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Building stars, planets and the ingredients for life in space: A celebration of 50 years of astronomy at UCT
The Dean of the Faculty of Science, Professor Maano Ramutsindela, and the head of department of astronomy, Professor Patrick Woudt, will host a talk in celebration of 50 years of Astronomy at the University of Cape Town, by Professor Ewine van Dishoeck, President of the International Astronomical Union.
04 Feb 2020
UCT's Mandela School introduces Professor Ismail as Director Designate
The Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance prepares to enter a new and exciting phase of its development in 2019 following the appointment of Professor Faizel Ismael as Director. There will be a few months transition between current Director Professor Alan Hirsch and Professor Ismail, before handover in July 2019.
14 Feb 2019
UCT's Institute for Creative Arts launches first book on live art in the country
The Institute for Creative Arts (ICA), an interdisciplinary institute at the University of Cape Town's (UCT) Faculty of Humanities, kickstarts its rich programme for 2019 with the launch of its highly anticipated new book, Acts of Transgression: Contemporary Live Art in South Africa - the first book on live art in the country - on Saturday, 16 February at UCT's Hiddingh Campus.
13 Feb 2019
UCT executive committed to addressing legitimate student issues
The University of Cape Town executive recognises the importance of issues that have been raised by the Student Representative Council (SRC).
13 Feb 2019
African women carry a high burden of cancer - early detection and treatment critical
In South Africa, cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer related deaths among women while breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer. One in 26 women are at risk of developing breast cancer in their lifetime, mostly presenting with late stage disease, which is associated with a poor prognosis. A unique feature of cancer cases in Africa are the high burden of cancers in women (56%), and late stage at which cancer is diagnosed (46% of breast cancer in South Africa is diagnosed at an advanced stage).
07 Feb 2019
UCT gears up for the 2019 academic year
Preparations for the 2019 academic year are underway at the University of Cape Town (UCT) ahead of classes set to officially resume on 11 February. For first years, registration and orientation started on 21 January and is continuing until 8 February. Parents orientation took place on 26 and 28 January.
06 Feb 2019
UCT signs agreement with leading French geological institute dedicated to sustainable management of natural resources
The University of Cape Town (UCT) and the French Geological Survey public institution, BRGM, have joined forces to promote research in three major themes - responsible mining, the circular economy and the sustainable management of water resources.
05 Feb 2019
More die after surgery than from HIV, TB, and malaria combined - study
Around the world 4.2 million people die every year within 30 days after surgery - with half of these deaths occurring in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), a new study in The Lancet reveals.
01 Feb 2019
Visiting United States law Professor Davis to deliver talk on
The Faculty of Law at the University of Cape Town will host US law Professor Angela J Davis, who is an expert in prosecutorial power and racism in the US criminal justice system, on 1 March.
27 Feb 2018
Better access to research is vital to advance healthcare in Africa, UCT study finds
Researchers from the Division of Emergency Medicine at the University of Cape Town found that 1 in 6 African emergency care publications are inaccessible outside institutional library subscriptions and therefore not accessible to African researchers.
26 Feb 2018
Small plastic pollution on South African beaches comes from local sources - UCT study
A study of the small plastic fragments on South Africa's beaches repeated every 10 years since the mid-1990s has found that most plastic pollution derives from local sources. This is important, because it means that we cannot blame distant nations with much larger plastic industries for the poor state of many of our beaches and adjacent coastal waters.
26 Feb 2018
UCT civil engineering student wins top national award for water project on waterless urinals
With Cape Town experiencing the worst drought in over a century and facing the possibility of Day Zero, a University of Cape Town (UCT) Civil Engineering graduate has won a prestigious award for a project on waterless urinals.
21 Feb 2018
Results from innovative tuberculosis vaccine trial show potential for new revaccination strategies
Scientists from the University of Cape Town's South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI) and the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation will present the findings of an innovative clinical trial that provides encouraging new evidence that TB vaccines could prevent sustained TB infections in high-risk adolescents.
20 Feb 2018
UCT research group notes shortcomings in the National Minimum Wage Bill
The Department of Labour is considering one of the biggest changes to South Africa's labour laws since 1995 by, amongst other things, introducing a National Minimum Wage (NMW). The NMW Bill will set a wage of at least R20 for workers across all sectors of the economy subject to lower wages in the domestic and farming sectors.
19 Feb 2018
UCT and Eskom partnership brings change in the energy sector
A new research group, the Applied Thermo Fluid Process Modelling Research Unit (ATProM), is building on an existing collaboration between the University of Cape Town (UCT) and Eskom to provide engineers with up-to-date research, students with real-world experience and solutions to some of the challenges facing ageing energy infrastructure in South Africa.
19 Feb 2018
UCT study to uncover why brains seize
Over the past 5 years, a University of Cape Town (UCT) scientist has been able to establish the necessary local technology to study the function of individual brain cells which aims to uncover why brains seize - resulting in the development of epileptic seizures.
15 Feb 2018
UCT scientists drive genomics research in tackling diseases endemic to Africa
The University of Cape Town's (UCT) Hearing Impairment Genetics Studies in Africa has been awarded grant funding by the African Academy of Sciences (AAS) for cutting-edge research. The research offers the potential to identify genes that cause non-syndromic hearing loss - loss of hearing that is not associated with other signs and symptoms.
13 Feb 2018
Invitation: UCT hosts open lecture on Cape Town water crisis
The University of Cape Town's (UCT) Future Water Institute, will host an open lecture by Dr Kevin Winter on Monday, 12 February. The lecture is titled:
12 Feb 2018
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