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Gearing up for exams
Settling down to study, then concentrating intensely during the actual exam, takes skill and focus – but the effort is definitely worth the reward.
15 Oct 2018
The power to persevere
Megan Anley’s Ironman 70.3 almost ended when she was knocked off her bicycle, but a perspective shift gave her the courage to complete the race.
15 Oct 2018
Mobile security in the spotlight
October is Cybersecurity Month, and the Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT) is focusing on mobile security to help UCT protect data and improve safety online.
15 Oct 2018
How we put African urbanism on the map
Professor Edgar Pieterse explains how the African Centre for Cities has gained a global reputation as a leading knowledge centre on global urbanism.
15 Oct 2018
Khoisan skeletons to be returned home
UCT is working with the community of Sutherland to return the skeletal remains of nine people to their descendants, in a move to remedy the injustices of the past.
12 Oct 2018
New social compact key to job creation
South Africa needs a coherent, developmental social compact if the fourth and latest in a series of job summits is to effect real change for its unemployed citizens.
12 Oct 2018
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Four new Fellows for UCT
UCT’s College of Fellows event on Wednesday 10 October saw citations for four new Fellows and six Young Researcher awards.
12 Oct 2018
ʻHuman irrelevance’ in a new automated world
The University of Johannesburg’s Professor Tshilidzi Marwala unpacked the social impact of the fourth industrial revolution in the first lecture of the new Vice-Chancellor’s Open Lecture Series.
11 Oct 2018
Students tackle red tape around work permits
UCT’s international students got some solid advice from immigration lawyer Gary Eisenberg about how a new ministerial directive in respect of permanent residence will affect them.
11 Oct 2018
ASSAf honours for four UCT scientists
UCT professors Kelly Chibale, Virna Leaner, Kevin Naidoo and Linda-Gail Bekker are among South Africa’s leading scholars and scientists honoured this week by the prestigious Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf).
11 Oct 2018
UK charity raises millions for UCT
The University of Cape Town Trust, a United Kingdom registered charity, has been building support for UCT in the UK and Europe for nearly 30 years.
11 Oct 2018
Music holds the key to historical human interaction
Researchers bring some of their findings to life in an unprecedented musical and artistic production.
10 Oct 2018
Coping with exam stress
A few lifehacks can ease the pressure around exams, but thereʼs also plenty of help available around the clock for students feeling overwhelmed by stress.
10 Oct 2018
‘Life-changing’ climate change report
Southern African countries must confront the fact that they are at the highest risk for global warming and drying, warns UCT climate change expert Professor Mark New.
10 Oct 2018
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Umthombo: new edition out now
The second edition of UCT’s research magazine Umthombo showcases the breadth and depth of research being conducted at the university.
10 Oct 2018
Graduation for SHAWCO Saturday School learners
Matric pupils from Cape Townʼs disadvantaged communities who have completed SHAWCOʼs 2018 Saturday School Programme were congratulated at a ceremony held at UCT.
09 Oct 2018
VC’s first 100 days in office
Today, 9 October, marks Vice-Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng’s first 100 days at the helm of Africa’s leading university.
09 Oct 2018
No compromise on research-intensive universities
Diverting resources from research-intensive universities will do nothing to enhance the higher education system, say the vice-chancellors of two of the country’s top institutions.
08 Oct 2018
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