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UCT a major player in African Academy of Scientists The African Academy of Scientists has outlined its work in developing researchers who are helping to tackle disease and other challenges facing the continent. 19 Jul 2018

Drifting kelp raises warning for warming Antarctica A new paper shows that kelp carrying ‘rafting’ species drifted more than 25 000 km to reach Antarctica, raising alarm over biological invasions as the ice continent warms. 18 Jul 2018

Translanguaging: Facilitating multilingual teaching English, as the primary medium of teaching at UCT, is making way for the addition of other languages as the university continues to embrace multilingualism. 17 Jul 2018

Mine closures: Addressing the fallout Interventions are essential to assist communities left devastated by South Africa’s mining downturn, which has seen 6 000 mines abandoned in the past two decades. 16 Jul 2018 Republished

Successfully fighting fake news Winning the battle against fake news will take a combination of both technology and people power, so make sure you flag it when you see it. 13 Jul 2018 Republished

UCT team wins national hackathon A team of four UCT Information Systems honours students won the 2018 Discovery Graduate Hackathon for a system designed to connect informal workers with potential employers. 13 Jul 2018

Teen TB vaccine trial offers new hope Revaccination of teens with the Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine they first got as babies could be key to driving down South Africa’s shocking tuberculosis rates. 13 Jul 2018

A sharper focus on cyber security The Cyber Security Symposium Africa held at UCT this week brought together security experts to share knowledge and ideas, and identify potential collaborations. 12 Jul 2018

Water-sensitive design win UCT master’s student Boipelo Madonsela has won an award for the Most Promising Research for her work on integrating water-sensitive design into the urban environment. 10 Jul 2018

Sixth annual July School a success The LSE–UCT July School offers participants an opportunity to learn about Africa from within Africa, and gain insights into issues relevant to the continent. 10 Jul 2018

Calls to ease water restrictions premature Western Cape dams may be over 50% full, but that’s still not a good enough reason to immediately ease water restrictions says UCT’s Kevin Winter. 10 Jul 2018

SHAWCO AGM: Celebrating volunteerism As SHAWCO nears its 75th anniversary, the annual general meeting reflected on the past year and celebrated volunteerism in its many forms. 09 Jul 2018

A decolonial history of food Colonialism permeates language, knowledge and culture as well as the foods we plant (and eat), both at a subsistence level and for the marketplace. 09 Jul 2018

Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance launched UCT’s new Vice-Chancellor, Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng, has launched the Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance to support excellence in leadership in Africa. 06 Jul 2018

Challenging the middle-class comfort zone South Africans are being invited to check their privilege, courtesy of a new income comparison tool created by UCT economists. 06 Jul 2018

UCT crowns M&G’s top 200 UCT is well represented on the annual Mail & Guardian 200 Young South Africans list, with 51 of these exceptional people being university staff, students or alumni. 06 Jul 2018

Prof Reddy to lead International Science Council UCT mathematician Professor Daya Reddy has been elected as president of the newly formed International Science Council (ISC). 05 Jul 2018

Wellcome Fellowship could produce new TB vaccine Protection of South African healthcare workers from highly infectious tuberculosis is central to the work of UCT’s prestigious Wellcome Fellowship winner Dr Muki Shey. 05 Jul 2018

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