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Local Government Women’s Leadership Development Programme
The inaugural eight-month leadership development programme will run from April 2020 until November 2020.
31 Jan 2020
Meet the parents
Parents, guardians and sponsors of first-year students, eager to settle them into campus life, attended an orientation of their own on 25 and 28 January.
31 Jan 2020
Diversity in research: a new focus for neurogenetics
In a Science article on the genetics of schizophrenia in South Africa, UCT researchers emphasised the role that rare genetic mutations may play in causing the illness.
31 Jan 2020
UCT among top 40 international universities
UCT has been ranked as the 39th most international university in the world by Times Higher Education.
31 Jan 2020
Making waves at gravitational summer school
From 20 to 29 January, UCT hosted leading and upcoming experts in the field of gravitational wave science at the 31st Chris Engelbrecht Summer School.
31 Jan 2020
WEF names Pityana as co-chair of its Africa board
UCT’s Chair of Council Sipho M Pityana has been appointed the co-chair of the World Economic Forum’s prestigious new Africa Regional Stewardship Board.
31 Jan 2020
UCT cyclists return home with renewed hope for Africa
Five intrepid UCT graduates recently completed their year-long trans-Africa cycling adventure, returning with renewed respect for local ingenuity and hope for Africa’s future.
31 Jan 2020
Movies used to change health behaviour
UCT medical and visual anthropologist Dr Susan Levine is using film to educate, intervene and advocate for healthcare and social justice issues in communities around Southern Africa.
31 Jan 2020
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Tracking ancient firewalkers
Techniques honed by fossil tracers have allowed researchers to examine the trackways of ancient land-dwelling vertebrates in what is today a farm in the centre of South Africa.
30 Jan 2020
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Getting high on the history of drugs
A recent study details the secret histories of drugs – both legal and illegal – in southern Africa.
30 Jan 2020
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The thesis corrections that almost got away
Handing in final thesis corrections can be a fraught time, especially on a bicycle in rural Africa, without Wi-Fi, only hours from deadline.
30 Jan 2020
Annual UCT Legacy Society guest lecture
Advocate Hermione Cronje, Head of the Investigating Directorate in the Office of the National Director of Public Prosecutions delivered this years’ UCT Legacy Society guest lecture.
30 Jan 2020
UCT professor clinches Georg Forster Award
UCT's Professor Abdulkader Tayob was recently awarded with a prestigious Georg Forster Research Award by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.
30 Jan 2020
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Parent Orientation 2020 (full recording)
This year’s Parent Orientation welcomed parents of first year students as part of the UCT community.
30 Jan 2020
Annual Dr Stuart Saunders Lecture
Dr Solomon Benatar, Emeritus Professor of Medicine at the University of Cape Town (UCT) presented the second annual Dr Stuart John Saunders Lecture on 27 November 2019.
30 Jan 2020
‘Lift as you rise’: honouring Bongani Mayosi
On the anniversary of his birthday, UCT colleagues, family and friends honoured Professor Bongani Mayosi with a renaming, renovations, a bibliography and an inaugural lecture.
29 Jan 2020
UCT parents: Here’s what you need to know
If you have a student starting their studies at UCT, these are departments and services that are available to offer them support.
29 Jan 2020
Celebrating 50 years of astronomy at UCT
President of the International Astronomical Union, Professor Ewine van Dishoeck, will present a public lecture in celebration of 50 years of astronomy at UCT.
28 Jan 2020
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