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SA women ‘not ready’ for leadership positions? The GSB’s Developing Women in Leadership programme will give women tools to build confidence, develop a leadership presence and build relationships. 21 Jun 2017
Research that affirms and disrupts Hoping to drive affirming research that disrupts problematic narratives, master’s student Sorrel Pitcher facilitated a PhotoVoice project with a group of trans young adults. 21 Jun 2017
UCT graduates a cut above the rest The May 2017 graduate exit survey highlights high rates of employment for UCT graduates, as well as promising increases in postgraduate enrolment. 21 Jun 2017
Life on Earth in five weeks UCT’s eighth massive open online course takes participants on a journey through the past five mass extinctions that shaped Earth’s biodiversity. 20 Jun 2017
Art and the township ICA national fellow Mandisi Sindo is prompting conversations about black art and black artists in the South African space. 20 Jun 2017
South Africa has failed its young people. What can be done about it? Two decades after Apartheid and 50% of youth are still without jobs. A recently launched web tool gives policymakers a deeper understanding of youth populations in different local communities. 19 Jun 2017
Top award for alum’s short film on Philippines drug war Alumnus and multimedia journalist Shaun Swingler has won a top award for Nanlaban , his short film on Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte’s controversial war on drugs. 19 Jun 2017
The state of SA’s youth The new Youth Explorer tool gives detailed insights into the wellbeing of SA’s young people, specifically those between 15 and 24 years of age. 16 Jun 2017
Celebrating the flowing waterways Over 80 paddlers joined the Peninsula Paddle last Sunday to celebrate the recent rainfall and refreshment that this brought to Cape Town’s waterways. 13 Jun 2017
The universe as never seen before Iziko Museums in partnership with UCT, among others, has built a multifunctional planetarium and digital dome that brings data to life in an immersive visualisation. 13 Jun 2017
Birds, binoculars and biodiversity UCT ornithologist Professor Peter Ryan heads up a Centre of Excellence, is an A-rated researcher and convenes a globally ranked subject. 13 Jun 2017
Media postgraduates’ sprint through data to tackle spatial inequality In a first for the Centre for Film and Media Studies, this year’s postgraduates presented their initial findings barely a month after starting their research. 13 Jun 2017
UCT Kickboxing Club takes off Jade Adams, a pilot in the South African Air Force and a mechanical engineering student, started the UCT Kickboxing Club in 2016. 13 Jun 2017
Heading out to sea Professor Isabelle Ansorge, head of UCT’s Department of Oceanography, is leading the way in promoting diversity in marine education. 13 Jun 2017
Digsconnect: safe student accommodation Alexandria Procter, UCT alumnus and founder of Digsconnect, took a look at student accommodation and decided that the current models weren’t working. 12 Jun 2017
GSB case study competition win A case study on the successful turnaround at K-Way won top honours at the annual Emerald / Association of African Business Schools (AABS) Case Study Competition. 09 Jun 2017
Hot birds in trouble In the face of climate change, some birds in hot, arid zones like the Kalahari are working harder to stay cool – with implications for their survival. 09 Jun 2017
School’s in for the winter The arts, cutting-edge genetic research and the mysteries of the universe – the very first Winter School programme has these and more. 09 Jun 2017
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