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VC’s Inaugural Lecture with Prof Abimbola Windapo The Vice-Chancellor’s Inaugural Lecture with Prof Abimbola Windapo from the Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment took place on Wednesday, 18 May 2022. 20 May 2022
Biological Diversity Day: Peri-urban living a ‘poisoned chalice’ for city’s caracals New research reveals bioaccumulation of pesticides in wildlife around the city’s urban fringes, endangering key predators, such as caracals. 20 May 2022
Construction projects require a targeted strategic formula to succeed During her inaugural lecture, UCT’s Professor Abimbola Windapo said construction projects require a unique, targeted strategic formula to succeed. 19 May 2022
How the pandemic has impacted our Sustainable Development Goals VC Prof Mamokgethi Phakeng takes stock in a post COVID-19 world where collaboration is essential to better a global community. 19 May 2022
New TB drug combination trial – hope for shorter treatment A new trial at the UCTLI involving a novel TB drug candidate BTZ-043 spells hope for TB patients. 19 May 2022
Building resilient foundations to prevent project failure Professor Abimbola Windapo is a professor in the Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment. 18 May 2022
UCT Parasport Club hosts inaugural blind football workshop The blind football workshop is an initiative of UCT’s Parasport Club and aims to drive inclusivity in sport. 18 May 2022
UCT to host Africa’s first design thinking conference The Hasso Plattner d-school Afrika at UCT will be hosting the prestigious d.confestival, the first design thinking event of its kind in Africa. 18 May 2022
International Museum Day: ‘Humanity’ exhibition reframes ‘origins’ story “Humanity” is a planned new permanent exhibition that will retell the story of evolution and human origins without the colonial paleoanthropological lens. 18 May 2022
UCT alumna jets to Juilliard to pursue master’s in music UCT alumna Siyasanga Charles has been accepted to complete her master’s in music at The Juilliard School in New York City. 16 May 2022
Far-reaching sustainable campus project launched at UCT UCT to use its campuses as living labs for collective innovation to reduce its environmental footprint via the vice-chancellor’s Khusela Ikamva Sustainable Campus Project. 16 May 2022
Celebrate Africa Day with the SRC UCT’s SRC will celebrate Africa Day with the theme: “No African country can achieve ultimate independence in isolation”. 16 May 2022
Prof Abimbola Windapo to present the next virtual VC Inaugural Lecture on 18 May 2022 The Vice-Chancellor’s Inaugural Lecture with Prof Abimbola Windapo from the Faculty of Engineering will take place on Wednesday, 18 May 2022. 13 May 2022
Giant fabric ‘intestine’ promotes culture of recycling on campus A trio of students have created a sculpture out of mutton cloth to raise awareness on the importance of recycling. 13 May 2022
UCT alum Justice Albie Sachs honoured by the Clooney Foundation for Justice The Clooney Foundation for Justice has named its inaugural awards after SA’s Justice Albie Sachs, who is also a UCT alum. 13 May 2022 Republished
Hands-on lesson in conservation for UCT students in Antarctica UCT student Madina Mothupi talks about her experience as part of the 2041 ClimateForce Antarctica Expedition: 150 young leaders from 38 nations, tackling climate change. 13 May 2022
Newly launched i2i helps young researchers negotiate IP process Patenting and commercialisation help is at hand for UCT’s young innovators through RCandI’s new From Idea to Impact (i2i) programme. 12 May 2022
Centre for African Studies Gallery hosts African-inspired feminism exhibition “Feminism ya Mang, Feminism Yethu, Feminish Yani” is conceptualised by UCT alumna Masechaba Moloi and Samantha Modisenyane. 10 May 2022
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