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Excellence award for RC&I UCT’s Research Contracts and Innovation won the SARIMA Organisational Excellence Award for Innovation Management at the recent SARIMA annual conference. 17 Sep 2019
Community a ‘powerful tool’ in fighting crime UCT’s painful lesson from the murder of Uyinene Mrwetyana was that higher education can indeed quickly rally critical resources when necessary, says Dr Sianne Alves. 17 Sep 2019
Racism and ‘xenophobia’: 10 key points These are the 10 key points from UCT PhD candidate Ivan Katsere’s op-ed on the centrality of racism in violence against African migrants. 17 Sep 2019
5 questions with Dorit Hockman, developmental biologist A UCT researcher – and artist – Hockman is investigating instructions encoded in our genomes and how their purpose changes as our bodies grow. 16 Sep 2019
Peninsula Paddle: journey of hope The 10th Peninsula Paddle, which highlights the plight of Cape Town’s waterways, brought both disappointment and hope to the 60 paddlers taking part. 16 Sep 2019
Prestigious international award for Fagan UCT’s Professor Johan Fagan has earned an international award for his contribution to the field of ear, nose and throat services in developing countries. 16 Sep 2019
Global climate action event Capetonians are urged to march to Parliament on 20 September to call on greater action from government to deal with the impacts of climate change. 16 Sep 2019
Harsher penalties no panacea for high crime – Cameron Public demand for harsher penalties is growing in the wake of high crime rates. But these will not curb crime, says retired Constitutional Court Justice Edwin Cameron. 13 Sep 2019
The problem with trees-for-carbon New research looks at the supposed benefits – and potential drawbacks – of mass tree planting.   13 Sep 2019
In defence of SA’s informal economy Rather than assuming a retributive stance on SA’s informal economy, the authorities should consider protective interventions to safeguard this often difficult workspace. 12 Sep 2019 Republished
Preparing for your career as an academic – a perspective from Vice-Chancellor Mamokgethi Phakeng Focus. Discipline. Passion. Those were the traits highlighted by VC Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng when she addressed UCT postgraduate students. 12 Sep 2019
UCT celebrates its trailblazers on the M&G Young South Africans list VC Mamokgethi Phakeng hosted a special dinner on Friday, 30 August to honour members of the UCT community who’ve earned a spot on the prestigious M&G Young South Africans list. 12 Sep 2019
Seven suggestions for improving SA’s economy Speaking at the Graduate School of Business, former deputy finance minister Mcebisi Jonas presented seven suggestions for improving growth in the South African economy. 12 Sep 2019
Touch down for SA’s banking Siri Four UCT students have developed a one-stop banking shop that performs banking transactions, monitors account activity and speaks four South African languages. 12 Sep 2019
UCT leaps up in world rankings UCT has jumped up 20 places in the latest 2020 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, placing it first in both the country and the continent. 12 Sep 2019
Health tech: appropriate over affordable Sudesh Sivarasu believes that countries in the global south can and should solve their own problems rather than seeking solutions from elsewhere. 11 Sep 2019
Taller, bigger, better: challenge to structural engineers Extreme weather, burgeoning cities and transport networks will demand more from structural engineers, delegates heard at the 7th International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation. 11 Sep 2019
Students, prisoners and parolees in arts collaboration UCT students have teamed up with inmates and parolees from Pollsmoor for performances of Live, Love, Leave a Legacy, part of a restorative justice project. 11 Sep 2019
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