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UCT team wins Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge
The Atlantic Council and the Cybersecurity Capacity Centre for Southern Africa at UCT partnered to host the Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge in South Africa.
22 Nov 2022
UCT’s reputation among the top 200 globally
UCT’s reputation is among the best in the world, according to Times Higher Education.
18 Nov 2022
UCT student entrepreneurs gear up to pitch at national final
Three UCT student entrepreneurs are gearing up to pitch their business ideas during the final round of the Entrepreneurship Intervarsity competition on Thursday, 17 and Friday 18 November.
17 Nov 2022
‘Retirement is not for the faint-hearted’
At the age of 65, UCT’s Sheila Nunes says she’s not ready for retirement but has made peace with this upcoming new phase of her life.
16 Nov 2022
South African women innovators win big at international Falling Walls Lab
Two young South African women have put African innovation on the world map by winning first and second spots at the Falling Walls Lab finals.
16 Nov 2022
IDM extension project boosts continent’s biomedical research capacity
The launch of the new IDM North and South Pavilions, through the Courtyard Extension Project, will support the Institute’s burgeoning world-class research.
14 Nov 2022
Triumphant newly qualified teachers celebrate inaugural year in the classroom
The cohort of newly qualified teachers celebrated the end of their first year in the classroom on Wednesday, 9 November.
11 Nov 2022
‘It’s not easy to say goodbye’
UCT retiree Felicia Dyantyi reflects on 20 years as a member of the Properties and Services Department. She says she has mixed feelings about her pending new beginning.
11 Nov 2022
US$2.4 trillion in climate finance needed for developing world by 2030
Richard Calland is the co-author of a hard-hitting report presented at COP27; a compelling research- and data-based argument for increased and accelerated climate finance.
10 Nov 2022
Seven new ARUA centres of excellence mooted for Africa
Seven new ARUA centres of excellence will boost Africa and Europe’s collaborative research endeavours, targeting priority scientific areas.
10 Nov 2022
Winning project reimagines Delft stormwater basin
UCT master’s student Tauhir Rakiep has won the Best Student/Research Project category of the inaugural #cocreate Blue-Green Cities Design Awards.
10 Nov 2022
UCT Golf Day: A swinging success
The inaugural UCT Golf Day took place at Steenberg Golf Club in Tokai with an aim to raise funds for the VC’s Scholarship.
10 Nov 2022
UCT admits four distinguished academics to College of Fellows
The annual College of Fellows dinner is an opportunity to celebrate UCT’s achievements and the triumphs of its revered researchers.
10 Nov 2022
‘Hold Still’ showcasing at The Baxter
UCT’s Nadia Davids and Jay Pather once again team up for the world premiere of David's latest play, ‘Hold Still’, at The Baxter in November.
09 Nov 2022
Patel’s cheetah locomotion study gets major funding boost
USA-based company MathWorks supports UCT’s African Robotics Unit’s research into cheetah locomotion to the tune of R2.2 million.
09 Nov 2022
Research into Cape Town helicopter rescue missions – mainstay for accident prevention strategies
Between 2012 and 2016, the South African Red Cross Air Mercy Service search-and-rescue helicopters in the Western Cape rescued more than 600 people in distress.
09 Nov 2022
Three UCT students showcase scientific solutions in Geneva
As finalists of a competition, three UCT students flew to Geneva for a summit that linked them with top science innovators.
08 Nov 2022
Living on the edge: The IMF’s economic outlook for sub-Saharan Africa
The tentative recovery the sub-Saharan region enjoyed in the wake of the pandemic is set to teeter into retreat as global economic instability impacts key vulnerabilities within the region.
07 Nov 2022
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