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Five UCT subjects in ShanghaiRanking’s GRAS top 100 UCT has been ranked among the top 100 universities in five subject areas by ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2022. 05 Aug 2022
VC hosts last science of the future webinar UCT VC Prof Mamokgethi Phakeng moderated a two-expert discussion on science and diplomacy, wrapping up the four-part series. 02 Aug 2022
UCT gains P-rated researcher University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Graduate School of Business Professor Jess Auerbach has received a National Research Foundation (NRF) P-rating. 01 Aug 2022
UCT professor wins award for her commitment to safe and secure transport University of Cape Town Professor Marianne Vanderschuren has won the Special Annual Theme Award at the National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF) - South 32 awards. 29 Jul 2022
Can asteroids and geoengineering the stratosphere save the planet? Amid the exponential effects of climate change, geoengineering and eco-regeneration are mooted as methods to cool our planet. 28 Jul 2022
UCT joins global network to create knowledge The University of Cape Town (UCT) has become one of only two African universities to join the Reach Alliance. 25 Jul 2022
UCT VC hosts webinar on human augmentation On Sunday, 17 July, VC Prof Mamokgethi Phakeng hosted the second of four virtual engagements with a focus on using the science of the future to shape the present. 20 Jul 2022
VC hosts first science of the future webinar On Sunday, 11 July, VC Prof Mamokgethi Phakeng hosted the first of four virtual engagements that will focus on using the science of the future to shape the present. 12 Jul 2022
UCT raises its voice for global academic freedom UCT VC Prof Mamokgethi Phakeng has joined colleagues from across the globe in urging leaders of the G7 to bolster academic freedom in the face of widespread political instability and conflict. 11 Jul 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
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 Republished
UCT remains top in Africa UCT has been ranked 237th in the world by the latest university rankings from Quacquarelli Symonds. 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
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