saving initiatives at UCT VC Dr Max Price writes to the UCT community about progress on the university’s water saving initiatives. 24 Apr 2018
New three-way antimalarial partnership UCT, Merck and Medicines for Malaria Venture join forces to find new therapeutic solutions to fight malaria. 24 Apr 2018
Aspiring social workers take their oaths Aspiring social workers pledged their commitment to improving the lives of South Africans at a declaration ceremony held at the University of Cape Town on 12 April 2018. 24 Apr 2018
Four women innovators to watch at UCT Over the past few years, UCT researchers have been central to various innovations that have been implemented to better the lives of ordinary people. 24 Apr 2018
Digital avatars new in taxonomers’ toolkit Digital avatars, specimens captured via X-ray 3D micro computed tomography scanning, give taxonomers a new tool to ‘dissect’ and study rare or delicate specimens – on their computer screens. 24 Apr 2018
Power-line collisions threaten South African bird species With a rich community of large terrestrial birds, southern Africa is of particular importance for its unique diversity of bustards, with 6 of its 11 species endemic to the region. 20 Apr 2018
New status for African climate initiative The African Climate and Development Initiative has taken an important step up, graduating from a Vice-Chancellor's Strategic Initiative to an established UCT institute. 19 Apr 2018
Inaugural Lecture: Professor Rebekka Sandmeier VC Dr Max Price writes to the UCT community about Professor Rebekka Sandmeier’s inaugural lecture. 19 Apr 2018
Invasive alien plants in South Africa pose huge risks, but they can be stopped Invasive alien species are a threat to human livelihoods and biodiversity globally. In South Africa, they cost the economy billions annually. 19 Apr 2018 Republished
Maths boot camp The Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research and the Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics recently hosted a maths boot camp for 40 grade 11 learners. 19 Apr 2018
UCT graduates ready for the world of work While rates of employment and postgraduate study remain high, UCT graduates are increasingly entrepreneurial, according to the 2018 graduate exit survey. 19 Apr 2018
Merck, UCT and Medicines for Malaria Venture join forces to feed the antimalarial pipeline The Merck Global Health Institute, the University of Cape Town (UCT) and Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) have joined forces to find new therapeutic solutions against malaria. Through this collaborative effort in drug discovery, the partners underscore their firm and long-term commitment to contribute to the discovery and development of new treatments to fight malaria. 19 Apr 2018
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