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Thabisa Dinga is giving back to KwaLanga through her love for music and dance
UCT master’s student Thabisa Dinga is teaching KwaLanga youth life skills through her passion for music and dance
23 Jun 2023
Youth Month
All Africa House ready to welcome guests again
UCT’s All Africa House – part and parcel of the institution’s hospitality offering – has undergone renovations and is ready to pick up where it left off.
23 Jun 2023
Unleashing human potential: The inspiring journey of UCT’s dean of CHED
Assoc Prof Kasturi Behari-Leak shares a powerful message that centres around the academic–social project.
22 Jun 2023
Francis Wilson Memorial Lecture and other updates
The University of Cape Town (UCT) will co-host the first annual Francis Wilson Memorial Lecture next month.
22 Jun 2023
First annual Francis Wilson Memorial Lecture
Emer Prof Daya Reddy invites the UCT community to attend the first annual Francis Wilson Memorial Lecture.
22 Jun 2023
Feedback from UCT Council meeting of 17 June
The University of Cape Town (UCT) Council met on Saturday, 17 June 2023 to discuss and agree on a number of items.
21 Jun 2023
UCT Council
DASS hosts SAAIR Learner Analytics Bootcamp
UCT’s Data Analytics for Student Success team hosted the South African Association for Institutional Research Learner Analytics Bootcamp in May.
21 Jun 2023
Youth Month: UCT’s cyber security ace, Dr Daniel Ramotsoela
Dr Daniel Ramotsoela is a ‘Science Oscars’ finalist and remains focused on strengthening cyber-security research as hacking becomes a real threat in an advancing digital world.
21 Jun 2023
Youth Month
AI, chatbots and ChatGPT: Threat to knowledge work, or a ‘dancing bear’?
AI holds many possibilities for society, but caution is needed, especially at universities where platforms such as ChatGPT threaten academic integrity.
20 Jun 2023
Major donation to develop tools and models for optimising medicines in African populations
UCT’s H3D has received a donation of US$1.5 million from alumnus and former chairperson and CEO of Coca-Cola, Neville Isdell.
20 Jun 2023
UCT to co-lead four Africa–Europe Clusters of Research Excellence
UCT will co-lead four of the recently launched 17 Africa–Europe Clusters of Research Excellence led by ARUA and The Guild.
20 Jun 2023
UCT to co-lead four Africa-Europe Clusters of Research Excellence
The University of Cape Town (UCT) has been announced as co-lead of four of the 17 Africa-Europe Clusters of Research Excellence (CoRE), conceptualised and led by the African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) and the Guild of Research-Intensive European Universities (Guild), launched to pioneer new approaches to equitable collaboration to address societal challenges through research driving scientific and societal impact.
20 Jun 2023
Youth Month: Top STEM matriculants choose UCT
Fifty percent of the NSTF’s top 26 science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) matriculants from 2022 are studying at UCT.
19 Jun 2023
Youth Month
UCT student Kai Goodall wants to help society through his passion for engineering
Master’s student Kai Goodall wants to inspire young people to use their passions to benefit society.
16 Jun 2023
Youth Month
Youth Month 2023
This June, UCT News will profile young University of Cape Town (UCT) community members who are hard at work across South Africa in an effort to make a difference in society.
15 Jun 2023
Youth Month
Amathuba update: new course evaluations system
We are writing to share with you exciting news about the upcoming implementation of the university’s new course evaluations system, which will seamlessly integrate with Amathuba.
15 Jun 2023
UCT and AXA Research Fund host joint event on climate risk and health outcomes
UCT and the AXA Research Fund recently presented a joint event that showcased the projects and accomplishments of two AXA Chairs focusing on climate risk and health outcomes.
15 Jun 2023
Youth Month: ‘Why fit in when you are born to stand out’
Alex Pasqualli has not allowed her disability to get in the way of achieving success, and she encourages the youth to take a leaf out of her book.
15 Jun 2023
Youth Month
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