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The Optimus Study On Child Abuse, Violence and Neglect in SA
The Optimus Study provides the first-ever nationally representative data in South Africa on child maltreatment and exposure to other forms of violence.
31 Jul 2015
UCT interview opportunities and events
30 Jul 2015
UCT public lecture to discuss free speech and identity politics
The University of Cape Town will host world renowned writer, lecturer and broadcaster Kenan Malik to deliver the annual TB Davie Memorial Academic Freedom Lecture. Malik will, discuss Free Speech in the Age of Identity Politics.
30 Jul 2015
UCT response to developments around SRC member's Facebook posting
During the past 3 weeks, a conflict has erupted within UCT's Student Representative Council (SRC) and student body, triggered by a post that Ms Zizipho Pae, the Vice President External of the SRC, put on her personal Facebook page. Vice-Chancellor Dr Max Price responds to the developments in his latest VC Desk.
27 Jul 2015
UCT interview opportunities and events
24 Jul 2015
UCT alumnus honoured by Hospital for Special Surgery in New York
Dr David L Helfet, director of Orthopaedic Trauma Service at the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), in New York, has been honoured with the HSS Lifetime Achievement Award for his incredible contributions to the world of medicine.
23 Jul 2015
From Evidence to Policy - Innovations in Shaping Reforms in Africa
The University of Cape Town has a long and proud tradition of doing rigorous social science research and we welcome this opportunity to learn more about a variety of innovative methods for studying the impact of government policies on different groups in society.
22 Jul 2015
UCT/UKZN researchers co-lead ILO update on farm labour conditions
University of Cape Town researcher Margareet Visser and Stuart Ferrer of the University of KwaZulu-Natal led a research team involving 4 South African universities to compile a new report for the International Labour Organisation (ILO).
21 Jul 2015
Acute stress seems to enhance women's verbal memory, says UCT PhD graduate
Acute stress does not impair people's visual and spatial memory, but exposure to it does appear to improve verbal memory in women.
20 Jul 2015
UCT to host memorial service for Professor Martin West
The University of Cape Town will host a memorial service on Saturday, 25 July 2015, at 10:00, to honour Emeritus Professor Martin West, who died on 8 July 2015.
17 Jul 2015
UCT interview opportunity and events
16 Jul 2015
UCT spin-out TB diagnostics firm wins prestigious NSTF award
New test gives result in under 2 hours, allowing treatment to start on same day.
16 Jul 2015
UCT opera student wins Belvedere Singing Competition
Levy Sekgapane, a student in the University of Cape Town Opera School, has won the 24th International Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition held in Amsterdam this month. He is the second UCT student to win the prestigious international contest.
14 Jul 2015
Hout Bay murder victim not a UCT student
In a news article published today, Independent Newspapers and Cape Times incorrectly identify Mr Nchikala Ngoy, the Congolese man who was knifed to death in Hout Bay on 8 July 2015, as a student at the University of Cape Town. Mr Ngoy is not a registered student at UCT.
10 Jul 2015
Upcoming UCT events
09 Jul 2015
UCT mourns death of former Deputy Vice-Chancellor West
The University of Cape Town extends condolences to the family of Emeritus Professor Martin West, who died at home in the early hours of 8 July 2015.
08 Jul 2015
Calling township artists to reflect on the power of place
The Public Art and the Power of Place initiative of the African Centre for Cities (ACC) at the University of Cape Town, funded by the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund to the amount of R480 000, is calling for proposals for 6 public art engagements in Cape Town's townships.
08 Jul 2015
Petition does not address real issues regarding SRC, says UCT
The University of Cape Town needs to set the record straight on issues that are addressed by the online petition on behalf of Student Representative Council (SRC) officer Zizipho Pae.
06 Jul 2015
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