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Global leader is new Ikey Tigers president UCT alumnus and respected global business leader Neville Isdell has been named the new president of the UCT Rugby Football Club. 29 Mar 2019
Cultivating a health-conscious community Community-based organisation Sisonke Association of Friends, in partnership with UCT’s Division of Family Medicine, has hosted Gugulethu’s first Health and Wellness Fair. 29 Mar 2019
Prevention still better than ‘cure’ The second-ever HIV “cure” case is a triumph for medical science, but it’s not the answer for the 36.9 million people living with the virus. 29 Mar 2019 Republished
Prof Rybicki named UCT’s most prolific inventor Professor Rybicki has been recognised and rewarded by the National Intellectual Property Office (NIPMO) for his innovative work. 29 Mar 2019
Rating system improves working conditions on digital platforms UCT researchers were part of the team that created the first-ever rating system for working conditions on digital platforms, and it is already showing results. 29 Mar 2019
‘Never let a good crisis go to waste’ ACDI experts played an integral role in the Cape Town Drought Response Learning Initiative, officially launched this week as a reminder of the city’s brush with Day Zero. 28 Mar 2019
‘Powerful drama’ returns to the Baxter The Magnet Theatre’s award-winning production Every Year, Every Day, I am Walking returns to the Baxter for a short run from 3 to 13 April. 28 Mar 2019
Making SA’s climate-change strategies work UCT’s Professor Harald Winkler hailed a new tool published in Nature Climate Change as critical to help countries like South Africa build relevant climate-change strategies. 28 Mar 2019
Protecting the heart of South Africa’s water supply Only 13% of South Africa's strategic water source areas are legally protected. Amanda Mkhonza, an environmental law lecturer at UCT, is determined to change that. 27 Mar 2019
Climate change a ‘must’ for MBA curriculum Climate change must be urgently included in the core MBA curriculum because relying on government action is not enough, professors at the world’s top business schools agree. 27 Mar 2019
Balancing the global economy of knowledge The authority of northern-centred knowledge formation continues to grow, but the global south is showing significant evidence of change and contestation. 26 Mar 2019 Republished
Meet Baleka, Africa’s first two-legged robot Baleka – a jumping, two-legged robot developed at UCT – is helping researchers figure out new ways for robots to move and inspire young scientists. 25 Mar 2019
Retired UCT academic wins ‘Nobel’ water prize International river-flow expert and retired UCT academic Dr Jackie King is the first SA woman to win the prestigious Stockholm Water Prize, the water community’s Nobel equivalent. 22 Mar 2019 Republished
Miss SA helps break the TB stigma To help #BreakTheStigma, Miss SA Tamaryn Green returned to the place where her battle against TB began. 22 Mar 2019
African puppet premiere The African premiere of Save the Pedestals, a collaboration with the Handspring Puppet Company and Halle Puppet Theatre, kicks off at the Baxter on 28 March. 22 Mar 2019
Young UCT researchers working with top climate scientists Two young UCT scientists are among the authors of the next major climate report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). 22 Mar 2019
100UP learners get a taste of university life Three specially selected Summer School lectures have given 100 grade 12 learners from Khayelitsha a taste of what first year at university might be like. 20 Mar 2019
Giant leap for student start-up The UCT tech start-up platform Zaio now offers a more streamlined approach to doing business with the launch of its fully automated system. 20 Mar 2019
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