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2016: A Year in Review UCT is not just a collection of lecture halls. It is not only research excellence or long-standing history. UCT is its people. It is the students, staff, friends and colleagues who make the university what it is. With that in mind, we celebrate the journeys of some of those who make UCT what it is. 21 Aug 2017

How hunger affects the mental health of pregnant mothers The mental health of pregnant women can be affected by a range of factors, including partner violence and unemployment. But one of the key drivers that adversely affects a pregnant woman’s mental health is food insecurity. 21 Aug 2017

International AIDS Symposium Representatives from the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation (DTHF) presented cutting-edge research at the International AIDS Symposium (IAS) Conference 2017. 21 Aug 2017

Think tank tackles myth of green mining Is green mining a myth? Is there a sustainable future for the sector? These questions absorbed participants at a recent one-day interactive workshop at UCT. 18 Aug 2017

Gender-based violence: an issue of public health In response to increasing rates of gender-based violence, UCT’s Division of Nursing and Midwifery hosted its first symposium addressing this issue. 16 Aug 2017

Cape Town shows off scientific treasures It was a science bonanza at UCT’s Sports Centre in the second week of August as school-going investigators presented some amazing projects. 16 Aug 2017

Own your future with UCT Careers Festival The Careers Festival is a month-long bumper series of events, designed to help students meet potential employers and to become career ready. 16 Aug 2017

‘Universal emancipation, not a power reversal, is needed’ It is a tragic irony that many post-colonial movements and writers have begun to accept the premise of essential difference between peoples, argued Prof Vivek Chibber. 16 Aug 2017

Why Africa needs a science synthesis centre to tackle complex problems Scientific research often requires sophisticated equipment like radio telescopes or laboratories. This infrastructure is essential for scientific discovery. 16 Aug 2017

New shrimp species has unique association with octopus Three new shrimp species have been discovered off Miller’s Point, False Bay – one living with a rare hermit crab and another cohabiting with an octopus. 15 Aug 2017

Mamdani to give TB Davie lecture Professor Mahmood Mamdani, global authority on decolonisation, will deliver the TB Davie Memorial Lecture on 22 August. His topic: decolonising the post-colonial university. 15 Aug 2017

Despair and depression at law school are real, and need attention Pursuing a professional degree can be extremely stressful for students, who often experience it as a time riddled with anxiety, uncertainty, fear and financial challenge. 15 Aug 2017 Republished

The Fall shines at Edinburgh Fringe The student-led production The Fall has won two awards at the prestigious Edinburgh Festival Fringe. 15 Aug 2017

Opportunity on the high seas Oceanography student Eesaa Harris discovered more than he expected when he joined a voyage aboard the SA Agulhas II as part of the SEAmester programme. 15 Aug 2017

Dust storm Mars rover mission How do you drive the Mars rover? In a first-for-Africa mission, UCT student Samuel Anih piloted the rover using something slightly surprising. 15 Aug 2017

UCT opens world’s first centre to tackle African fungal infection-related deaths The world’s first international research centre for tackling fungal infections officially opened, in collaboration with the University of Aberdeen, at UCT last week. 15 Aug 2017

How can the state support survivors of sexual violence? How should the state ensure that survivors of sexual violence have access to the support they need? PhD candidate Ruth Nekura thinks integration is the answer. 15 Aug 2017

Songbird on call Bianca Kaiser has had some interesting conversations at the switchboard. It takes sangfroid to deal with body donors and serial screamers. Some days she’d rather be singing. 15 Aug 2017

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