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UCT professor heads Law and Society Association’s global activities portfolio
The Law and Society Association, an interdisciplinary organisation for sociolegal scholars, has appointed UCT’s Professor Dee Smythe as its inaugural coordinator of global activities.
14 Apr 2021
‘You can achieve anything if you put your mind to it’
Fahiem Jattiem’s positive mindset has been key to beating the odds, which include being given just one year to live.
13 Apr 2021
#RhodesMustFall Scholarship Fund and annual lecture launched
Following an initiative of the Rhodes Must Fall Scholarship Committee, as proposed by student activists, UCT recently launched a scholarship fund and public lecture.
12 Apr 2021
Archaeology is first science department with black staff majority
Two new appointments have seen the Department of Archaeology mark a milestone – the first science department to achieve a black staff majority.
12 Apr 2021
UCT’s first-ever Google Research Scholar Program recipients
Associate Professor Amir Patel and Dr Mohohlo Tsoeu are UCT’s first-ever recipients of Google’s Research Scholar Program.
09 Apr 2021
SA must harness the power of human and veterinary medicine before the next deadly virus strikes
A One Health approach to vaccine development has many strengths, including for health and food security on the continent. But this country needs to boost its capacity now.
09 Apr 2021
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Ancient southern Kalahari was more important to human evolution than previously thought
UCT researchers are among those who studied and described a new archaeological site, Ga-Mohana Hill, and found evidence for complex symbolic behaviours 105 000 years ago.
01 Apr 2021
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Join webinar on inclusive practice in higher education
Join renowned human rights lawyer Ilze Olckers for the second instalment of the Inclusive Practice Speaker Series on Tuesday, 5 May.
30 Apr 2020
UCT mourns passing of alumnus Denis Goldberg
UCT joins the nation and the international community in mourning the passing of alumnus Denis Goldberg, who left us on Wednesday, 29 April.
30 Apr 2020
UCT alumnus makes Forbes Africa 30 under 30 list
UCT alumnus Uzair Essack is featured on the Forbes Africa 30 under 30 list of influential businesspeople on the continent.
30 Apr 2020
Massive uptake in MOOC participation
UCT’s Centre for Innovation in Learning and Teaching has seen a surge in MOOC participation since global lockdowns came into effect.
29 Apr 2020
Leaders needed to ‘step into this chaos’
Athol Williams, an ethical leadership expert at UCT, comments on the type of leaders needed during the COVID-19 pandemic and for life thereafter.
29 Apr 2020
Can SA’s achievement in containing COVID-19 lead to sustained success?
South Africa has been recognised globally for its success in flattening the curve, which came as a result of President Ramaphosa responding quickly to the crisis, writes Prof Alan Hirsch.
28 Apr 2020
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UCT academic authors free COVID-19 children’s book
UCT academic, acclaimed author and poet Athol Williams wrote Oaky and the Virus, a free and fun educational children’s book about COVID-19.
28 Apr 2020
New centre tracks COVID-19 social fracture
How the UCT Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change is harnessing social media analytics and advocacy to encourage healthy online dialogue and combat misinformation.
28 Apr 2020
Freedom Day is here, it is time to reflect and make up for our omissions
On Monday, 27 April, we commemorate twenty-six years since South Africans took final steps to end the long walk to freedom, writes UCT’s Dr Divine Fuh.
27 Apr 2020
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Africa must have research and treatment tailored to its reality
UCT’s Prof Kelly Chibale says growing up in the poor villages and townships of Zambia, he experienced the impact of malaria first-hand.
25 Apr 2020
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Kelly Chibale: World leader in pharma
UCT’s Professor Kelly Chibale has been chosen as one of the world’s top 60 inspirational leaders in the pharmaceutical industry.
24 Apr 2020
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