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Minister Trevor Manuel to speak at SA Child Gauge 2012 launch
Rising inequalities and its impact on South Africa's children will be in the spotlight at the launch of the South African Child Gauge 2012 in Cape Town next week. The event will be hosted jointly by the Children's Institute, University of Cape Town, UNICEF South Africa, and UCT's Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit.
12 Oct 2012
UCT law faculty's statement on the decision by SADC to 'shut down' regional court
UCT's Faculty of Law is "dismayed and outraged" that the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has "effectively" robbed individuals who feel they had been denied justice in their home countries of the opportunity to seek legal recourse.
09 Oct 2012
Science Minister to speak at UCT symposium on New Paradigms in Drug Discovery
Science Minister Derek Hanekom will address the opening session of the New Paradigms in Drug Discovery symposium to be hosted by the University of Cape Town's Drug Discovery and Development Centre (H3-D) from 15 to 18 October at the Vineyard Hotel in Newlands, Cape Town. International experts in drug discovery will join local counterparts to discuss new approaches to drug discovery for malaria, tuberculosis and non-communicable diseases, as well as drug metabolism and pharmacogenetics, among other topics.
09 Oct 2012
UCT construction studies students help special needs school alleviate challenges
The University of Cape Town's construction studies students recently got their hands dirty at the Tembaletu School for learners with special needs in Gugulethu. Over the past few weeks the students have raised R52 800 for the community build, which forms part of one of the first-year courses in the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment at UCT.
08 Oct 2012
UCT delighted with Times Higher Education ranking
The University of Cape Town is delighted to be placed once again among the top 200 universities in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings. The institution has remained on the brink of the list of top 100 universities worldwide over the last 3 years.
03 Oct 2012
UCT professor to discuss how computational revolution has reshaped the scientific method
Professor Kevin Naidoo at the University of Cape Town develops novel computational methods to resolve chemical and chemical biological problems that are intractable to scientists using only the traditional tools of experiment and theory. During his inaugural lecture, Professor Naidoo will deliver a talk entitled: "The Computational Revolution and how it is reshaping the Scientific Method in Chemistry and Chemical Biology".
02 Oct 2012
Race relations, youth culture and development to be discussed at UCT
Artists such as Driemanskap, Jitsvinger, Burni Aman (ex-Godessa), Shameema Williams (ex-Godessa), Elise Fernandez and DJ Eazy will help build bridges between the work of artists, activists and scholars at the Festival of Desire conference at the University of Cape Town on 5-6 October.
02 Oct 2012
UCT's Mizrahi receives international grant for TB research
Professor Valerie Mizrahi, Director of the Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicineat the University of Cape Town, has been named one of 13 leading basic science researchers in the world to receive a Senior International Research Scholar (SIRS) award from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). Mizrahi is studying mechanisms of cofactor, DNA, and nucleotide metabolism in Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the organism that causes human tuberculosis. Her laboratory aims to contribute to the discovery of new drugs for TB by understanding mechanisms of metabolic flexibility and identifying metabolic vulnerabilities in this formidable human pathogen.
26 Sep 2012
Transcription of the 13th Steve Biko Annual Memorial Lecture by Dr Ben Okri at UCT on 12 September 2012
Molweni! Vice-Chancellor, Max Price, Mr Nkosinathi Biko, members of the extraordinary Biko family, members of the Board of Trustees, the Minister of National Planning, Deputy-Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, distinguished guests, comrades, ladies and gentlemen - and in South African parlance, all protocols observed.
14 Sep 2012
NRF singles out UCT for top honours
The National Research Foundation (NRF) has recognised the superlative work of 3 researchers at the University of Cape Town, by naming them for Special Category Awards at a ceremony in Cape Town on Thursday, 13 September 2012. Professor Tim Noakes received the NRF lifetime achievement award for his pioneering work in sports science research. Professor Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan received the Transformation of the Science Cohort Award for her achievements as a palaeobiologist. Professor Kelly Chibale was named the NRF's Champion of Research and Capacity Development at Higher Education Institutions in South Africa.
13 Sep 2012
UCT statement on World University Rankings 2012
Results from Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings for 2012/13, released on 11 September 2012, place the University of Cape Town at 154. The university has climbed 2 places, up from 156 in 2011 and 161st in 2010. The QS system ranks UCT as the only university in Africa in the top 200 and 7th in the Top 10 BRICS universities. The rankings also place 5 South African universities in the top 700.
11 Sep 2012
Media conference with Ben Okri re: 13th annual Steve Biko Memorial Lecture at UCT
The Steve Biko Memorial lecture will be delivered at the University of Cape Town on Wednesday, 12 September 2012, by Ben Okri, Nigerian poet, novelist and one of the foremost African writers in the post-modern and post-colonial traditions. Professor Okri has published 10 novels, including The Famished Road, as well as collections of poetry, short stories and essays. The lecture, which marks the 35th anniversary of Biko's death, will be hosted by UCT and the Steve Biko Foundation at 18:00 in Jameson Hall, Upper Campus.
10 Sep 2012
Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe to speak at National Conference on Strategies to Overcome Poverty and Inequality at UCT
Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe to deliver keynote address at the closing session of the National Conference on Strategies to Overcome Poverty and Inequality at UCT, on 7 September, 15:45 (All media attending to be accredited by 15:00).
06 Sep 2012
Annual Steve Biko Memorial Lecture at UCT
The Steve Biko Memorial lecture will be delivered at the University of Cape Town on Wednesday, 12 September 2012, by Ben Okri, Nigerian poet, novelist and one of the foremost African writers in the post-modern and post-colonial traditions. The lecture, which marks the 35th anniversary of Biko's death, will be hosted by UCT and the Steve Biko Foundation at 18:00 in Jameson Hall, Upper Campus.
05 Sep 2012
UCT to host public lecture: The Higgs Boson: What's all the hype about?
The University of Cape Town will host a public lecture on the Higgs Boson, to be delivered by Dr Andrew Hamilton of the Department of Physics. For 5 years Dr Hamilton was a core member of the ATLAS collaboration that was searching for the Higgs Boson. On 4 July 2012 one of the most exciting events in the history of physics occurred: the discovery of what is thought to be a new particle, the Higgs Boson (the existence of which was predicted almost 50 years ago by British theoretical physicist Peter Higgs).
04 Sep 2012