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UCT doctoral research examines lecturers' stance on open educational resources
A thesis by recent University of Cape Town PhD graduate, Glenda Cox, aims to explain the choices the institution's lecturers make regarding whether or not to release selections of their teaching materials for use as open educational resources.
28 Jul 2016
UCT's Drug Discovery and Development Centre, H3D, identifies a second potent anti-malarial candidate
The University of Cape Town (UCT)'s Drug Discovery and Development Centre, H3D, has identified a new potent anti-malarial development candidate with potential for both treatment and prevention of malaria.
27 Jul 2016
UCT events and interview opportunities
26 Jul 2016
UCT celebrates Eskom-university collaboration to develop skills
The University of Cape Town is very excited to be hosting Phase 2 of the Eskom Power Plant Engineering Institute (EPPEI). The agreement bringing it into being was signed and launched on 16 July 2016, at the Sandton Convention Centre in the presence of the Minister of Public Enterprises, the Honourable Lynne Brown; the Chair of the Board of Eskom, Dr Ben Ngubane; the Group Chief Executive of Eskom, Mr Brian Molefe; Mr Matshela Koko of Eskom, who had a key role in creating EPPEI; and representatives of all the partner universities.
20 Jul 2016
Cooperation between Cape Town and stakeholders can improve flood risk management in informal settlements, UCT study finds
The City of Cape Town manages flood risk every winter in many of its flood-prone informal settlements on the Cape Flats. However, flooding in Cape Town is a complex socio-political problem to manage that needs the shared responsibility of multiple stakeholders for it to be successfully managed, a study by the University of Cape Town's Department of Environmental and Geographical Sciences has found.
20 Jul 2016
UCT researcher helps identify young dinosaur in Brazil
This week, a team of Brazilian palaeontologists led by Aline M. Ghilardi, from Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, and including Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan, from the University of Cape Town in South Africa, announced the discovery of the first-ever dinosaur bone from Sousa.
19 Jul 2016
UCT events and interview opportunities
18 Jul 2016
Humanities research focuses on prenatal alcohol exposure and feminist activism
In June 2016, the University of Cape Town graduated 5 doctoral students whose research focused on, among others, the effects of prenatal alcohol exposure, social capital formation as a public sector approach, and black feminist intellectual activism. A summary of each thesis is presented.
14 Jul 2016
PhD commerce research at UCT focuses on developing economies
In June 2016, the University of Cape Town graduated 6 PhD candidates whose ground-breaking research contributes to a better understanding of developing economies, with a particular emphasis on the African context. A summary of each thesis is presented.
11 Jul 2016
UCT events and interview opportunities
05 Jul 2016