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Nobel Laureate Abhijit Banerjee presents ‘Good economics for hard times’ Renowned Professor of Economics Abhijit Banerjee presented the first UCT Vice-Chancellor’s Open Lecture for 2021 on Thursday, 29 April. 30 Apr 2021
Climate change poses risk to wild food plants in southern Africa High levels of climate warming could shrink the geographic range of two-thirds of wild-harvested food plant species in southern Africa. 30 Apr 2021
Relief as displaced students return to residences A palpable sense of relief permeated the air on Thursday, 22 April, as UCT students who had been evacuated during last week’s wildfire returned to their residences. 30 Apr 2021
UCT fire: ‘Heroine’ helps fellow student as asthma attack sets in UCT student Tatum Mentoor said she kicked into survival mode while the Table Mountain fire raged in order to help one of her peers who was having an asthma attack. 30 Apr 2021
UCT VC to speak at Life Science Across the Globe seminar UCT’s vice-chancellor, Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng, will be one of five speakers at the re-launch of the Life Science Across the Globe as a monthly seminar series. 30 Apr 2021
Good economics for hard times Professor Abhijit Banerjee delivered the first Vice-Chancellor’s Open Lecture for 2021 on Thursday, 29 April 2021. 29 Apr 2021
Good economics for hard times Professor Abhijit Banerjee delivered the first Vice-Chancellor’s Open Lecture for 2021 on Thursday, 29 April 2021. 29 Apr 2021
Science and the making of My Octopus Teacher Marine tracking skills and the value of a scientific lens played key roles in creating My Octopus Teacher, which landed South Africa’s first documentary Oscar. 29 Apr 2021
UCT students affected by campus fire return to residences UCT students affected by the devasting campus fire has returned to residences. 29 Apr 2021
UCT remembers the Jagger Reading Room UCT staff remember the Jagger Reading Room after it was destroyed by a devasting campus fire. 29 Apr 2021
Sharief Hendricks: rugby player, researcher and new member of the Future Professors Programme President-elect of the South African Sports Medicine Association, NGP member Sharief Hendricks was recently selected to be a member of the Future Professors Programme. 29 Apr 2021
ACDI presents framework for complex climate change risk assessment Researchers from UCT’s ACDI led a global team of 21 climate risk scholars to better understand and inform decision-making around climate change risks. 28 Apr 2021
Drones used to assess UCT fire damage A leading drone operator has been contracted to inspect the fire damage and provide information that will help to determine the total cost of the loss. 28 Apr 2021
Global path to end a global pandemic Vaccine nationalism has led to stark inequities in the availability of COVID-19 vaccines worldwide. With herd immunity predicted in only about five years, experts are calling for action. 28 Apr 2021
UCT celebrates formal launch of panel for responsible investment UCT has celebrated the formal launch of the University Panel for Responsible Investment and the university’s Responsible and Sustainable Investment Policy. 26 Apr 2021
UCT remains among top 1.4% of universities globally UCT has been ranked best on the continent and among the top 1.4% globally by the 2021–22 Center for World University Rankings. 26 Apr 2021
UCT fire: Deputy minister Buti Manamela visits campus Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation Buti Manamela met staff and clean-up volunteers during a site visit to UCT at the weekend. 26 Apr 2021
UCT’s historic Jagger Reading Room lost to fire Dismay and grief met the news that the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) historic Jagger Reading Room had been lost to fire on 18 April. 23 Apr 2021
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