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Charting SHAWCO’s next 80 years
There is still much to look forward to for the Students’ Health and Welfare Centres Organisation as it celebrates 80 years of student-led service to communities.
19 Jan 2023
‘Hansard’ soon showing at The Baxter
UCT alumni star in and direct Simon Woods’ production ‘Hansard’.
18 Jan 2023
Rhodes Scholar-elect will use postgraduate research to improve African lives
Kaitlyn Sparks is beaming with pride after receiving a 2023 Rhodes Scholarship – the oldest and perhaps the most prestigious scholarship programme in the world.
18 Jan 2023
Family silver: a story of fortitude and buried treasures
UCT’s Emeritus Professor Jan Glazewski presented a Summer School lecture on how he located treasured pieces of family silver 80 years after they were buried.
16 Jan 2023
UCT chancellor joins Harvard University Global Advisory Council
UCT’s chancellor, Dr Precious Moloi-Motsepe, has joined the Harvard University Global Advisory Council.
16 Jan 2023
Class of 2022: Top achievers encouraged to choose UCT
UCT’s Vice-Chancellor’s Blue Carpet Scholarship programme is valued at R100 000, covers tuition and residence and is valid for up to three years.
16 Jan 2023
UCT Chatbot: All your FAQs at your fingertips
The University of Cape Town’s Chatbot is live and ready to help new students acclimatise to the institution as quickly as possible.
13 Jan 2023
UCT Vice-Chancellor invites you to Parent Orientation
UCT’s Vice-Chancellor, Mamokgethi Phakeng invites you to Parent Orientation.
31 Jan 2022
UCT Vice-Chancellor gives update on proposed mandatory vaccination policy
A final decision on the proposed mandatory vaccination policy will be made by the UCT Council in the coming weeks.
31 Jan 2022
Celebrating World Cancer Day
In celebration of World Cancer Day, the SAMRC / UCT GCRC will be screening a documentary on eliminating cervical cancer and presenting their vision of how to achieve this important goal by 2030.
31 Jan 2022
Celebrating the legacy of an extraordinary son of the African soil
The annual Bongani Mayosi Memorial Lecture celebrated the insightful researcher, leader, friend and devoted family man who had the capacity to create the vision of a world of justice and equity.
28 Jan 2022
‘Reboot South Africa’, Trevor Manuel instructs
During the annual Legacy Society Summer School guest lecture Trevor Manuel discussed several pertinent issues that directly affect South Africa.
28 Jan 2022
Staff Assembly – vaccine mandate engagement
The university’s Vaccine Mandate Panel (VMP) held a staff engagement session about the draft UCT Vaccine Mandate Policy.
27 Jan 2022
Global research award for UCT’s Petrus de Vries
Professor Petrus de Vries from the Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health says winning the international Bourneville Prize was a wonderful surprise.
27 Jan 2022
Unvaccinated employees could be fired for not taking the COVID-19 jab
Employees owe a duty of care to safeguard their colleagues from COVID-19 harm, writes UCT’s Pierre de Vos.
27 Jan 2022
Republished
Global Citizen Asks: Are COVID-19 Vaccines Safe & Effective?
We asked Zandile Ciko, a Community Health Engagement Specialist, what she has to say about some of the most common misconceptions about the COVID-19 vaccines.
27 Jan 2022
Global Citizen Asks: Are COVID-19 Vaccines Safe & Effective?
We asked Prof Linda-Gail Bekker, Professor of Medicine and Chief Operating Officer at the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation, what she has to say about some of the most common misconceptions about the COVID-19 vaccines.
27 Jan 2022
Global Citizen Asks: Are COVID-19 Vaccines Safe & Effective?
We asked Dr Emmanuel Margolin, a Scientist at UCT’s Biopharming Research Unit, what he has to say about some of the most common misconceptions about the COVID-19 vaccines.
27 Jan 2022
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