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Unleashing academic conferences: “We need to seize this opportunity” Virtual conferences have become the norm during COVID-19 – should we seize the moment to reinvent them for more inclusive access and sustainability? 03 Jul 2020
Civil society groups that mobilised around COVID-19 face important choices As the COVID-19 crisis drags on and evolves, civil society groups are responding to growing and diversifying needs – just when access to resources is becoming more insecure, writes UCT’s Prof Ralph Hamann. 03 Jul 2020 Republished
Cape Town’s crime crisis Cape Town was recently ranked the eighth most violent city in the world, and UCT’s Guy Lamb said access to illegal firearms plays a huge role. 03 Jul 2020
Can the virtual conference level the playing field? Phil Baty and Isabel Casimiro participated in the first half of the first conversation in the seminar series. 02 Jul 2020
How virtual can we go? How do we seize the moment? Esther Ngumbi and Katye Altieri participated in the second half of the first conversation in the seminar series. 02 Jul 2020
When a moment becomes a movement Social media is a powerful tool for effecting social justice, but who holds the power of media and its ability to shape important narratives? 02 Jul 2020
UCT GSB wins international case writing competition Researchers from the UCT Graduate School of Business have taken top honours in a prestigious international case writing competition. 01 Jul 2020
Martinez first African to win prestigious space science medal Africa’s first Frank J Malina Astronautics Medal winner, UCT’s Prof Peter Martinez, talks about space science on the continent and the threats of space debris and weapons in space. 01 Jul 2020
Communities must use COVID-19 ‘chaos’ for change In the fourth conversation of the UCT Summer School series, communities were called on to use the COVID-19 pandemic to drive social change. 30 Jun 2020
Africa’s digital divide A recent research paper by PhD student Matthias Krönke explores Africa’s digital divide and the continent’s readiness to embrace e-learning. 30 Jun 2020
Supporting Africa’s future with philanthropy UCT’s chancellor, Dr Precious Moloi-Motsepe, participated in a special online event hosted by the Oxford Guild on Wednesday, 24 June. 30 Jun 2020
UCT’s Wasserman to address first WHO infodemiology conference UCT’s Professor Herman Wasserman will deliver a keynote address at the World Health Organization’s first conference on infodemiology. 30 Jun 2020
UCT pays homage to COVID-19 frontline workers The UCT Choir’s rendition of the traditional Zulu hymn “Thuma Mina” pays tribute to all frontline workers at the coalface of the COVID-19 pandemic. 29 Jun 2020
Boost for e-waste recovery project A UCT research project looking at the recovery of valuable metals from e-waste is one of six recipients of the 2020 German-African Innovation Incentive Award. 29 Jun 2020
Thuma Mina by UCT Choir The UCT choir’s rendition of the traditional Zulu hymn, Thuma Mina pays tribute to all frontline workers at the coalface of the COVID-19 pandemic. 29 Jun 2020
Playing catch-up with maths Reflective Learning identifies which maths building blocks are missing from a learner’s development and drives the catch-up process. 29 Jun 2020
South African youth hit hard by COVID-19 A survey conducted by UCT’s Bertha Centre reveals that many young South Africans have had to borrow money to survive as a result of COVID-19. 26 Jun 2020
How the rich can share the burden of lifting lockdown Athol Williams, a senior lecturer at the Graduate School of Business, has proposed a way to lift lockdown so that it is in the interest of the poor. 25 Jun 2020
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