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YES! scholarships harness power of small donors
The Young Engineers Scholarship, created by two UCT alumni, harnesses friend networks and small donors to support under-resourced engineering students.
23 Sep 2021
Employment Equity consultation and planning
Emer Prof Martin Hall writes to UCT staff about Employment Equity consultation and planning.
22 Sep 2021
VC’s Open Lecture and other updates
The next Vice-Chancellor’s Open Lecture will be presented by the Auditor-General of South Africa, Ms Tsakani Maluleke, on 30 September 2021.
22 Sep 2021
VC’s Open Lecture and other updates
The next Vice-Chancellor’s Open Lecture will be presented by the Auditor-General of South Africa, Ms Tsakani Maluleke, on 30 September 2021.
22 Sep 2021
Heritage Month: The Khoi encountered Europeans long before Van Riebeeck
The proto-port Cape Town hosted hundreds of ships that sailed between Europe and Asia and traded with the Khoi – long before Jan Van Riebeeck arrived.
22 Sep 2021
Investment critical for lucrative plant-based vaccine market
University of Cape Town (UCT) scientists, who spent two decades researching plant-made vaccines before turning their attention to COVID-19 when the pandemic hit, have successfully reported the expression of the near-full length SARS-CoV-2 spike vaccine in plants.
22 Sep 2021
COVID-19 Exposure Likelihood and Personal Health Vulnerability Assessments
Properties & Services reminds UCT staff and students that all personal health vulnerability assessments must be completed by 1 October 2021.
22 Sep 2021
Exercise is not really the solution to obesity and weight loss - study
A new collaborative global study involving two University of Cape Town (UCT) academics has nullified the long-held view that exercise is the solution to obesity and weight loss. The researchers, instead, found that that energy balance is more complicated than simply calories in, calories out.
21 Sep 2021
CHE institutional audit of UCT
Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng writes to UCT staff about the Council on Higher Education (CHE) institutional audit of the university.
21 Sep 2021
Student innovators: think out of the box with InCube
InCube, a global innovation challenge for students, is coming to Cape Town for the first time.
20 Sep 2021
New test to diagnose vaginal inflammation could help reduce risk of HIV infection
A UCT team have come up with a new way to test for asymptomatic vaginal infections in women in resource-poor settings.
20 Sep 2021
Republished
Reminder: Launch of SWS ICAS On-The-Go Crisis App
Student Wellness Service (SWS) has launched the SWS ICAS On-The-Go Crisis App on Monday, 20 September 2021.
20 Sep 2021
UCT Online High School announces avid educationalist as Director and Principal
In July this year, the University of Cape Town (UCT) launched an online high school, becoming the first university on the African continent to extend its expertise and impact to the secondary schooling market through an innovative online modality.
20 Sep 2021
In remembrance: Joyce Mbexe
The UCT Executive team writes to the UCT community about the passing of Ms Joyce Mbexe (45).
20 Sep 2021
Covid-19
How effective is exercise for weight loss,
really
?
A new collaborative study has found that energy balance is more complicated than simply calories in, calories out.
20 Sep 2021
Investment critical for lucrative plant-based vaccine market
University of Cape Town scientist have successfully reported the expression of the near-full length SARS-CoV-2 spike vaccine in plants.
17 Sep 2021
Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra’s concert of gratitude for healthcare workers
On the foot of Table Mountain, against the backdrop of the iconic old main building of Groote Schuur Hospital, sat the 48‑musicians‑strong Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra (CPO) as they prepared to play for their first outdoor audience in almost two years.
17 Sep 2021
Meet Ashraf Conrad, new institutional planning director
Ashraf Conrad has been appointed as director of the IPD and brings a wealth of institutional knowledge and high-level strategic perspectives to the job.
17 Sep 2021
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