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Servant leadership essential to incoming head of Information Systems
Associate Professor Maureen Tanner is the new head of UCT’s Department of Information Systems.
30 Sep 2021
Heritage Month: UCT cleansing ceremonies a powerful transformation narrative
Khoi and San land cleansing ceremonies were held at three locales on UCT’s Rondebosch campuses, part of the university’s Heritage Month activities.
29 Sep 2021
UCT co-hosting international cybersecurity competition
UCT’s Cybersecurity Capacity Centre has partnered with the Atlantic Council for the first edition of the Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge developed specifically for South African students.
29 Sep 2021
International students can get vaccinated
Sharon Mogale, a UCT final year medical student and UCT SRC international students’ coordinator, calls for a more inclusive vaccine strategy and vaccine solidarity.
29 Sep 2021
‘Teach disagreement in a consensus-ridden climate’
The primary task of a history teacher is to encourage disagreement in a consensus-ridden climate, said DTA winner Dr Bodhisattva Kar.
29 Sep 2021
‘Teaching is a civic duty’
For his versatile, flexible and creative approach to teaching and learning, UCT has honoured Dr Marlon Swai with a Distinguished Teacher Award.
29 Sep 2021
ZIMSOC and IAPO host financial literacy webinar series for students
UCT’s IAPO and student society ZIMSOC recently hosted a financial literacy series.
28 Sep 2021
UCT in top 100 for graduate employability
UCT has been ranked 95th in the world in the 2022 Quacquarelli Symonds Graduate Employability Rankings.
28 Sep 2021
COVID-19: Alternate-day schooling leads to significant learning gaps
UCT learning expert Associate Professor Joanne Hardman says even though the new alternate-day school arrangement could result in considerable learning gaps, all is not lost.
27 Sep 2021
Fertiliser from urine: winning master’s research underscores SDGs
Master’s candidate Hlumelo Marepula’s winning research converts urea, commonly found in urine, into fertiliser – good news for sustainability and realising the African Union’s Agenda 2063.
27 Sep 2021
Bristol University ‘illustrious professor’ honour for VC Phakeng
Vice-Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng will have the honour of becoming the University of Bristol’s first Bristol Illustrious Visiting Professor.
27 Sep 2021
UCT vacation accommodation manager appointed to FEDHASA Cape’s Young Professionals segment
Phelokazi Mbebe has been appointed as the alternate chairperson of FEDHASA Cape’s Young Professional segment.
23 Sep 2021
Climate-change movers set to jet to Milan for youth summit
A delegation representing South Africa and Lesotho hopes to have their voices heard at the Youth 4 Climate: Driving Ambition event in Milan.
23 Sep 2021
YES! scholarships harness power of small donors
The Young Engineers Scholarship, created by two UCT alumni, harnesses friend networks and small donors to support under-resourced engineering students.
23 Sep 2021
Heritage Month: The Khoi encountered Europeans long before Van Riebeeck
The proto-port Cape Town hosted hundreds of ships that sailed between Europe and Asia and traded with the Khoi – long before Jan Van Riebeeck arrived.
22 Sep 2021
New test to diagnose vaginal inflammation could help reduce risk of HIV infection
A UCT team have come up with a new way to test for asymptomatic vaginal infections in women in resource-poor settings.
20 Sep 2021
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Meet Ashraf Conrad, new institutional planning director
Ashraf Conrad has been appointed as director of the IPD and brings a wealth of institutional knowledge and high-level strategic perspectives to the job.
17 Sep 2021
Three UCT student entrepreneurs leap into national competition final
UCT student entrepreneurs pulled out all the stops during the regional round of the Entrepreneurship Intervarsity competition.
16 Sep 2021
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