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Illuminating South Africa's electricity use
UCT researcher and data scientist Wiebke Toussaint has made valuable data on South Africa's electricity use available for research use.
30 Dec 2019
Using big data to solve genetic riddles
Using machine intelligence tools and big data is at the heart of pioneering work spearheaded by Associate Professor in the Division of Human Genetics, Emile Chimusa.
24 Dec 2019
‘Find a mentor’, doctors in waiting urged
UCT’s MBChB graduates have been encouraged to draw on the expertise of a mentor to jump the queue on their way to success.
23 Dec 2019
Faculty of Health Sciences graduation ceremony – 23 December 2019 at 11:00
The sixth and final ceremony of the December 2019 graduation season took place at 11:00 on Monday, 23 December
23 Dec 2019
Guest speaker Dr Dumani Kula
Dr Dumani Kula, deputy chief executive officer at the Clinix Health Group, was the guest speaker at the Faculty of Health Sciences graduation ceremony at 11:00 on Monday, 23 December 2019.
23 Dec 2019
Goosing around on golf courses
Geese on golf courses are a global problem, but the Fitzpatrick Institute of African Ornithology has created a data set that offers solutions.
23 Dec 2019
Chinese archaeology acclaim for African value systems
UCT’s Professor Shadreck Chirikure has won the prestigious 2019 Shanghai Archaeology Forum Research Award, presented to him in China recently, for his work on Great Zimbabwe.
20 Dec 2019
Book explores UCT during apartheid
A book written by retired UCT academic, Emeritus Professor Howard Phillips provides readers with a look inside UCT during the tumultuous years of apartheid.
20 Dec 2019
UCT part of PhD graduand’s destiny
As Olivia Matshabane prepared to receive her PhD from UCT this month, she said the highs have outweighed the lows during her journey.
20 Dec 2019
Former Miss SA’s road to graduation
Tamaryn Green will graduate with her MBChB from UCT on Monday, 23 December, and says she will forever remember the “challenging yet fulfilling” seven-year journey.
19 Dec 2019
Avoiding the pitfalls of data lifecycle
UCT eResearch worked with Professor Catherine Ward to help her anticipate and resolve the many research data issues associated with a multinational, longitudinal study.
19 Dec 2019
Growing exam support for students with disabilities
With the 2019 end-of-year exam season well behind students, UCT reflects on the growing and varied exam support for its students with disabilities.
18 Dec 2019
Politics and fashion: the rise of the red beret
Red headgear is currently marking global populist movements of all political persuasions.
18 Dec 2019
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Tackling randomised trials in economics
The 2019 Nobel Prize was awarded to three scholars for pioneering attempts to answer microeconomic issues in development using randomised experiments. But they are controversial.
17 Dec 2019
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‘Make a commitment to your career’
UCT graduands were lauded for their hard work and commitment during the Faculty of Health Sciences’ second graduation ceremony on Friday, 13 December.
17 Dec 2019
‘We live in an age where women no longer need to lose out’
The achievement of women students and academics took centre stage during UCT’s commerce graduation ceremony on Friday.
17 Dec 2019
UCT News Highlights 2019
As we look back on 2019, we celebrate the top 40 stories that were most popular with readers of the UCT News website during the year.
17 Dec 2019
Faculty of Health Sciences graduation ceremony – 13 December 2019 at 18:00
The fifth ceremony of the December graduation season took place at 18:00 on Friday, 13 December.
13 Dec 2019
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