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Invite: UCT hosts workshop on strengthening teaching for children with hearing, visual and intellectual disabilities
The Division of Disability Studies in the University of Cape Town's Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences will host a research validation workshop for the Teacher Empowerment for Disability Inclusion (TEDI) initiative.
30 Nov 2017
Invite: UCT workshop takes stock of South Africa's renewable marine resources
The University of Cape Town's Marine Resource Assessment and Management (MARAM) Group, based in the Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, is hosting the Annual International Fisheries Stock Assessment Review Workshop this week.
27 Nov 2017
UCT to host scientific symposium on challenges in metabolic vulnerabilities in common diseases
The University of Cape Town's Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM), the Department of Integrative Biomedical Sciences (IBMS) and the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), will host a scientific symposium titled
24 Nov 2017
UCT scientists strike a blow against tuberculosis
University of Cape Town scientists are once again at the global forefront in the fight against tuberculosis (TB), with their latest breakthrough offering an unprecedented insight into the development of new strategies for diagnosis, vaccination and treatment of TB.
23 Nov 2017
Media Invite: UCT to release the South African Child Gauge 2017
South Africa is losing billions of rands in human potential each year because of an underinvestment in its children. If the country is serious about sustainable development, the potential of its children needs to be unlocked by prioritising investment in 5 key areas.
23 Nov 2017
UCT senior researcher intends bringing healing power of stem-cell therapies to ordinary patients
Stem-cell science has vast potential for the treatment of all kinds of diseases. The University of Cape Town senior research scientist and Next Einstein Forum Fellow, Dr Kevin Dzobo, wants to bring the healing power of stem-cell therapies to ordinary patients.
22 Nov 2017
UCT Law Faculty challenges alarmist CHE report and is confident of retaining LLB accreditation
The UCT Law Faculty is surprised and concerned by the outcome of the National Review of the Bachelor of Laws (LLB) programme. As a global top 100 law school and as the top law school in South Africa, we note that our graduates are in high demand from law firms across the country, and the findings are at odds with the performance of our graduates.
16 Nov 2017
UCT statement on security at exam venue
Due to the situation that UCT has faced over the past few weeks, where multiple classes, tests and exams were targeted by protesters and some disrupted to a point that they had to be abandoned, an alternative plan to ensure the successful delivery of the exams was developed.
15 Nov 2017
SA students win international competition for job-seekers' app
A team of South African students has won the 2017 Geneva Challenge (GC) by developing Umvozu - a mobile application that links job-seekers with employers, allowing job-seekers to upskill themselves through training modules delivered in a gamified process.
15 Nov 2017
UCT academics offer insights on negotiating learning and identity in higher education
Academics from the University of Cape Town have published a topical and insightful book which addresses the issue of students' multiple transitions in and out of the higher education system. The book, Negotiating learning and identity in higher education: Access, Persistence and Retention, is edited by Dr Bongi Bangeni and Professor Rochelle Kapp.
14 Nov 2017
UCT's statement on final exams
The UCT final exams will start on Wednesday, 15 November 2017 and conclude on 30 November 2017. Exam sessions will stretch throughout the day and into the early evening. Multiple sessions will run with thousands of students writing different exams each day.
13 Nov 2017
UCT statement on the release of the Fees Commission rep
The executive of the University of Cape Town has taken note of the release of the Heher Commission report. The executive is indeed grateful that the report is finally in our hands and that this can be followed by the process of interrogating each line so as to come to an understanding of the impact on our institution.
13 Nov 2017
UCT academic announced as 2018 L'Oreal-UNESCO Women in Science Laureate
University of Cape Town academic Professor Heather Zar has been announced as the 2018 L'Oreal-UNESCO Women in Science Laureate for Africa and the Arab States. This is in recognition of her wide-ranging contributions to child health, which have improved - and saved - children's lives across the globe, as well as helping to shape international policy.
13 Nov 2017