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High praise for UCT’s open online courses With five MOOCs in the Class Central list of the Top Free Online Courses of All Time, UCT shares top spot alongside MIT and the University of Sheffield. 30 Aug 2019
Elephant impact on trees debunked Keeping migratory corridors open is more important than controlling elephant populations in order to prevent the loss of large trees. 30 Aug 2019 Republished
Young scientists pull out all the stops at science expo The Cape Town Eskom Expo for Young Scientists is an opportunity for forward-thinking learners to showcase their innovative solutions to some of the world’s challenges. 30 Aug 2019
UCT ‘change-agents’ awarded Kader Asmal Fellowships Four UCT honours graduates have been awarded prestigious Kader Asmal Fellowships and will complete their master’s degrees in Ireland. 30 Aug 2019
Field camp equips women with more than flintknapping skills In Women’s Month, an all-women archaeological/geological field camp on the West Coast tackled some thorny issues women experience in the field and on site. 30 Aug 2019
Award encourages African academics to lead Two UCT researchers are among the cohort of seven scientists who have received prestigious Crick African Network African Career Accelerator Fellowships. 29 Aug 2019
UCT steps up energy sustainability efforts UCT is preparing a new energy sustainability plan that is intended to significantly reduce energy consumption and net carbon emissions by 2030. 29 Aug 2019
UCT medical research on the world stage Three researchers from the University of Cape Town recently hosted an IdeasLab on innovative research into infectious diseases at the WEF's 13th Annual Meeting of the New Champions in China. 27 Aug 2019
UCT’s 2019 women in science winners A University of Cape Town professor and two postgraduate researchers were among the winners at this year’s South African Women in Science Awards. 27 Aug 2019
VC inspires at Women in STEM event UCT Vice-Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng used the platform provided by a Women in STEM event to tell her story and inspire hundreds of young women. 27 Aug 2019
133 years of women at UCT Did you know that women first registered as students at the South African College, UCT’s forerunner, in 1886? 27 Aug 2019
‘EBE’s Got Talent’ raises R5 000 UCT students who took time out from their studies to showcase their performing arts talents have raised R5 000 for the EBE Students in Distress Fund. 26 Aug 2019
UCT student wins pan-African writing prize Resoketswe Manenzhe, a doctoral candidate in UCTʼs Department of Chemical Engineering, has taken top spot in a pan-African short story writing competition. 26 Aug 2019
Conflict leaves children traumatised, anxious – for life It’s critical to intervene early in cases of trauma in children, UCTʼs Professor Shanaaz Mathews told delegates to The African Regional Child Trauma Conference 2019. 26 Aug 2019
UCT victorious at Entrepreneurship Intervarsity regionals Five teams of innovative UCT “studentpreneurs” have been selected to go through to the national finals of the Entrepreneurship Intervarsity. 23 Aug 2019
Schooling high school learners in coding, robotics Two more coding and robotics camps for high school learners are planned at UCT for the December holidays following the huge success of the inaugural programme. 23 Aug 2019
Economic storm clouds threaten SA’s stability An IMF bailout may be forced on SA in the ensuing fallout should Moody’s follow its two counterparts and downgrade the country to “junk status”. 23 Aug 2019 Republished
Leverage privilege to change education, Madonsela urges Apartheid has cast a huge shadow over the country, particularly education, and it will need all of society to break the cycle of poverty. 23 Aug 2019
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