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Cape Town shows off scientific treasures It was a science bonanza at UCT’s Sports Centre in the second week of August as school-going investigators presented some amazing projects. 16 Aug 2017
Own your future with UCT Careers Festival The Careers Festival is a month-long bumper series of events, designed to help students meet potential employers and to become career ready. 16 Aug 2017
‘Universal emancipation, not a power reversal, is needed’ It is a tragic irony that many post-colonial movements and writers have begun to accept the premise of essential difference between peoples, argued Prof Vivek Chibber. 16 Aug 2017
New shrimp species has unique association with octopus Three new shrimp species have been discovered off Miller’s Point, False Bay – one living with a rare hermit crab and another cohabiting with an octopus. 15 Aug 2017
Mamdani to give TB Davie lecture Professor Mahmood Mamdani, global authority on decolonisation, will deliver the TB Davie Memorial Lecture on 22 August. His topic: decolonising the post-colonial university. 15 Aug 2017
Despair and depression at law school are real, and need attention Pursuing a professional degree can be extremely stressful for students, who often experience it as a time riddled with anxiety, uncertainty, fear and financial challenge. 15 Aug 2017 Republished
Opportunity on the high seas Oceanography student Eesaa Harris discovered more than he expected when he joined a voyage aboard the SA Agulhas II as part of the SEAmester programme. 15 Aug 2017
Dust storm Mars rover mission How do you drive the Mars rover? In a first-for-Africa mission, UCT student Samuel Anih piloted the rover using something slightly surprising. 15 Aug 2017
How can the state support survivors of sexual violence? How should the state ensure that survivors of sexual violence have access to the support they need? PhD candidate Ruth Nekura thinks integration is the answer. 15 Aug 2017
Songbird on call Bianca Kaiser has had some interesting conversations at the switchboard. It takes sangfroid to deal with body donors and serial screamers. Some days she’d rather be singing. 15 Aug 2017
Understanding South African media through a global lens What values should guide the South African media? How can the media best serve all of society? Herman Wasserman has dedicated his career to understanding – and answering – questions such as these. 15 Aug 2017
Crime-busting maggots: how insects can be the key to unlocking murder cases UCT's Division of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology is working with the police to ensure that evidence from insects makes it to the courts. 15 Aug 2017
Targeting tobacco harm in Africa and Asia Professor Corné van Walbeek is the principal investigator for South Africa in a new multinational research project to reduce tobacco-related harm in Africa and Asia. 14 Aug 2017
Motivating our learners A strong desire to better our communities is what drove a number of UCT staff and students to partner with Fezeka Secondary School in Gugulethu. 14 Aug 2017
UCT cricket coach headhunted by Windies Ryan Maron, who has coached UCT’s cricket team for six years, has recently been named as the West Indies fielding coach. 14 Aug 2017
Antarctic researchers break the ice Members of the multidisciplinary UCT Sea Ice Research Team braved harsh winter conditions to successfully launch the Antarctic Marginal Ice Zone Pilot Project. 11 Aug 2017
Award-winning photographer shoots what he lives Photos from Masixole Feni’s Ernest Cole-winning project A Drain on our Dignity have been on show at UCT’s Centre for African Studies Gallery since 3 August 2017. 10 Aug 2017
All-women UCT team wins tech competition Four UCT honours students are elated after winning the fourth annual GirlCode Hackathon – a 48-hour non-stop programming challenge – in Johannesburg over the weekend. 10 Aug 2017
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