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New antimalarial drug shows promise
An exciting new antimalarial drug candidate is active across the entire parasite life cycle and holds great promise as a single-dose cure.
26 Apr 2017
Sum worshippers hold twilight math on campus
As dusk flickered across UCT’s upper campus on 20 April, a record 8 700 high-school boffins gathered to write the 2017 UCT Mathematics Competition.
26 Apr 2017
National review prompts LLB changes
Thirteen universities have had to make minor changes to their LLB programmes following a national review by the Council on Higher Education.
26 Apr 2017
New smart crops to underpin food security in Africa
Developing smart crops in Africa is critical in an era of climate change with extended periods of drought, says UCT plant molecular physiologist Jill Farrant.
26 Apr 2017
Depression top of World Health Day agenda
Depression is a leading cause of disability, and UCT’s Perinatal Mental Health Project aims to support women from disadvantaged communities who suffer from antenatal and postnatal depression.
26 Apr 2017
AllSafe app team through to international competition finals
Last year, in response to a series of rapes, attacks and murders in the Cape Town area, UCT graduates Rowan Spazzoli, Tsakane Ngoepe and Louis Buys conceptualised a wearable safety device called The Guardian that would alert security services, the police and others close by if the user was in danger.
26 Apr 2017
The psychological contract: How to be happy at work
A healthy relationship with your employer is critical to your performance in the workplace.
26 Apr 2017
Mapping a temple
Professor Heinz Ruther and the Zamani project team are digitally mapping the Sula-mani-gu-hpaya temple in Bagan, Myanmar, to aid restoration efforts after it was damaged in an earthquake last year.
26 Apr 2017
In memory of Philip Kgosana
UCT mourns the passing of freedom fighter and PAC stalwart Philip Kgosana.
25 Apr 2017
Lessons from the TRC: then and now
Was the Truth and Reconciliation Commission truly a failure? Journalist Pippa Green reflects on this historical event, based on the testimony of 13 commissioners.
25 Apr 2017
Teaching and Learning at UCT
Teaching and learning are the core functions of any university and UCT is constantly striving to improve the experience of teaching and learning for academic staff and students alike.
25 Apr 2017
UCT a fortuitous choice for Ghanaian scholar
South Africa was never on Ghanaian Dr Nicholas Thomford’s list of places to do a PhD, but coming to UCT was fortuitous in the things that mattered most.
25 Apr 2017
SRC election season opens
With the list of candidates having been released on 12 April, the 2017/2018 UCT Students’ Representative Council (SRC) election season started in earnest on 18 April when the first interrogation of the aspirant student leaders took place.
25 Apr 2017
Frequency of stock market trading reduces returns
Research has shown that stock market investors who trade frequently do so at their peril because trading frequently reduces returns.
25 Apr 2017
Just Google It: The SA web app that could turn ecological research into a safe, cheap desk job
In the information age, the public has more agency than ever.
25 Apr 2017
What is eResearch?
In the age of big data and international collaboration, researchers require dedicated and specialised IT support. UCT eResearch is the university’s response to this changing academic landscape.
24 Apr 2017
UCT wins at the African Excellence Awards
24 Apr 2017
Clarification on the Role of the Council Task Team on Statues, Plaques and Artworks
22 Apr 2017
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