Article | UCT News

Addressing irregular access to NBT information The Registrar writes to the UCT community to address irregular access to NBT information. 31 Mar 2019

Rainbow UCT marches in solidarity with South Africa’s trans community Students from across UCT have held a peaceful protest in solidarity with the trans community. 29 Mar 2019

Global leader is new Ikey Tigers president UCT alumnus and respected global business leader Neville Isdell has been named the new president of the UCT Rugby Football Club. 29 Mar 2019

Cultivating a health-conscious community Community-based organisation Sisonke Association of Friends, in partnership with UCT’s Division of Family Medicine, has hosted Gugulethu’s first Health and Wellness Fair. 29 Mar 2019

Naming of UCT buildings The VC writes to the UCT community about the naming of UCT buildings. 29 Mar 2019

Prevention still better than ‘cure’ The second-ever HIV “cure” case is a triumph for medical science, but it’s not the answer for the 36.9 million people living with the virus. 29 Mar 2019 Republished

Prof Rybicki named UCT’s most prolific inventor Professor Rybicki has been recognised and rewarded by the National Intellectual Property Office (NIPMO) for his innovative work. 29 Mar 2019

Rating system improves working conditions on digital platforms UCT researchers were part of the team that created the first-ever rating system for working conditions on digital platforms, and it is already showing results. 29 Mar 2019

‘Never let a good crisis go to waste’ ACDI experts played an integral role in the Cape Town Drought Response Learning Initiative, officially launched this week as a reminder of the city’s brush with Day Zero. 28 Mar 2019

‘Powerful drama’ returns to the Baxter The Magnet Theatre’s award-winning production Every Year, Every Day, I am Walking returns to the Baxter for a short run from 3 to 13 April. 28 Mar 2019

Rainbow UCT solidarity march UCT students made their voices heard when they joined the Rainbow UCT march in solidarity with the trans community on campus. 28 Mar 2019

Making SA’s climate-change strategies work UCT’s Professor Harald Winkler hailed a new tool published in Nature Climate Change as critical to help countries like South Africa build relevant climate-change strategies. 28 Mar 2019

Calls for specific laws to protect South Africa's water source areas While South Africa's National Water Act recognises the protection of water resources, such as rivers, it makes no mention of strategic water source areas in particular. According to Amanda Mkhonza, an environmental law lecturer at the University of Cape Town's (UCT) Institute of Marine & Environmental Law, this leaves the vast majority of our water source areas highly vulnerable to inappropriate development. 28 Mar 2019

Transition to renewable energy could result in cheaper, cleaner and more reliable electricity supply for SA Phasing out coal in the power sector by 2040 would allow SA to fulfil its commitment to the Paris Agreement goal of limiting warming to well below 2 28 Mar 2019

Protecting the heart of South Africa’s water supply Only 13% of South Africa's strategic water source areas are legally protected. Amanda Mkhonza, an environmental law lecturer at UCT, is determined to change that. 27 Mar 2019

Climate change a ‘must’ for MBA curriculum Climate change must be urgently included in the core MBA curriculum because relying on government action is not enough, professors at the world’s top business schools agree. 27 Mar 2019

Khayelitsha learners experience varsity life through UCT summer school A hundred grade 12 learners from various schools in Khayelitsha had a taste of the first year University of Cape Town (UCT) experience when they attended three special lectures as part of the extended annual UCT Summer School. 27 Mar 2019

Balancing the global economy of knowledge The authority of northern-centred knowledge formation continues to grow, but the global south is showing significant evidence of change and contestation. 26 Mar 2019 Republished

Load More

TOP