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Astronomers pinpoint echoes of ancient exploding star on our stellar doorstep
Breakthrough for astronomers from UCT and the Southern African Large Telescope (SALT).
28 Apr 2016
Scientists can detect dinosaur disease after 72 million years
University of Cape Town (UCT) palaeobiologist, Professor Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan, and colleagues from the National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET) of Argentina, examined more than 74 bones of armoured titanosaurs from Argentina.
26 Apr 2016
UCT opens Student Careline: 0800 24 25 26
The University of Cape Town has introduced a new UCT Student Careline to assist students and staff member who are dealing with anxiety, depression or other forms of emotional distress.
23 Apr 2016
Astronomers in South Africa discover mysterious alignment of black holes
Deep radio imaging by researchers in the University of Cape Town and University of the Western Cape has revealed that supermassive black holes in a region of the distant universe are all spinning out radio jets in the same direction - most likely a result of primordial mass fluctuations in the early universe, a new paper in MNRAS reports today.
11 Apr 2016
Removal of UCT artworks is about curation, not censorship, says Price
The removal of works of art at the University of Cape Town is intended to help create a process of inclusive engagement and discussion to help advance transformation in the area of art curation; it is not intended to censor any artworks, Vice-Chancellor Dr Max Price says in a letter distributed to the campus community today.
11 Apr 2016
UCT Maths Competition draws 8 000+ learners from across W Cape
The 40th University of Cape Town Mathematics Competition will take place on Upper Campus on Thursday, 7 April 2016. The annual event will draw more than 8 000 participants representing 170 high schools in the Western Cape, including schools from as far afield as Atlantis, Ceres, Hopefield, Vredendal, Stellenbosch, Paarl, Worcester, Bredasdorp, Laingsburg and George.
07 Apr 2016
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