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Critical support for new teachers UCT’s School of Education is committed to bringing down teacher attrition rates in South Africa with its Newly Qualified Teachers Project. 23 Nov 2018
End of an era for Mamabolo UCT sports coordinator Frans Mamabolo is ending a stellar 20-year career in the Sports and Recreation Department as he moves on to a new challenge. 23 Nov 2018
Meet UCT’s first chief operating officer Currently transitioning from deputy dean for Health Services, Dr Reno Morar will fully occupy the position of UCT’s first chief operating officer in February. 23 Nov 2018
UCT contributes to report on G20 countries’ climate action UCT researcher raises concerns that South Africa’s energy has been declared the G20’s dirtiest. 23 Nov 2018
‘Immersive’ dance production for Little Theatre A story of “insatiable desire”, And then… is a new production that opens at the Little Theatre on 28 November, featuring Jackï Job’s signature innovative dance language. 22 Nov 2018
Recognising the diversity of SA families Nuclear families are rare in South Africa, where four million children don’t live with either biological parent – yet the laws still don’t reflect the reality. 22 Nov 2018 Republished
Early human history breakthrough UCT scientist Dr Robyn Pickering led the team that has provided the first timeline for South African fossils, providing critical information about our earliest ancestors. 22 Nov 2018
‘Fake news’ damaging media trust in Africa The proliferation of “fake news” being disseminated in African countries poses a serious threat to the precarious foothold independent media have established on the continent. 22 Nov 2018 Republished
Growing vaccines in plants A revolutionary hydroponic farm in Cape Town is growing plants to produce vaccines, thanks to disruptive technology pioneered by UCT's Biopharming Research Unit. 22 Nov 2018
A new timeline for the evolution of early humans A team of researchers led by UCT has established the first timeline for the evolution of our ancestors in the Cradle of Humankind. 21 Nov 2018
Glittering night of awards For the first time in its history, the entire UCT community has gathered together to acknowledge the outstanding contributions made by PASS and academic staff. 21 Nov 2018
Making her mark in mining UCT Associate Professor Megan Becker is flying the flag for academia as she wins a place on the 2018 100 Global Inspirational Women in Mining list. 21 Nov 2018
Diet and disease in African cities One of the African Centre for Cities’ newest research projects looks at the relationship between urban food systems and non-communicable diseases. 21 Nov 2018
Sir Aaron Klug: 1926–2018 It is with great sadness that we share the news of the death of Sir Aaron Klug, who died on 20 November. 20 Nov 2018
Millions of SA children going hungry As millions of South African children go hungry, the 2018 Child Gauge highlights the urgent need for the government to address the gaps in family services. 20 Nov 2018
Decades of memories Among this year’s 134 long-service awardees are 10 colleagues who are celebrating 35 years with the university. A trio of them have shared their memories. 20 Nov 2018
Storehouses of institutional memory This year’s 134 long-service awardees for 15, 25, 35 and 45 years have a collective 2 460 years of service, representing a storehouse of institutional memory. 20 Nov 2018
Rediscovering – and digitising – a common medical history An archive of clinical photographs from the 1920s to 1970s has been digitised, offering insights into the history of South African medicine – and our society. 20 Nov 2018
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