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Global Citizen and the IDM address vaccine misinformation The IDM collaborated with Global Citizen, speaking to trusted experts to dispel vaccine misinformation. 27 Jan 2022
Annual Bongani Mayosi Memorial Lecture and other updates The annual Bongani Mayosi Memorial Lecture is taking place this week and staff are invited to join. 26 Jan 2022
Student Financial Assistance for 2022 These infographics explain some of the information about student financial assistance for 2022. 25 Jan 2022
Staff assembly on draft UCT Vaccine Mandate Policy The university’s Vaccine Mandate Panel (VMP) will hold a session on the draft UCT Vaccine Mandate Policy at a staff assembly this week. 25 Jan 2022
UCT among top 60 most international universities UCT has been ranked 55th by Times Higher Education in their latest list of the most international universities in the world 2022. This position is tied with two universities in the United States: Carnegie Mellon and Princeton. 25 Jan 2022
UCT is one of the most international universities UCT is among the top 60 most international universities in the world, according to the 2022 list released by Times Higher Education. 25 Jan 2022
Professor Enrico Uliana (1950–2022): unique leader, exemplary teacher and world-class academic Professor Enrico Uliana, a well-loved and revered member of UCT’s academy, passed away on Monday, 24 January. 24 Jan 2022
Powering marine pollution busting with engineering excellence Set to get under way soon, Project SMARTPOL aims to harness multi-sensor technology to determine and locate sources of marine pollution in the waters off Cape Town. 24 Jan 2022
Alarm sounded over self-spreading vaccine proposals Virus vaccines for animals and humans that can spread on their own are being proposed in Europe and the U.S. 24 Jan 2022
Surprise sustainability award for UCT A/Prof Associate Professor Jennifer Broadhurst’s innovative research around the environmental and sustainability performance of primary metal production processes in southern Africa has been recognised by the Women Sustainability Forum. 21 Jan 2022
‘Thinking the Future’: Clem Sunter presents 2022 in a nutshell Futurologist and scenario planner Clem Sunter delivered a Summer School lecture on several essential flags the world should look out for in 2022. 20 Jan 2022
UCT gears up for 2022 First-Year Campus Reception programme The three-day First-Year Campus Reception programme will start on Saturday, 29 January, in the Sports Centre on upper campus. 20 Jan 2022
Draft UCT Vaccine Mandate Policy and other updates The university is inviting and encouraging comments from staff and students on the proposed vaccine mandate policy.  20 Jan 2022
African countries are stuck on the free movement of people. How to break the logjam Four years after its ratification, only a handful of relatively small African states have fully ratified the Free Persons protocol, which is meant to ensure the free movement of people, capital goods and services. 19 Jan 2022 Republished
UCT civil engineering professor selected as Research Chair in Smart Mobility - a first for South Africa The CSIR, the DSI and the NRF have jointly established a Research Chair in Smart Mobility, the first of its kind in South Africa. Professor Marianne Vanderschuren, an expert in transport planning and engineering at UCT, was selected to lead the initiative.  19 Jan 2022
‘UCT Open Textbook Journeys’ provides access to locally relevant learning materials Lecturers at UCT are adopting innovative pedagogical and content production approaches to provide students with more accessible and locally relevant learning materials. 18 Jan 2022
UCT Open Textbook Journeys provide access to locally relevant learning materials Lecturers at UCT are adopting innovative pedagogical and content production approaches to provide students with more accessible and locally relevant learning materials.  17 Jan 2022
In remembrance: Kudo Karolus The UCT Executive team writes to the UCT community about the passing of Mr Kudo Karolus. 12 Jan 2022
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