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Motivating Mondays and Flourishing Fridays keep students on track UCT students’ Residence Mentor Council and the Academic Representative Council have teamed up to promote student well-being and success within the residence sector. 17 Mar 2023
Cracking the code: Strive’s latest windfall will help strengthen their offering With a $1.3 million in seed money to continue finding eclectic ways to teach coding to kids , UCT alumni Tamir Shklaz talks about Strive – the online coding platform he co-founded. 16 Mar 2023
Using land to understand human rights violations in Palestine and SA ‘Landwalks: Across Palestine and South Africa’ reflects on the issue of land as a lens to understand human rights violations. 15 Mar 2023
Big business and state capture: Step up and own up Former anti-apartheid activist Lord Peter Hain’s Summer School Extension Lecture highlighted big business’s role in state capture – and their lack of accountability. 15 Mar 2023
UCT’s HIV and TB hotline – serving healthcare workers, communities for 15 years Over the past 15 years the National HIV and TB Healthcare Worker hotline has fielded almost 70 000 calls from healthcare workers from all corners of South Africa. 15 Mar 2023
‘Going the extra mile takes you places’ The key to Nosipho Ntseke’s promotion from campus cleaner to secretary and administration assistant was doing a bit more than what her job description required. 14 Mar 2023
New UCT–Bristol professorship and fellowship programme launched The new UCT–Bristol professorship and fellowship exchange programme will advance Africa’s place in global knowledge production. 14 Mar 2023
HPV vaccinations crucial for people living with HIV During a belated HPV seminar, UCT’s Professor Anna-Lise Williamson recommended that all people living with HIV be vaccinated for HPV to reduce the burden of disease. 14 Mar 2023
UCT hosts Reinventing Higher Education Conference UCT hosted the 13th RHE Conference from 5 to 7 March. The conference gathered to address questions on the role of universities as global agents of innovation. 14 Mar 2023
UCT student makes a splash by winning water-based competition At the conclusion of the Wetskills Water Challenge 2023, UCT student Tariro Marekwa and her teammates emerged victorious. 13 Mar 2023
Towards transformation in higher education UCT hosted the 13th annual Reinventing Higher Education conference, themed ‘New Humans, New Society, New Higher Education’ from 5 to 7 March. 13 Mar 2023
Climate change app closes the gap between intention and action The Plaza is the place to be for the Climate Campaigners app launch on 15 March. Download the app, accept a challenge, and change the world. 13 Mar 2023
VC Open Lecture: Why studying humanities remains relevant Bristol University VC Prof Evelyn Welch asks and answers why studying humanities matters in a 21st-century university, and its influence on society. 10 Mar 2023
Making school cool again UCT’s Department of Student Affairs plans to empower, uplift and unleash human potential in university staff by helping those who don’t hold a matric certificate to obtain one. 10 Mar 2023
100UP Saturday Summer School: a lens on possibilities for disadvantaged learners The ramifications of UCT’s 100UP programme, which gives learners from local poor communities a leg up, are immeasurable, said Dr Medeé Rall. 09 Mar 2023
Long in the tooth: Ancient proteins illuminate deep-time species evolution Palaeoproteomics, the study of ancient proteins, is a potential game-changer for archaeologists and palaeontologists, allowing them to ‘see’ further back in time than ancient DNA. 07 Mar 2023
Blue Carpet Scholars laser focused on making a difference Students Shaneel Govind and Inge Meyer have a determination to contribute positively to this country once they graduate from UCT. 03 Mar 2023
Collaboration, leadership, failure – the mainstays of advancing leadership in global surgery The 2023 cohort of UCT’s Executive Leadership in Global Surgery programme were encouraged to collaborate, think out of the box, and embrace failure. 01 Mar 2023
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