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World-renowned cellist Dr Mhlambi set to enchant Cape Town with new musical masterpiece
Musician, songwriter, cellist, and cultural intellectual Dr Thokozani Mhlambi is set to mesmerise Cape Town audiences with his latest musical production: Hail to the King! A Musical Story .
28 Mar 2024
UCT PhD scholar becomes only fifth African in prestigious CAS Future Leaders Programme
A University of Cape Town (UCT) PhD scholar, Athi Welsh, has been selected in the prestigious CAS Future Leaders Programme , making him only the fifth African to attain this honour.
26 Mar 2024
UCT VC appointed to esteemed international academy
The University of Cape Town (UCT) staff members have recently reached various milestones, including the appointment of Vice-Chancellor (interim) Emeritus Professor Daya Reddy by Pope Francis to the esteemed Pontifical Academy of Sciences .
26 Mar 2024
Illegal cigarettes cost South African government over R100 billion since 2010
Research by the University of Cape Town (UCT) academics Dr Nicole Vellios and Professor Corné van Walbeek has revealed that the South African government has been losing billions of rands because of illegal cigarettes since 2010.
26 Mar 2024
UCT to honour close to 5 000 students in the March graduation season
The University of Cape Town (UCT) will honour approximately 4 850 graduands – including 26 PhD degrees – during the ongoing March graduation ceremonies taking place over five days.
25 Mar 2024
UCT opens clinic to provide affordable healthcare for its staff
The University of Cape Town (UCT) officially opened the doors to a state of the art Dis-Chem Wellness Centre – a clinic that will promote and provide access to affordable healthcare for university PC2-6 staff – on Monday, 18 March 2024. The centre is located at the Graca Machel complex on UCT’s Lower Campus.
19 Mar 2024
Young adolescents in the Western Cape show alarming signs of depression and anxiety – study finds
A groundbreaking study by the Alan J. Flisher Centre for Public Mental Health at the University of Cape Town (UCT) has shed light on the mental health landscape faced by adolescents aged 10 to 14 in the Western Cape. The study – conducted by Mirriam Mkhize, Associate Professor Claire van der Westhuizen and Professor Katherine Sorsdahl – forms part of a larger programme funded by the Sue Struengmann Initiative dedicated to addressing the mental health needs of young adolescents in school settings.
18 Mar 2024
Outcome of UCT Senate vote on Gaza motion
The University of Cape Town (UCT) confirms that Senate has concluded voting on one of the three motions around the Gaza conflict.
14 Mar 2024
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New research highlights the escalating impacts of climate change on people’s movement and immobility
The increasing influence of climate change on human mobility and immobility, coupled with misleading narratives surrounding mobility, underscores the pressing need for in-depth research into climate-induced migration patterns. Research published in One Earth has synthesised research priorities for human mobility and climate change adaptation.
13 Mar 2024
Infection causes over 80% of hospitalisations in young children – UCT research finds
Young children in sub-Saharan Africa experience high rates of hospitalisation from infection, especially pneumonia, a team of University of Cape Town (UCT) and international scientists has found in a study of a South African birth cohort.
12 Mar 2024
UCT researchers develop tools to support mine closure planning
A team of researchers at the University of Cape Town (UCT) has developed novel tools to support mine closure planning, management, and policymaking – which are also useful for government, industry, civil society, academia, and international agencies. This is part of a Water Research Commission (WRC) project and has led to the development of a new set of tools to aid responsible and sustainable mine closure in the country.
11 Mar 2024
UCT to co-host launch of Built Environment National Logbook
The University of Cape Town (UCT) and the Council for the Built Environment (CBE) will co-host the official launch of the Built Environment National Logbook (BENL) on Friday, 8 March 2024.
07 Mar 2024
Women perpetually marginalised in South African law firms – study shows
A new study by the University of Cape Town (UCT) researcher Dr Tamlynne Meyer has revealed that women are perpetually marginalised in the law profession. The study also showed that there was lack of women in the senior ranks of the profession despite a robust legal and policy framework promoting equality.
06 Mar 2024
Restitution and reparation awards lead to sustained improvements for victims of land dispossession – UCT study
A University of Cape Town (UCT) study of the rights of redress available to families and communities displaced under apartheid spatial planning has announced some of its key findings.
05 Mar 2024
UCT partners with Futurize to address pressing healthcare and climate change challenges in Africa
The University of Cape Town (UCT) has partnered with Futurize as an official university partner for Fuel Africa 2024 , an entrepreneurship programme to address the most pressing challenges in healthcare and climate change.
05 Mar 2024
UCT made aware of reopening of case
The University of Cape Town (UCT) has been made aware of the reopening of a case involving a former student who was also employed by the Western Cape Government (WCG)’s Department of Health and Wellness.
04 Mar 2024
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Guest lecture at UCT by former Eskom executive
The University of Cape Town (UCT) confirms that the individual in question was invited to address a class of final-year students on Friday, 1 March 2024.
04 Mar 2024
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New clinical trial in people with advanced HIV aims to reduce unacceptably high death rates in Africa
A new trial will test a low-cost antibiotic in reducing deaths among 8 000 patients with advanced HIV who are starting or restarting anti-retroviral therapy (ART), a combination of drugs to treat HIV.
04 Mar 2024
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