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Young scientists seek solutions to South Africa’s higher education crisis
The South African Young Academy of Science has decided that it is time to speak out about the country’s higher education crisis. This is a summary of a statement formulated at the organisation’s 2016 general assembly in October.
17 Oct 2016
Republished
UCT staff petitions
Staff have spearheaded a number of petitions calling for peaceful engagement in debate and a cessation of violence on campus.
17 Oct 2016
#UCTOpen
The broader UCT community – including students, administrative staff, academic staff and parents – have voiced their views and opinions about the ongoing student protests on our campuses. These are the unedited questions that they are asking and messages that they would like to have heard.
17 Oct 2016
Science and decolonisation: a way backward
Emeritus Professor Tim Crowe responds to Professor Nicola Illing and Dr Alastair Sloan’s article about recent discussions around decolonisation in the sciences.
15 Oct 2016
Call for an urgent high-level summit
Members of the politics postgraduate student body have drafted a mission statement, published as an open letter, with their demands and concerns.
14 Oct 2016
Video: Message from the VC
31 Oct 2015
Exams to be held from 10 to 27 November 2015
Released: 19h10, 30 October 2015
30 Oct 2015
Of statues, symbolism, interdicts and insourcing! Where to next for UCT?
30 Oct 2015
EBE statement of solidarity
30 Oct 2015
VC calls for differentiated fee structure
30 Oct 2015
UCT abolishes outsourcing
29 Oct 2015
UCT NEHAWU JSSC Insourcing Agreement and Compact
Released: 08h00, 29 October 2015
29 Oct 2015
Update on UCT developments
Released: 14h00, 28 October 2015
28 Oct 2015
UCT agrees to principle of insourcing
Released: 09h30, 28 October 2015
28 Oct 2015
Statement from the Deans Advisory Committee of the Faculty of Health Sciences
Released: 08h00, 27 October 2015
27 Oct 2015
Council discussion of 24 October 2015
Released: 23h30, 25 October 2015
25 Oct 2015
Update from Saturday 24 October
Last updated: 16h20, 24 October 2015
24 Oct 2015
UCT Post-doctoral Association's #FeesMustFall solidarity statement
Released: 14h10, 24 October 2015
24 Oct 2015
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