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UCT’s Brightest Young Minds 2017 A total of nine UCT students and alumni have been selected to take their place in the top 100 of the continent’s Brightest Young Minds. 19 Oct 2017
Student responds to Cape Town water crisis Nkosinathi Nkomo has used knowledge garnered in UCT’s Department of Civil Engineering to develop a more affordable grey-water irrigation system. 19 Oct 2017
Keeping blockchain booming in Africa To harness the power of blockchain technology for the continent, a new generation of highly skilled professionals is needed to drive its application. 19 Oct 2017
UCT’s new Fellows A “bumper crop” of academics were inducted into UCT’s prestigious College of Fellows this year at a ceremony held on Wednesday, 11 October. 18 Oct 2017
UCT rises in CWUR rankings UCT has been placed 259th in the 2017 Center for World University Rankings results – an improvement of six places since last year. 18 Oct 2017
‘What is gender-based violence to you?’ Temporary public artworks created by first-year fine art students on UCT’s main campus examined the intersection of art, public space and gender-based violence. 18 Oct 2017
Get behind waste management now! Poor adherence to separating wet waste and recyclable material is turning the campus waste management system into an ecological mess. Campus community commitment is needed urgently. 18 Oct 2017
Meet the President of Convocation Lorna Houston, who was elected as President of Convocation in February this year, has a big legacy project in mind for her two-year term. 17 Oct 2017
No quick fix for university crisis In the second of a three-part series, emeritus professor Ian Scott, former director of UCT’s Academic Development Programme, writes about challenges in higher education. 16 Oct 2017 Republished
GSB academic conference centre takes shape Work has started on the construction of a much-needed, state-of-the-art academic conference centre on UCT’s Graduate School of Business campus. 13 Oct 2017
Ocean Stewards inspired by ‘beach-bum extraordinaire’ A ‘beach-bum extraordinaire’ has teamed up with fellow marine scientists to generate a new wave of ocean stewards. Fred Kockott and Diony Lalieu report. 12 Oct 2017
Close the mental health treatment gap South Africa needs sustainable solutions to deal with its mental health treatment gap, delegates heard at a roundtable discussion ahead of World Mental Health Day today. 10 Oct 2017
Tutu’s activism for justice shows how theology can be made real John de Gruchy writes about Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu’s theology. 10 Oct 2017
Africa’s largest eagle in free fall The population of Martial Eagles, Africa’s largest eagle species, may be heading towards extinction – this according to a UCT study based on changes in sighting rates. 10 Oct 2017
Without success, access will fail In the first of a three-part series, emeritus professor Ian Scott, former director of UCT’s Academic Development Programme, writes about academic access. 10 Oct 2017 Republished
Three Minute Thesis UCT’s second Three Minute Thesis competition saw 14 PhD students take to the stage to present their research, briefly, to a non-specialist audience. 09 Oct 2017
Intervening in abusive relationships We need to engage with men who are violent, instead of continuing to reinforce notions that women are to blame, says Associate Professor Floretta Boonzaier. 06 Oct 2017
Residence renamed after education activist Harold Cressy UCT has renamed Palm Court residence in Mowbray after Harold Cressy, the country’s first graduate of colour who qualified at the South African College in 1910. 05 Oct 2017
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