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How ancient humans survived a volcanic winter
When a super volcano erupted 74 000 years ago on what is now Sumatra, it spewed 4 000 cubic kilometres of smoke and ash into the atmosphere in just a few days.
05 Apr 2018
Faculty of Science graduation ceremony
The first Faculty of Science graduation ceremony for 2018 took place on Wednesday, 4 April. Professor Valerie Mizrahi was the guest speaker at the afternoon ceremony.
04 Apr 2018
UCT in Times Higher Education top 60
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2018 have placed UCT in the top 60 most international institutions from across the globe.
04 Apr 2018
Faculty of Humanities graduation ceremony
The second round of Humanities graduation ceremonies for 2018 took place on Wednesday, 4 April. Professor Brian O’Connell was the guest speaker and recipient of an honorary degree.
04 Apr 2018
Seven-day, 14-ceremony grad fest under way
Over 5 200 students will graduate in a seven-day, 14-ceremony fest that will include the award of two honorary doctorates and other honours.
04 Apr 2018
April graduation 2018
The April 2018 graduation season saw over 5 200 graduands capped in 14 ceremonies.
04 Apr 2018
Simulating an epidemic
Nathan Geffen - a leading voice in the Treatment Action Campaign and founder of GroundUp - is graduating with a PhD for his work on HIV epidemic simulations.
04 Apr 2018
Engineering & the Built Environment graduation ceremony
The first Engineering & the Built Environment graduation ceremony in the April 2018 season took place on Tuesday, 3 April.
03 Apr 2018
Multi-talented Lewis Pugh motivates Commerce graduands
Faculty of Commerce guest speaker Lewis Pugh reminds graduands that self-limiting beliefs and negativity offer nothing on the path to success.
03 Apr 2018
Commerce graduation ceremony
The first Faculty of Commerce graduation ceremony in the April 2018 graduation season took place on Tuesday, 3 April. More than 4 000 graduands are set to be capped in 14 ceremonies in Memorial Hall over seven days.
03 Apr 2018
UCT mourns the passing of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
UCT joins the nation and the world in mourning the passing of one of the apartheid struggle’s greatest stalwarts, Mrs Nomzamo Winifred Madikizela-Mandela.
03 Apr 2018
How the outside world affects unborn babies
Doctor Nadia Chanzu-Ikumi, a UCT researcher and AXA Research Fellow, has been featured in a new video series on the health of babies in utero.
03 Apr 2018
Engineering graduand pays it forward
Vuyiseka Nandi will graduate in April thanks to the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment's Student in Distress Fund.
03 Apr 2018
Humanities graduands kick off graduation season
The first round of graduation ceremonies for 2018 started with the Faculty of Humanities on Tuesday, 3 April. More than 4 000 graduands are set to be capped in 14 ceremonies in Memorial Hall over seven days.
03 Apr 2018
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