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Strike a woman, strike a rock
09 May 2017
Kelly Chibale named one of the 2017 Quartz Africa Innovators
Professor Kelly Chibale is one of the 33 innovators in Africa honoured in 2017 by the digital news agency, Quartz.
08 May 2017
Craig Comrie: 1946–2016
Emeritus Associate Professor Craig Comrie was a pillar of strength in Physics at UCT for 40 years. A few days after his 70th birthday, while walking his dog Mac on Rondebosch Common, Craig suffered a fatal heart attack.
08 May 2017
Passion for languages, compassion for linguistic communities
UCT’s Dr Matthias Brenzinger has won the prestigious International Linguapax Award for 2017, after being chosen by an international jury of 40 language experts.
08 May 2017
A safe space to speak
Education Development Unit (EDU) alumnus Lavhelesani Netshilindi has gone from strength to strength since moving through the unit. Now she is finding joy in giving back.
08 May 2017
Innovation improving lives
UCT’s Research Contracts and Innovation office presented a collection of inventions developed by UCT researchers in celebration of World Intellectual Property (IP) day.
08 May 2017
Commerce caps off May graduations
Commerce rounded off the May graduation season with the final 879 students making their way up to the Jameson Hall stage on Saturday.
06 May 2017
Occupying the 'front seat' is a privilege and responsibility
“Do no harm,” anti-apartheid activist and comparative constitutional law doyen Professor Heinz Klug urged health sciences and law graduands on the morning of 6 May.
06 May 2017
The SSISA/UCT 10km Memorial Run takes place on 7 May 2017
05 May 2017
Rachel Dolezal: why ignoring the painful past of "passing" is indefensible
In 2015, American Rachel Dolezal captured the public imagination when the media discovered that she was white and had been passing as black for nearly a decade.
05 May 2017
Dr Abigail Moffett digs deeper
Archaeology doctoral student Abigail Moffett graduated earlier this week with her PhD after submitting a very strong thesis that was highly commended by examiners.
05 May 2017
Happy processions continue at graduation
Graduation is the highlight of the university calendar. Undergraduate students and postgraduates receive their degrees as their reward for years of hard work and sacrifice.
05 May 2017
UCT is committed to responding to sexual violence on campus
04 May 2017
BRICS bank is offering more of the same rather than breaking the mould
The New Development Bank recently held its second annual meeting in the Indian capital of New Delhi to discuss the sustainability of financing development projects in its member states.
04 May 2017
It's a different UCT now, Jaffer tells graduands
Distinguished teachers and speakers made the graduation ceremonies on 3 May memorable.
04 May 2017
Free Education Planning Group
The Free Education Planning Group is engaging with students and leadership to investigate the context and models for free higher education.
04 May 2017
Zabalaza winner shines at Baxter
Boy Ntulikazi, a spellbinding one-person production and winner of the Best of Zabalaza 2017, comes to the Baxter this May.
04 May 2017
Antibiotic resistance has a language problem
Failure to use simple, clear and consistent language can undermine global responses to the urgent threat of bacteria that are resistant to available antibiotics.
03 May 2017
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