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A staff farewell for Dr Price The Chair of Council invites all UCT staff to join him in bidding farewell to the outgoing Vice-Chancellor, Dr Max Price, on Tuesday, 19 June. 31 May 2018
Why you shouldn’t pave over your garden As attractive as paving and artificial lawn may be for gardens that have succumbed to the drought, they are not a good idea. 31 May 2018
SKA to boost SA’s knowledge economy The SKA will lead the country into a new era of science. But its benefit to South Africans will be determined by four key factors. 30 May 2018 Republished
Have more than one dream – UCT’s Miss SA UCT medical student Tamaryn Green and alumnus Thulisa Keyi made headlines when they were crowned Miss South Africa 2018 and first runner-up respectively. 30 May 2018
Mamdani rejoins UCT UCT’s Centre of African Studies marked Africa Day by appointing renowned African scholar Professor Mahmood Mamdani as Honorary Professor. 30 May 2018
Invitation: Staff farewell for VC Dr Max Price The Chair of Council, Mr Sipho M Pityana, has the pleasure of inviting UCT Staff to join him in bidding farewell to the outgoing Vice-Chancellor, Dr Max Price. 29 May 2018
SA must reverse corporate capture of agriculture South Africa needs to rethink its agricultural model, which prefers large-scale, high-input farming enterprises over small-scale family-based producers, writes UCT’s Dr David Fig. 29 May 2018 Republished
Bringing water to all Three UCT architecture students have proposed the use of kinetic energy to bring clean water to individual dwellings in the informal settlement of Imizamo Yethu. 29 May 2018
A new window on the universe Together, MeerLICHT and MeerKAT will provide a new and improved window on the universe. 29 May 2018
How attitudes to drug-resistant TB changed The new endTB clinic in Khayelitsha is one of five sites pioneering treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB), writes UCT’s Dr Eric Goemaere. 28 May 2018 Republished
A new window on the universe Born of an international collaboration, the new and fully customised optical telescope MeerLICHT will provide new insight into the variability of the night sky. 28 May 2018
The top university in Africa UCT has once again established itself as the top university on the continent, according to the latest report from the Center for World University Rankings. 28 May 2018
UCT business school scoops award at international competition for Marikana case study A University of Cape Town (UCT) research that looks at Lonmin Plc mining and the role of investors, following the Marikana massacre in 2012, has won researchers from the UCT Graduate School of Business (GSB) first prize in the prestigious 2017 European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) Case Writing Competition in the African Business Case category. 28 May 2018
UCT congratulates Miss Universe and Miss World South Africa 2018 The University of Cape Town (UCT) congratulates Ms Tamaryn Green and Ms Thulisa Keyi on being crowned Miss Universe South Africa 2018 and Miss World South Africa 2018. 28 May 2018
UCT Biomedical engineers design affordable adrenaline auto-injector to assist people prone to allergies People with allergies to certain foods, bee stings, and so on, develop an auto-immune condition called anaphylaxis and when the person is exposed to a substance that triggers an allergic reaction, they need to use an adrenaline auto-injector within 15 minutes. If they are unable to do this the situation could be fatal - according to Associate Professor Mike Levin, head of the Division of Asthma and Allergy at the University of Cape Town (UCT). 28 May 2018
UCT study suggests the illicit trade in cigarettes targets poor communities in SA With World No Tobacco Day set to be commemorated on 31 May 2018, research at the University of Cape Town (UCT) shows that the decline in excise tax revenue from tobacco products may indicate a large increase in the illicit cigarette market. Cigarettes acquired through the illegal market are cheaper, making it easier for people to start smoking, consume more, as well as not quit the habit as easily as they may have. 28 May 2018
Making a case for investing in mental health Professor Crick Lund made a compelling case for investing in population mental health in low- and middle-income countries during his Vice-Chancellor’s Inaugural Lecture. 25 May 2018
Transitions, hope and possibilities New Deputy Vice-Chancellor Lis Lange talks about her background, thinking and goals to bring teaching and learning on par with UCT’s world-class research. 25 May 2018
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