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Ed February wins Hamilton Naki Award Associate Professor Edmund February has been honoured for “achieving world-class research performance despite considerable challenges”. 29 Sep 2018
Mini Summer School primes future students Mini versions of UCT’s evergreen Summer School are introducing grade 11 and 12 learners to a menu of new subjects – and possible study and career choices. 28 Sep 2018
UCT scientists shine at NRF awards UCT scientists did the university proud as they scooped 11 of the 37 honours conferred at the 2018 National Research Foundation Annual Awards. 28 Sep 2018
On the front line against rape and sexual assault UCT has trained a new cohort of committed carers from within its community to be on after-hours call for rape or sexual assault cases. 28 Sep 2018
Inter-varsity sporting clash It promises to be a sporting weekend of note when UCT teams face off against their opponents from Stellenbosch, UWC and CPUT at 2018 Sporting Inter-Varsity. 27 Sep 2018
Hockey star set for Youth Olympics UCTʼs star first-team hockey goalie Nepo Serage is off to Argentina next month to represent South Africa at the Youth Olympic Games. 27 Sep 2018
UCT leapfrogs up through world rankings UCT jumped an impressive 15 places in the latest 2019 World University Rankings, and remains tops on the continent. 27 Sep 2018
Ending the unfinished Foreshore freeways impasse Vested interests must give way to genuine consensus building if there is any hope for the completion of Cape Town’s iconic unfinished freeways. 26 Sep 2018 Republished
Unbanned books now important historical artefacts Voices that were once suppressed and silenced by South Africa’s oppressive apartheid regime are being celebrated during UCT’s Banned Books Week event. 25 Sep 2018
THE World University Rankings 2019: transformation under way Young people are rightly impatient for change, so UCT is using their input to reshape the curriculum and more, says Vice-Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng. 25 Sep 2018 Republished
Dignifying Sarah Baartman The new Sarah Baartman exhibition at the Ritchie Gallery offers an opportunity to dignify and commemorate the woman who was abused in the name of science. 21 Sep 2018
Dagga law details now up to Parliament The Constitutional Court’s cannabis judgment now requires a “humane and rational” system to regulate the product, says UCT drug policy expert Anine Kriegler. 21 Sep 2018 Republished
Lights, camera, action … UCT offers a life-changing opportunity for aspirant film-makers from across Africa to propel themselves into a career in the movie world. 18 Sep 2018
State capture inquiry: speed is of the essence If the commission of inquiry into state capture doesn’t move fast enough, it risks being compromised by deposed former President Jacob Zuma’s fightback campaign. 18 Sep 2018 Republished
Water: the most precious resource of all The days of taking water for granted are over, with individuals and industry equally responsible for protecting this most precious of all resources. 17 Sep 2018
PhDs in just three minutes With only a three-minute deadline, it was a case of “ready, steady, go” as students compacted their 80 000-word PhDs into snappy, accessible presentations. 17 Sep 2018
International dancers open Baxter festival Baxter Dance Festival 2018 promises the return of some festival favourites with fresh compositions, along with new work from as far afield as London and Ethiopia. 14 Sep 2018
Poverty drives demand for “fake food” Foreign spaza shop owners are unfairly bearing the brunt of the politicisation of the debate around the increase in counterfeit food sales in South Africa. 14 Sep 2018 Republished
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