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UCT Philosophy Department statement on the Rocking the Daisies concession
UCT’s Philosophy Department releases a statement outlining their position on the controversial decision to offer a concession for students attending Rocking the daisies.
20 Oct 2017
Open letter
Response to VC’s recent communication about DVC smear email
William Daniels writes a letter to Dr Max Price to address the way in which the Vice-Chancellor handled the public communication about the recent email smearing DVC Phakeng.
20 Oct 2017
Open letter
Why Cape Town’s drought was so hard to forecast
Cape Town’s drought and associated water shortage has officially escalated to the level of a disaster, which comes with severe water restrictions.
20 Oct 2017
Republished
Lessons in innovation and intervention
Professor Ulrike Rivett traversed 17 years of ICT4D research in her inaugural lecture: “ICT for development: the good intentions of the mobile phone”.
20 Oct 2017
Prof Mayosi elected to US National Academy of Medicine
The dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, Professor Bongani Mayosi, has been elected to the US National Academy of Medicine.
20 Oct 2017
SHAWCO Health’s new president
Fifth-year medical student James van Duuren is the newly appointed president of SHAWCO Health for 2018.
19 Oct 2017
UCT’s Brightest Young Minds 2017
A total of nine UCT students and alumni have been selected to take their place in the top 100 of the continent’s Brightest Young Minds.
19 Oct 2017
Student responds to Cape Town water crisis
Nkosinathi Nkomo has used knowledge garnered in UCT’s Department of Civil Engineering to develop a more affordable grey-water irrigation system.
19 Oct 2017
Keeping blockchain booming in Africa
To harness the power of blockchain technology for the continent, a new generation of highly skilled professionals is needed to drive its application.
19 Oct 2017
UCT’s new Fellows
A “bumper crop” of academics were inducted into UCT’s prestigious College of Fellows this year at a ceremony held on Wednesday, 11 October.
18 Oct 2017
UCT rises in CWUR rankings
UCT has been placed 259th in the 2017 Center for World University Rankings results – an improvement of six places since last year.
18 Oct 2017
Dance that packs a punch
Choreographer, dance artist and activist Mamela Nyamza brings a confrontational double bill to the Baxter.
18 Oct 2017
‘What is gender-based violence to you?’
Temporary public artworks created by first-year fine art students on UCT’s main campus examined the intersection of art, public space and gender-based violence.
18 Oct 2017
Get behind waste management now!
Poor adherence to separating wet waste and recyclable material is turning the campus waste management system into an ecological mess. Campus community commitment is needed urgently.
18 Oct 2017
Exploring the power of microbes in African populations
Doctor Mamadou Kaba’s daily work includes studying the role of microbes in the development of childhood asthma, insulin resistance and pain crises in sickle cell disease.
17 Oct 2017
Meet the President of Convocation
Lorna Houston, who was elected as President of Convocation in February this year, has a big legacy project in mind for her two-year term.
17 Oct 2017
Spring
Spring is a time for new beginnings: it’s the ultimate push to complete the academic year on a productive note. Robyn Walker took a stroll on campus to capture the beauty of this changing season.
17 Oct 2017
Transport as a mode of justice
UCT researchers investigate how a good transport system can address accessibility and equity issues.
17 Oct 2017
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