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The Baxter launches a series of live summer garden concerts The Baxter Theatre is launching a series of live summer concerts, Sun-Set@Baxter, in the newly landscaped Baxter Garden from this November. 29 Oct 2021
SRC president gets vaccinated UCT’s SRC president, Declan Dyer shares his COVID-19 vaccination story 29 Oct 2021
Pride Month: Asking tough questions of healthcare workers Consider gender identity when treating patients; include queer voices in academia; train graduates who can change the world – these were the themes of a recent UCT FHS Pride event. 29 Oct 2021
Think hard before you hit ‘share’ – it’s your responsibility Whether it’s a comment, like, share or retweet, you are responsible for the content you post on social media, said social media lawyer Emma Sadleir. 28 Oct 2021
Damon Galgut speaks about ‘The Promise’ at UCT’s The Writers’ Seminar On Friday 22 October 2021, the Department of English Language and Literature at the University of Cape Town (UCT) launched a series of events called The Writers’ Seminar. 28 Oct 2021
Student’s initiative makes parenting pets a walk in the park UCT student Vuthlarhi Shirindza is the brain behind Chewi, an application-based veterinary telemedicine platform. 28 Oct 2021
Mini documentary celebrates Woodstock’s COVID-19 community heroes UCT master’s student Diana Ocholla produced a mini documentary that highlights the role of a Community Action Network in Woodstock during the COVID-19 pandemic. 27 Oct 2021
UCT opera singer runner-up in international competition Esihle Nhleko said being awarded the runner-up title at the International BEL CANTO Singing Competition proves that hard work pays off. 27 Oct 2021
UCT alum wins Earthshot prize for restoring coral reefs The innovative young environmentalist and businessman had the seeds of his award-winning project planted in Cape Town. 27 Oct 2021
UCT researcher in line for climate film award A film by UCT researcher Chido Nyaruwata has been selected as a top youth climate film, putting it in the running to be screened at the UN Climate Change Conference in November. 27 Oct 2021
UCT VC becomes inaugural Illustrious Visiting Professor at Bristol The prestigious position is intended to identify and develop opportunities for collaborative research, strategic partnerships and mutual learning between UCT and the University of Bristol. 26 Oct 2021
2030 Future Leaders Dinner: celebrating excellence The UCT 2030 Future Leaders Dinner, celebrating up-and-coming scholars from various faculties, was held on 22 October 2021. 26 Oct 2021
Large-scale African psychiatric genetics study takes top award The NeuroGAP-P study, of which UCT is a partner site, recently received a prestigious accolade from the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics. 26 Oct 2021
Farewell to UCT’s outgoing SRC On Tuesday, 19 October 2021, the University of Cape Town (UCT) bid farewell to its outgoing Students’ Representative Council (SRC), thanking them for their service to the student community. 26 Oct 2021
Annual Scrub Run raises thousands for charity UCT’s Surgical Society raised R50 000 for the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital’s emergency centre expansion project. 25 Oct 2021
Tshegofatso Masenya takes crowdfunding for students to a different level Fifth-year UCT medical student Tshegofatso Masenya has established a crowdfunding platform that allows students to raise funds to cover their outstanding fees. 22 Oct 2021
SA’s disproportionate number of deaths by natural causes likely linked to COVID-19 UCT’S Professor Tom Moultrie said the nationwide COVID-19 death toll has probably far surpassed the current number of 88 754 cases. 22 Oct 2021
Supporting SA’s overburdened and mentally fatigued teachers Creating classroom communities of care is critical to help learners overcome the stress and anxiety associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. 22 Oct 2021
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