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UCT launches first Sesotho open-access book
UCT launches its first online Sesotho book that shines a spotlight on teenage pregnancy in South Africa.
23 Apr 2021
Accommodation support for UCT students affected by campus fire
UCT works with Cape Town hotels to shelter students affected by the campus fire.
23 Apr 2021
Sad moment as ‘treasured’ Jagger Reading Room remembered
Staff of UCT Libraries gathered at the site of the Jagger Reading Room and shared personal anecdotes about the much-loved space.
23 Apr 2021
Volunteers and sponsors support UCT students affected by campus fire
Volunteers and sponsors support UCT students affected by the campus fire.
23 Apr 2021
Earth Day: Cheaper renewable energy a game changer in SA’s emissions targets
Good news on Earth Day is that 2030 projections for South Africa’s greenhouse gas emissions are well below prescribed limits, says a UCT modelling group.
22 Apr 2021
UCT fire: Students return to campus
UCT students began returning to campus from their emergency accommodation sites following the recent fires that left some residences gutted.
22 Apr 2021
Study highlights ethical biases in quantifications of fair contributions to the Paris Climate Agreement
Climate scientists find that quantifications of fair shares tend to favour wealthier, higher emitting countries and lack transparency.
22 Apr 2021
Earth Day: All-UCT trio of Atlantic ambassadors
On Earth Day, UCT’s trio of All-Atlantic Ocean Youth Ambassadors speak about expanding awareness of this vast ocean as a vital resource and climate regulator.
22 Apr 2021
Earth Day: Farming sea urchins using integrated multi-trophic aquaculture
On International Mother Earth Day, UCT News features sea urchin farming – UCT-affiliated researchers are working to move echinoculture from the research phase to the marketplace.
22 Apr 2021
UCT fire: collaborative effort to support displaced students
A massive collaborative effort is under way to accommodate and support UCT residence students displaced by the fire.
21 Apr 2021
Train researchers for big science in oceanography
In her inaugural lecture, UCT’s Professor Isabelle Ansorge discussed the complex ocean science that needs investment in young researchers.
21 Apr 2021
Gift of the Givers support UCT students affected by campus fire
Gift of the Givers supporting UCT students evacuated from residences
21 Apr 2021
UCT among top 200 in world university impact rankings
In the 2021 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings, the University of Cape Town has performed especially well in three focus areas: poverty, gender and inequality.
21 Apr 2021
‘We are all in this together’
UCT’s Department of Student Affairs has set up satellite counselling and medical points at emergency student accommodation sites to provide students with much-needed support.
20 Apr 2021
Fighting fires at UCT: Collaboration was key
Following the devastating fires on the mountains behind UCT and around Cape Town, government and UCT leadership met to assess the damage and plot a way forward.
20 Apr 2021
In pictures: Runaway fire destroys some of UCT’s historical buildings
On Sunday, 18 April 2021, a runaway fire that started on the slopes of Devil’s Peak swept through several iconic buildings at the University of Cape Town.
20 Apr 2021
UCT VC shares a message of hope following campus fire
Vice-Chancellor Prof Mamokgethi Phakeng shares a message of hope with students and staff.
20 Apr 2021
Devastation as historical UCT buildings gutted by runaway fire
Several UCT buildings have been gutted by an inferno which started on the slopes of Devil’s Peak on Sunday.
19 Apr 2021
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