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‘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 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
Gift of the Givers on the ground to help UCT Disaster relief organisation Gift of the Givers has swung into action to help UCT students affected by the fires that began on Sunday morning. 19 Apr 2021
Updates on Campus Fire UCT is deeply grateful to everyone who has come forward to offer assistance to our students displaced by #UCTFire. 18 Apr 2021
‘Proud moment’ as UCT launches first Sesotho open-access book Dr Rethabile Possa-Mogoera, the head of UCT’s African Languages and Literatures section, has authored the universityʼs first open-access indigenous language book. 16 Apr 2021
Tackling youth unemployment: What works, what doesn't Study highlights lessons for economies struggling to recover from high structural unemployment.  15 Apr 2021 Republished
Risk factors and the prevention of depression UCT’s Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health hosted leading expert Professor Michael Berk in a discussion about the prevention of depression. 15 Apr 2021
New African Urban University project launched UCT’s Associate Professor Zarina Patel explained the thinking behind the WUN-funded New African Urban University at the recent launch of the project. 15 Apr 2021
Antibiotic resistance: ‘a faceless pandemic’ UCT’s Professor Marc Mendelson said that some bacteria have the ability to resist and evade antibiotics, leading to dangerous antibiotic resistance – and dramatic effects. 15 Apr 2021
VC’s Inaugural Lecture: Professor Isabelle Ansorge Professor Isabelle Ansorge presented a Vice-Chancellor’s Inaugural Lecture: “Teaching the many (50) shades of blue – while the world is changing its shade.” 14 Apr 2021
Teaching the many (50) shades of blue – while the world is changing its shade Professor Isabelle Ansorge is head of department and professor in the Department of Oceanography at the University of Cape Town. 14 Apr 2021
COVID-19: UCT math modeller makes her mark It’s been a non-stop rollercoaster ride for Dr Sheetal Silal since she joined the SA COVID-19 Modelling Consortium in its fight against the novel coronavirus. 14 Apr 2021
UCT professor heads Law and Society Association’s global activities portfolio The Law and Society Association, an interdisciplinary organisation for sociolegal scholars, has appointed UCT’s Professor Dee Smythe as its inaugural coordinator of global activities. 14 Apr 2021
Inaugural #RhodesMustFall Scholarship Public Lecture On 9 April, Emeritus Professor Njabulo S Ndebele presented the first #RhodesMustFall Scholarship Public Lecture. 14 Apr 2021
Hon doc for Daya Reddy Renowned mathematician and National Research Foundation A-rated scholar Emeritus Professor Daya Reddy received an honorary doctorate from Stellenbosch University. 13 Apr 2021
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