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Predicting lecture attendance behaviour
A masterʼs candidateʼs research findings, presented at the 2019 UCT Teaching and Learning Conference, shed some light on what determines students’ lecture attendance.
17 Jul 2019
Shutting down SA’s nuclear future
It’s time to redirect taxpayers’ money from shoring up the ailing Pelindaba nuclear research precinct to focus on innovations in the sustainable energy field.
16 Jul 2019
Republished
Running for Red Cross’s Weekend Waiting List Initiative
Join UCT Surgical Society students and scrub in for a 10 km run to raise funds for a special surgical programme at Red Cross Children’s Hospital.
16 Jul 2019
Teaching and learning through community engagement
A presentation on research into community-engaged teaching and learning fell squarely within the “re-imagining higher education” theme of the 2019 UCT Teaching and Learning Conference.
16 Jul 2019
Mid-year graduation ceremony a burst of colour and celebration
Watch the video highlights package from the mid-year graduation ceremony held on Friday, 12 July 2019.
16 Jul 2019
UCT students run perimeter of eSwatini
Two UCT students ran 640 km in 15 days to circumnavigate the Kingdom of eSwatini to raise awareness of healthcare challenges faced by rural communities.
15 Jul 2019
Collaboration is key at maths symposium
A collaborative project is bringing mathematicians from across the country together in an attempt to improve student performance in maths, which is fundamental to all STEM programmes.
15 Jul 2019
Denis Goldberg addresses July graduation
Denis Goldberg, struggle stalwart and recipient of an honorary doctorate from UCT, says he is proud to witness the rebirth of his alma mater.
15 Jul 2019
Polar cyclones, Antarctic sea ice and a cruise to understand it all
UCT researchers are heading to Antarctica to study the winter conditions and sea ice there – something we know surprisingly little about.
15 Jul 2019
Cheers to the July 2019 graduates
There was plenty to celebrate following UCT’s 12 July graduation ceremony, where the hard work of 389 students was honoured.
15 Jul 2019
Leishmaniasis needs more attention
Every year 50 000 people from 89 countries, in every continent except Antarctica, die from leishmaniasis, a neglected disease that has treatment is often toxic.
15 Jul 2019
Republished
‘Accelerate transformation at UCT’
Denis Goldberg, struggle stalwart and recipient of an honorary doctorate from UCT, says turning the university around will be a “helluva task”.
12 Jul 2019
UCT VC centre stage at U7+ Alliance Summit
UCT Vice-Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng was part of a five-member panel that addressed international media at the close of the inaugural U7+ Alliance Summit in Paris.
12 Jul 2019
Plastic: unpacking the media hype
The focus on the environmental threat of plastic is detracting from challenges that threaten the very existence of humans, and millions of other species.
12 Jul 2019
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Graduate School of Business and all PhDs graduation ceremony – 12 July 2019 at 10:00
The University of Cape Town (UCT) presented 389 students with their qualifications during the July graduation ceremony. The degrees and diplomas include UCT alumnus and anti-apartheid activist Denis Goldbergʼs honorary doctorate and 102 doctoral degrees.
12 Jul 2019
July graduation 2019
The University of Cape Town honoured almost 400 students during a graduation ceremony that took place on Friday, 12 July 2019.
12 Jul 2019
Anti-apartheid activist Denis Goldberg reflects on his life
Anti-apartheid activist Denis Goldberg looks back at his life and reflects on receiving an honorary doctorate from his alma mater, the University of Cape Town.
11 Jul 2019
Mastercard Foundation Program Scholars take it to the top
University of Cape Town Mastercard Foundation Program Scholars recently swopped their books for hiking boots to summit Lion’s Head, together with UCT Vice-Chancellor, Mamokgethi Phakeng.
11 Jul 2019
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