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UCT welcomes IMO to Africa
The University of Cape Town will host teams representing 107 countries (including 14 African countries) at the International Mathematics Olympiad (IMO) beginning on 3 July 2014 when the IMO leaders arrive to set the test papers. This will be the first time the IMO takes place in Africa in its 55-year history.
02 Jul 2014
Mobile phones help township residents and immigrants have a sense of belonging - UCT research
Research by a University of Cape Town PhD graduate explores how Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) - specifically the use of mobile phones - help the mobile population of Cape Town's Langa township negotiate migration and a sense of belonging.
01 Jul 2014
Cronin to address UCT Conference on Social Equality
Jeremy Cronin, South Africa's Deputy Minister of Public Works and the Deputy General-Secretary of the SA Communist Party, will address a special session of the Social Equality Conference hosted by the Philosophy Department at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, from 15-17 August 2014.
26 Jun 2014
UCT Council approves new admissions policy for 2016
The University of Cape Town Council voted on Saturday, 14 June 2014, to approve in principle a new admissions policy model that will incorporate race as 1 of several factors to be considered in assessing an applicant's historic disadvantage.
18 Jun 2014
PhDs at UCT June graduation increase by almost 50%
A total of 110 PhD students will graduate from the University of Cape Town this week - an increase of almost 50% compared to a total of 75 in June 2013. The university will award 1,508 degrees to students across various faculties at its graduation ceremonies this week. In June 2013 the total was 1,374 and in June 2012 it stood at 1,340.
12 Jun 2014
UCT to honour global leaders at June graduation
The University of Cape Town will confer honorary degrees on 2 formidable scientists and a human rights activist at its upcoming June graduation ceremonies, recognising their remarkable contributions to society - both locally and internationally - in their respective fields.
06 Jun 2014
Two-pronged treatment can reduce TB incidence among people with HIV, study finds
A trial of isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) plus antiretroviral therapy (ART) to prevent tuberculosis has shown safety and efficacy in patients with HIV, say researchers of a University of Cape Town (UCT) study published in The Lancet.
06 Jun 2014
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14 May 2014
Drongo mimics alarm calls to steal food from other species, finds UCT biologist
The drongo, an African bird, deceives other species, including meerkats, by mimicking their alarm calls in order to scare them away and steal their abandoned food, according to a new UCT study published in the Science journal.
02 May 2014
Fieldwork for SA study on child and adolescent safety almost complete
Teams from the University of Cape Town and the Centre for Justice and Crime Prevention (CJCP), collecting data for a South African study on children and violence, have been surprised at how willing young people are to share their stories.
29 Apr 2014
Burning Renosterveld less often better for its survival
University of Cape Town researcher Dr Odette Curtis has found that for the threatened Renosterveld ecosystem to survive and be properly managed, it should burn less frequently as believed - preferably at intervals of between 8 and 15 years. Previously, ecologists have advised burning it every 3 years.
29 Apr 2014
UCT researchers assist in tsetse fly genetic code breakthrough
An international team, including researchers at the University of Cape Town and Yale University in the USA, has sequenced and annotated the genetic code for a representative species of the tsetse fly (Glossina morsitans), which carries the potentially fatal African trypanosomes to humans and animals in sub-Saharan Africa.
24 Apr 2014
H3-D in the news: New UCT collaboration to fight TB to benefit patients
The H3-D Drug Discovery and Development Centre at UCT and Celgene Global Health (CGH), a division of Celgene Corporation, a global biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and delivers disease-altering medical innovation for patients in need with cancer and immunology and inflammatory diseases, have joined efforts to identify and to develop next-generation life-enhancing medicines for patients with tuberculosis (TB).
22 Apr 2014
"Brazilian keratin type" hair-straightening products pose serious health risks - UCT study
Researchers at the University of Cape Town have found that most commercial "Brazilian keratin type" hair-straightening products, tested in a study, contain unacceptably high and dangerous concentrations of formaldehyde.
22 Apr 2014