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‘You are the future of UCT’
Five new accomplished researchers have entered UCT’s 2030 Future Leaders Programme.
30 Jun 2022
UCT’s Kelly Chibale listed among Africa’s top 25 public health leaders
“Harvard Public Health Magazine” has named UCT’s Professor Kelly Chibale among its top 25 public health leaders in Africa.
29 Jun 2022
Ground-breaking new facilities for teaching and learning at UCT
CILT launched its One Button Studios, automated professional recording studios with the aim of enhancing the teaching and learning experience for staff and students.
27 Jun 2022
CFO Vincent Motholo on being captain of UCT’s finance ship
UCT’s chief financial officer, Vincent Motholo, spoke to UCT News about his past nine months in office and his vision for his department.
27 Jun 2022
Young researchers crowned in FameLab science communication competition
Emerging IDM researchers took part in a science communication and public speaking workshop, facilitated by Jive Media Africa, as part of the FameLab initiative.
24 Jun 2022
Digital Bootcamp: Upskilling unemployed UCT grads and ‘interrupted’ students
UCT’s new Digital Bootcamp is an innovative project to upskill unemployed graduates and ‘interrupted’ students and give them a shot at jobs.
24 Jun 2022
Young researcher heading to 71st Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting
Meeting up with Nobel Prize laureates in chemistry is a dream come true for UCT postdoctoral research fellow Dr Shepherd Siangwata.
23 Jun 2022
PhD candidate among rising stars to attend 71st Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting
Athi Welsh, a PhD candidate in UCT’s Department of Chemistry, will join hundreds of up-and-coming scientists and Nobel Prize laureates at a prestigious event in Germany.
23 Jun 2022
Prestigious Swedish guest researcher award for urine researcher
Dyllon Randall’s guest researcher award at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences will boost collaboration in circular sanitation techniques, targeting human urine for fertiliser production.
23 Jun 2022
Invest early in children’s mental health – or risk a generation
The newly launched 2021/2022 “South African Child Gauge” spotlights high levels of mental illness among children and adolescents – and presents ways to mitigate this.
22 Jun 2022
UCT VC elected to head the International Alliance of Research Universities
VC Prof Mamokgethi Phakeng has been elected chair of the International Alliance of Research Universities.
20 Jun 2022
Supporting women with mental ill-health in pregnancy and after birth: lessons from SA
Women in low- and middle-income countries experience high levels of common mental disorders during pregnancy and the first year after birth, writes UCT’s Assoc Prof Simone Honikman.
20 Jun 2022
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UCT remains top in Africa
UCT has been ranked 237th in the world by the latest university rankings from Quacquarelli Symonds.
17 Jun 2022
UCT vendors put their best foot forward
The annual UCT Vendors Expo is one of the most anticipated dates on the business calendar for vendors and procurement decision-makers.
17 Jun 2022
A rare art exhibition at UCT’s Irma Stern Museum
UCT’s Irma Stern Museum is hosting a one-of-a-kind exhibition featuring the artwork of learners with special education needs from the Glenbridge Special School and Resource Centre.
17 Jun 2022
World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought: ‘Rising up from drought together’
As the world observes World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought on 17 June, UCT News spoke to Associate Professor Gina Ziervogel for her local take on the topic.
17 Jun 2022
UCT alum to represent SA at G20 Youth Summit
Niel Swanepoel, a UCT alumnus, is one of four young leaders from across the country who will represent SA at the G20 Youth Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, in July 2022.
15 Jun 2022
Mandla Health empowers communities to take control of their health
Mandla Health is a mobile application that provides users with succinct, accessible information on a range of health challenges.
15 Jun 2022
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