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On being a queer primatologist Biological anthropologist Christopher Schmitt talks about the challenges queer people face in fieldwork settings. 23 Jul 2019
Peter Horn: 1934–2019 It is with deep sadness that we share the news of the death of Peter Horn, who died on 23 July 2019. 23 Jul 2019
Hon doc for maths ‘trailblazer’ Phakeng VC Prof Mamokgethi Phakeng says her honorary doctorate from the University of Bristol is “a recognition of the many people who made me, those I represent”. 23 Jul 2019
Special focus on teaching and learning the University of Cape Town acknowledges the primary place of teaching and learning in the university’s work. 23 Jul 2019
Book launch: Day Zero The launch of Day Zero – One city’s response to a record-breaking drought, by Associate Professor Gina Ziervogel and science writer Leonie Joubert, takes place on 23 July. 22 Jul 2019
Corruption inquiry: Zuma walking a tightrope Has Jacob Zuma’s legal team played a smart hand at the Zondo inquiry, or are the former president’s legal and political options narrowing by the day? 22 Jul 2019 Republished
Cape Town’s Water Strategy: what to watch Dr Kevin Winter, from UCT’s Future Water Institute, draws attention to the new Cape Town Water Strategy and how its progress can be monitored. 22 Jul 2019
Tips for teaching business ethics Teaching business ethics to commerce students wired for numbers needs fortitude. The College of Accounting’s Jimmy Winfield shared tips at the 2019 Teaching and Learning Conference. 19 Jul 2019
Keelboat win for UCT The UCT A sailors claimed victory in this year’s Intervarsity Keelboat Match Racing Regatta, hosted in Durban earlier this month. 19 Jul 2019
UCT’s ‘Young Mandelas’ There’s no better tribute on Mandela Day than the UCT staff, students and alumni featured among the 2019 News24 100 Young Mandelas of the Future. 18 Jul 2019
Ensuring students know they are seen and heard VC Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng told the THE Leadership Summit that in times of conflict, it’s best to meet students on their own turf. 18 Jul 2019 Republished
Inaugural lecture: Prof Adam Haupt Professor Adam Haupt will deliver the third Inaugural Lecture of 2019, titled “Remixing scholarship: Hip hop, the humanities and knowledge production”, on 31 July. 18 Jul 2019
Making UCT a living lab for environmental sustainability UCT can become a living laboratory for research on environmental sustainability while fulfilling its responsibilities to maintain a green campus. But it will need all hands on deck. 18 Jul 2019
Education gains in a ‘messy democracy’ Prof Brian Levy explores why Kenya’s education system – despite its much smaller budget – out-performs South Africa’s on important education outcomes. 18 Jul 2019
Redressing apartheid’s spatial injustices The British Academy Newton Advanced Fellowship Lecture in Spatial Justice looked at the role of law in the perpetuation and undoing of the spatial legacy of apartheid. 17 Jul 2019
Global architecture honour for UCT professor A prestigious global architecture honour has been conferred on UCT’s Emeritus Professor Dave Dewar’s company for their work in the Agulhas National Park. 17 Jul 2019
Inclusivity critical for first-generation students Institutional culture has an enormous role to play when teaching students who are the first in their family to attend university, research finds. 17 Jul 2019
Animals shrinking from climate change UCT researchers and their colleagues find evidence supporting the idea that climate change can shrink Earth’s animals. 17 Jul 2019
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