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10 tips for making the most of your passwords With October being Cybersecurity Month, UCT’s Computer Security Incident Response Team has some advice on how to make the most of your passwords. 21 Oct 2019
HIRAX telescope milestone The Hydrogen and Real-time Analysis eXperiment (HIRAX) hit a milestone last week with the launch of prototype, custom-built telescope dishes. 21 Oct 2019
UCT Law on the brink of a new frontier UCT Law has plans to establish a multidisciplinary centre to pilot research and teaching and learning from the perspective of law and technology. 18 Oct 2019
SWS deferred exam applications and other updates 18 Oct 2019
Education for an ethical society UCT GSB senior lecturer Athol Williams reflects on the recent United Nations initiative, “Education for Justice”, placing it in the South African context. 18 Oct 2019
Langdon, Zilla join College of Fellows ‘elders’ Two new Fellows have been inducted into the College of Fellows, acknowledgement of their original and distinguished academic work – and their eldership in the academy. 18 Oct 2019
The day of the exam This guide will help you to plan every aspect of your exam day so that there are no nasty surprises. 18 Oct 2019
Genetic detective: case of the neural crest UCT researchers have set up a genetic library to help improve understanding of how vertebrates – including ourselves – grow and develop. 18 Oct 2019
Load-shedding and other updates 17 Oct 2019
New IT school already at home in 4IR The newly launched UCT School of Information Technology straddles three faculties and is developing other programmes in tandem with another three. 17 Oct 2019
‘Let’s lead with distinction’ – Phakeng It was an evening of celebration when UCT’s young awardees were honoured during the university’s annual Student Leadership Awards this week. 17 Oct 2019
Medicines for Africans by Africans UCTʼs Professor Kelly Chibale is on a drive to highlight the importance of research platforms that allow medicines to be customised for African patients. 17 Oct 2019
In remembrance: Rose Ockhuis The UCT Executive team writes to the UCT community about the passing of Mrs Rose Ockhuis. 17 Oct 2019
UCT Rainbow Week 2019 The University of Cape Town’s keenly-awaited Rainbow Week was held from 7 to 11 October, 2019. It was hosted by Rainbow UCT and the university’s Office for Inclusivity and Change. 17 Oct 2019
Climate emergency, urban opportunity New research by the African Centre for Cities interrogates the way African cities are dealing with climate change – and the potential benefits. 17 Oct 2019
Harnessing Africa's potential to develop medicines for its people Africa makes up 15% of the global population and 25% of the global disease burden yet the discovery and development of medicines that end up in Africa has historically only happened in the global North. It is time for the situation to change, says Professor Kelly Chibale, the director and founder of the University of Cape Town's Drug Discovery and Development Centre, H3D. 17 Oct 2019
10 tips for exam preparation As consolidation week kicks off today, students are encouraged to ensure they are preparing for the upcoming exams in the most efficient way. 16 Oct 2019
Scrub Run raises over R200 000 The Scrub Run, organised by UCT’s Surgical Society to raise funds for the Weekend Waiting List Initiative at Red Cross, raised more than R200 000. 16 Oct 2019
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