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UCT’s d-school Afrika reaffirms leadership with second 6-Star Green Star rating
The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Hasso Plattner d-school Afrika has once again achieved a 6-Star Green Star rating, this time the as-built rating from the Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA). This second 6-Star rating, following the d-school Afrika’s initial recognition in 2023 for the design rating, reaffirms UCT’s sustained commitment to environmental sustainability.
08 Oct 2024
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UCT professor unpacks drivers, economic effects of defence spending
What are the economic effects of defence spending? How does military expenditure affect public debt? What are the political, economic and strategic determinants of military spending? Can high military spending by countries that do not face security concerns be justified on economic grounds?
08 Oct 2024
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UCT professor to ‘explore new windows on the universe’ in her inaugural lecture
Professor Amanda Weltman of the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics will present a fascinating inaugural lecture titled “From the laboratory to the sky: New windows on the universe” on Tuesday, 8 October 2024 at 17:00 SAST in M304, Maths Block, on upper campus.
07 Oct 2024
Media release
Soapbox Science: women boffins bring science into the public spotlight
The University of Cape Town (UCT) will host the third edition of Soapbox Science, an initiative aimed at increasing the visibility of women in science and inspiring the public by sharing innovative research.
03 Oct 2024
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UCT and IDIA unveil groundbreaking VR software revolutionising astronomy data visualisation
The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Department of Astronomy and the Inter-University Institute for Data Intensive Astronomy (IDIA) – a partnership between UCT, the University of the Western Cape and the University of Pretoria – have released a new innovative virtual reality (VR) software.
02 Oct 2024
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Livestream: ICJ’s Judge Tladi to deliver lecture at UCT
Judge Dire Tladi, who was sworn in as judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Hague in February 2024, will deliver the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) 58th TB Davie Memorial Lecture on Tuesday, 1 October 2024 at 18:00.
01 Oct 2024
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UCT to host symposium on role of microbiomes in health and disease in Africa
The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM) will host a two-day African Microbiomes in Health and Disease Symposium from Tuesday, 1 October to Wednesday, 2 October 2024.
30 Sep 2024
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Renowned Professor Plaatjies to host final concert at UCT in aid of student funding
A benefit concert, headlined by the renowned Professor Dizu Plaatjies on Thursday, 3 October 2024, will kick off a season of celebration and fundraising at the University of Cape Town (UCT) as part of the UCT Day 2024 season.
30 Sep 2024
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Rising malaria resistance a growing threat - warns UCT professor in his inaugural lecture
Although malaria mortality rates have decreased over the years, the problem still lies with rising resistance, according to Professor Gregory Smith , a professor of inorganic chemistry in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Cape Town (UCT). He recently delivered his inaugural lecture to mark his promotion to full professorship, the highest academic rank.
25 Sep 2024
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UCT research delves into the experiences of ‘bully-victims’
According to a new study by Dr Nombulelo Jokazi, a PhD graduate from the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Faculty of Commerce , socially integrated mobile bully-victims possess complex characteristics. Her thesis is titled “Identifying the characteristics of socially integrated mobile bully-victims using a mobile application”.
23 Sep 2024
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Researchers decode oldest DNA from South Africa to date
A team of researchers from the University of Cape Town (UCT) and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany has analysed human remains from the Oakhurst rock shelter in southernmost Africa and reconstructed the genomes of 13 individuals, who died between 1 300 and 10 000 years ago, including the oldest human genome from South Africa to date.
22 Sep 2024
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Global mpox authority Professor Nachega to deliver keynote address at UCT conference
Clinician-scientist and University of Cape Town (UCT) alumnus, Professor Jean Nachega, will deliver a highly anticipated keynote address at the World Congress of Epidemiology (WCE2024) to be hosted at the Cape Town International Convention Centre on Tuesday, 24 September 2024.
20 Sep 2024
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Many SA’s agro-food companies are not prepared for long-term impacts of climate change
With Africa being highly vulnerable to climatic shocks, research by the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) master’s graduate Koaile Monaheng has shed light on how South Africa’s agro-food sector — a crucial yet often overlooked industry — faces significant risks and impacts from climate change.
18 Sep 2024
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Maximising the value of platinum group metals reserves remains a pressing issue
University of Cape Town (UCT) professor of inorganic chemistry Gregory Smith will deliver his lecture as part of the UCT Inaugural Lecture series on Thursday, 19 September 2024. The lecture is titled “The Marriage of Organometallic Chemistry – Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue”.
17 Sep 2024
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A journey of GBV and femicide in SA and how the media reports it – UCT lecture
Women’s stories and their experiences of gender-based violence (GBV) challenge the popular narrative of a passive and helpless woman. Instead, their experiences reveal “counter-stories” that challenge society’s focus on physical violence as the only form of legitimate violence. Women experience psychological abuse as being more harmful than physical abuse.
16 Sep 2024
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UCT’s MSc candidate wins prestigious Esther Mahlangu Master’s Fellowship at Women in Science Awards
Pear Joubert, a trailblazing student at the University of Cape Town (UCT), has just been awarded the prestigious Esther Mahlangu Master’s Fellowship by the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) as part of the 2024 Women in Science Awards.
16 Sep 2024
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UCT lecturer honoured with prestigious civil engineering award
Gundo Maswime, a lecturer at the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Department of Civil Engineering , has been awarded the prestigious 2024 Academic Staff Award at the SANRAL SAICE Awards. The event, hosted by the South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) and the South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE), took place on Thursday, 5 September 2024 at Monte Casino in Johannesburg and celebrated excellence in civil engineering across South Africa.
16 Sep 2024
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