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VC’s commitment to UCT’s future leaders
Vice-Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng’s new 2030 Future Leaders programme marks her commitment to securing scholarly leadership for the institution into the future.
30 Nov 2018
New cricket coach pursues the premier league
Drought may have disrupted the province’s 2017/2018 cricket season, but UCT’s new coach Eugene Moleon is out to rejuvenate interest in the club and the sport.
30 Nov 2018
Once-in-a-lifetime fellowship
UCT’s Mandy Mason is among five young scientists to scoop one of the Crick African Network’s (CAN) first African Career Accelerator Awards.
30 Nov 2018
HIV- babies of HIV+ mothers: major health challenges
While they might be uninfected themselves, babies born to HIV-positive mothers are still at almost two times greater risk of dying before their first birthday.
29 Nov 2018
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Retirees bid farewell to UCT
Just over 100 retirees have marked their farewell to the University of Cape Town, in an evening rich with recollections, memories and music.
29 Nov 2018
Impacting Airbus aircraft design
UCT mechanical engineering researchers have made their mark in the field of international aircraft design, specifically the Airbus A320.
28 Nov 2018
Violence against women and children: joining the dots
It makes sense to integrate our approaches to both violence against women and children, argues Professor Shanaaz Mathews.
27 Nov 2018
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UCT’s triple triathlon win
UCT’s cycling, swimming and athletics clubs joined forces for a “triumphant” display at the Race to Stanford half-distance triathlon.
27 Nov 2018
Female-focused IT
Attracting women to the tech sector is a priority for UCT’s School of IT, and they hope the new Girls’ Lounge will help make a difference.
27 Nov 2018
Health economist promoting African voices
John Ataguba says his selection to the World Economic Forum Global Future Council on Health and Healthcare is an opportunity for African voices to be heard.
27 Nov 2018
New hope in fight against African Horse Sickness
UCT’s Biopharming Research Unit is using tobacco plants to produce a promising new vaccine candidate to fight the scourge of African Horse Sickness.
26 Nov 2018
Harvesting storm water from the Liesbeek River
Three Biological Sciences students have made their mark with their first-ever publication on the role of the Liesbeek River in the management of Cape Town’s water crisis.
26 Nov 2018
Critical support for new teachers
UCT’s School of Education is committed to bringing down teacher attrition rates in South Africa with its Newly Qualified Teachers Project.
23 Nov 2018
End of an era for Mamabolo
UCT sports coordinator Frans Mamabolo is ending a stellar 20-year career in the Sports and Recreation Department as he moves on to a new challenge.
23 Nov 2018
Meet UCT’s first chief operating officer
Currently transitioning from deputy dean for Health Services, Dr Reno Morar will fully occupy the position of UCT’s first chief operating officer in February.
23 Nov 2018
Recognising the diversity of SA families
Nuclear families are rare in South Africa, where four million children don’t live with either biological parent – yet the laws still don’t reflect the reality.
22 Nov 2018
Republished
Early human history breakthrough
UCT scientist Dr Robyn Pickering led the team that has provided the first timeline for South African fossils, providing critical information about our earliest ancestors.
22 Nov 2018
‘Fake news’ damaging media trust in Africa
The proliferation of “fake news” being disseminated in African countries poses a serious threat to the precarious foothold independent media have established on the continent.
22 Nov 2018
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