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Trojan Horse Massacres: ‘It’s like it never happened’ Three prominent members of the UCT community reflect on the Trojan Horse Massacres and the tragic events that unfolded 35 years ago. 16 Oct 2020
Visit the Irma Stern Museum on its new website Closed since lockdown began, the Irma Stern Museum has launched a new website to allow fans, old and new, to enjoy the museum online. 16 Oct 2020
Rhodes’ Distinguished Alumni Award for Robert Morrell UCT social scientist and gender and masculinities scholar Dr Robert Morrell has been awarded a Rhodes University 2020 Distinguished Alumni Award. 16 Oct 2020
The Trojan Horse Massacre: ‘We had stones; they had bullets’ Four prominent members of the UCT community reflect on the Trojan Horse Massacre and the tragic events that unfolded 35 years ago. 15 Oct 2020
Virtual staff assembly: difficult year provides useful lessons The UCT executive hosted an online staff assembly to discuss and respond to questions about the challenges of 2020 and the university’s plans for 2021. 15 Oct 2020
‘I take your hopes as my instruction’ Amina Mohammed, the deputy secretary-general of the United Nations, delivered this year’s third UCT Vice-Chancellor’s Open Lecture on Wednesday, 14 October. 15 Oct 2020
Construction begins on new d-school building A new home for Africa’s first school dedicated to design thinking is officially under construction on UCT’s middle campus. 14 Oct 2020
A fishy backyard lockdown tale Lockdown has taught us all many lessons about making do at home, even fly-fishers like UCT’s Dr Rob Little. 14 Oct 2020
COVID-19 multitool opens communal doors, taps A novel multitool designed by a UCT electrical engineering team will make opening doors and taps much safer for communities who rely on communal facilities. 14 Oct 2020
Students’ talk show reimagines news Two UCT postgraduates have developed and produced a talk show that takes a feminist approach to news that unpacks tough topics in an accessible way. 14 Oct 2020
Podcast series ‘dissects’ racism in clinical practice The first of a series of podcasts organised by several UCT societies aims to be a springboard for building a more transformed healthcare sector. 13 Oct 2020
Staff urged to be compassionate without compromising teaching quality UCT VC, Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng, says that the university is ready for the end-of-year exams. 13 Oct 2020 Republished
Global citizenship: ‘Experiencing the world outside my bubble’ A virtual global citizenship course hosted by UCT and Wits reflects how and what students think about citizenship, social justice and social change. 13 Oct 2020
UCT Plus recognises rocketing COVID-19 student volunteerism UCT students who have been volunteering at the COVID-19 front lines will now have their efforts formally recognised on their academic transcripts. 12 Oct 2020
Res4Res winners’ creative works speak out Women students took the laurels in the Res4Res Virtual Festival 2020, with creative works that highlight sociopolitical issues in South Africa. 08 Oct 2020
‘We need to realign computer science with societal needs’ In his inaugural lecture, Professor Hussein Suleman proposed that a return to its roots would result in computer science providing increased value for society. 08 Oct 2020
Social Responsiveness Award: a unique study on youth and HIV Dr Rebecca Hodes has won UCT’s Social Responsiveness Award for a unique, collaborative study on youth vertically infected with HIV. 08 Oct 2020
TLC2020: teaching as a form of social responsiveness A panel discussion at UCT’s Teaching and Learning Conference 2020 showcased the work of four academics who use their teaching as a form of social responsiveness. 07 Oct 2020
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