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UCT announces Dr Precious Moloi-Motsepe as next chancellor
In a fitting end to Women's month, the University of Cape Town (UCT) is proud to announce that Dr Precious Moloi-Motsepe has been duly elected as the next chancellor of the university, a position that she will take up from 1 January 2020.
30 Aug 2019
UCT's Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance and Kofi Annan Foundation to host democracy conference
In honour of the values shared by former president Nelson Mandela and former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, the University of Cape Town's (UCT) Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance and the Kofi Annan Foundation are partnering to host the
29 Aug 2019
UCT Lung Institute celebrates 20 years
The excellent work done by the University of Cape (UCT) Lung Institute was highlighted when the institute celebrated its 20-year anniversary recently. Located at the Faculty of Health Sciences campus, the institute provides clinical services and its researchers work in the fields of respiratory medicine, tuberculosis (TB), allergies, occupational medicine and dermatology.
26 Aug 2019
UCT team plays central role in R5 billion historic silicosis gold miners case
University of Cape Town (UCT) academics Dr Shahieda Adams and Professor Mohamed Jeebhay were part of a team that played an integral role in providing technical medical input to the legal arguments in South Africa's historic R5 billion settlement for the gold miners who contracted silicosis and/or pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) at work.
23 Aug 2019
UCT and CodeSpace expose high school learners to the world of coding
High school learners were given a chance to tackle coding and robotics during the winter school holiday in a one-week intensive programme run jointly by the University of Cape Town's (UCT) School of Information Technology and CodeSpace, a software training institute in Cape Town.
21 Aug 2019
UCT department promoting inclusivity through series of events
A series of events are taking place at the University of Cape Town this week to celebrate 25 years of championing Muslim women's religious authority. The Department of Religious Studies and the African Gender Institute, together with American Muslim philosopher Emeritus Professor Amina Wadud, are seeking to promote inclusivity in Islam during the Gender Ethics and Religious Authority 2019 Programme.
21 Aug 2019
UCT steps up energy sustainability efforts linked to reducing carbon emissions by 2030
The University of Cape Town (UCT) is preparing a new energy sustainability plan that is intended to significantly reduce energy consumption and net carbon emissions by 2030. The university initiatives will likely consist of a programmatic approach including:
15 Aug 2019
Breakthrough in pain management for amputees with limb pain
An incident in which a University of Cape Town (UCT) physiotherapy student saw an amputee sobbing due to unbearable pain that could not be associated with anything has led to new research that dispels the fallacy that phantom pain is a psychological disorder.
12 Aug 2019
Why decolonisation of Intellectual Property matters
To what extent do the recent legislative initiatives in South Africa's Copyright Amendment Bill speak to the decolonisation agenda and the issues raised by the changes in the information economy such as the emergence of big data, robotics, machine learning, artificial intelligence and the Fourth Industrial Revolution in Africa?
07 Aug 2019