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Remembering Prof Bongani Mayosi VC Prof Mamokgethi Phakeng writes to the UCT community about remembering Prof Bongani Mayosi. 30 Jun 2020
Communities must use COVID-19 ‘chaos’ for change In the fourth conversation of the UCT Summer School series, communities were called on to use the COVID-19 pandemic to drive social change. 30 Jun 2020
Report on UCT Council meeting of 20 June Chair of Council, Sipho M Pityana, writes to the campus community with a report on the Council meeting of 20 June. 30 Jun 2020 UCT Council
UCT media professor to address first WHO infodemiology conference Professor Herman Wasserman from UCT has been invited to deliver a keynote address at WHO's first infodemiology conference which is taking place from 30 June to 16 July 2020. 30 Jun 2020
Employers urged to fund healthcare of the COVID-19 prone poor UCT's Professor Athol Williams has proposed a way through which the government can lift the nationwide lockdown in the interest of the poor. 30 Jun 2020
Africa’s digital divide A recent research paper by PhD student Matthias Krönke explores Africa’s digital divide and the continent’s readiness to embrace e-learning. 30 Jun 2020
Supporting Africa’s future with philanthropy UCT’s chancellor, Dr Precious Moloi-Motsepe, participated in a special online event hosted by the Oxford Guild on Wednesday, 24 June. 30 Jun 2020
UCT’s Wasserman to address first WHO infodemiology conference UCT’s Professor Herman Wasserman will deliver a keynote address at the World Health Organization’s first conference on infodemiology. 30 Jun 2020
Statement by the outgoing Council of the University of Cape Town The UCT Council had its final sitting on Saturday, 20 June 2020. 30 Jun 2020 UCT Council
Virtual VC’s Open Lecture: Colin Coleman VC Prof Mamokgethi Phakeng writes to the UCT community about the VC’s Open Lecture by Colin Coleman. 29 Jun 2020
UCT pays homage to COVID-19 frontline workers The UCT Choir’s rendition of the traditional Zulu hymn “Thuma Mina” pays tribute to all frontline workers at the coalface of the COVID-19 pandemic. 29 Jun 2020
South African youth hit hard by COVID-19, UCT study finds Over 60% of young people aged between 18 and 34 in South Africa are “very worried” about COVID-19, with many of them uncertain about the future and if there will be jobs for them. 29 Jun 2020
Boost for e-waste recovery project A UCT research project looking at the recovery of valuable metals from e-waste is one of six recipients of the 2020 German-African Innovation Incentive Award. 29 Jun 2020
Thuma Mina by UCT Choir The UCT choir’s rendition of the traditional Zulu hymn, Thuma Mina pays tribute to all frontline workers at the coalface of the COVID-19 pandemic. 29 Jun 2020
Playing catch-up with maths Reflective Learning identifies which maths building blocks are missing from a learner’s development and drives the catch-up process. 29 Jun 2020
South African youth hit hard by COVID-19 A survey conducted by UCT’s Bertha Centre reveals that many young South Africans have had to borrow money to survive as a result of COVID-19. 26 Jun 2020
UCT to host virtual sessions on global collaborations in higher education amid COVID-19 disruption UCT will host a series of virtual events that will rethink global collaborations for a sustainable and equitable planet following the COVID-19 pandemic’s disruption of higher education international activities and the financial models on which universities increasingly depend. 26 Jun 2020
In remembrance: Heidi Volkwijn The UCT Executive team writes to the UCT community about the passing of Heidi Volkwijn. 26 Jun 2020 Covid-19
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