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Law faculty honours ‘best in legal fraternity’ UCT’s Law faculty has renamed some of its infrastructure after towering law scholars Victoria Mxenge, Bram Fischer and Pius Langa. 06 Jun 2023

Celebrating Africa Day at MASHA Prof Sheetal Silal welcomed the student cohort and staff of UCT’s MASHA to celebrate Africa Day and reflect on what it means to be African. 06 Jun 2023

‘Go forth and build your dreams’, UCT student urges youth Sukainah McCabe, a fourth-year social work student, uses her social and community activism to empower youth living in under-resourced communities. 05 Jun 2023 Youth Month

Our most effective interventions are immunological – Prof Elizabeth Mayne UCT’s head of the Division of Immunology in the Faculty of Health Sciences, Professor Elizabeth Mayne, stressed the consequences of not keeping up with immunology and how it affects people. 02 Jun 2023

UCT ranks 9th in the world for SDG 6: clean water and sanitation UCT is in the top 200 universities worldwide in the 2023 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings, with four areas ranked in the top 100. 02 Jun 2023

UCT launches the ‘University of the Future’ project On 31 May 2023, UCT set the stage for a groundbreaking initiative with the launch of the ‘University of the Future’ (UoF) project which was held at the Hasso Plattner d-school Afrika on UCT's Middle Campus. 01 Jun 2023

UCT to house South Africa’s first youth violence-prevention centre The centre will develop Afrocentric, evidence-based strategies and interventions to fight crime. 01 Jun 2023

Dr Stuart Saunders Lecture: The Nine Circles of Scholarship Distinguished Professor Philippe-Joseph Salazar presented the third Dr Stuart John Saunders Lecture, titled ‘The Nine Circles of Scholarship’ at Groote Schuur Hospital on 22 May. 29 May 2023

‘A growing swamp’ – Dysfunction and corruption threaten SA’s universities Corruption and dysfunction threaten the future of South African universities – and generations of students. This was the message of a Summer School Extension Series talk. 26 May 2023

New research on Sutherland Nine remains digs deeper into their lives, deaths New research has dug deeper into and revealed insights into the lives of the Sutherland Nine, who were donated unethically to UCT in the 1920s. 25 May 2023

UCT RDA collaborates with ACU to launch second Commonwealth Futures Climate Research cohort UCT’s Researcher Development Academy has been appointed as a training partner for the Association of Commonwealth Universities second Commonwealth Futures Climate Research cohort. 25 May 2023

SA’s ‘Science Oscars’ names UCT finalists In acknowledgement of their groundbreaking work in the fields of science, engineering and technology, 12 UCT scientists have been selected as finalists for the 2022/2023 NSTF-South32 Awards. 25 May 2023

STEMinists: Latest edition of UCT Anti-racism Conversation Series focuses on women in STEM The UCT Anti-racism Conversation Series continues, with the latest event focused on African women in the STEM fields. 19 May 2023

Climate change to push species over abrupt tipping points Climate change is likely to abruptly push species over tipping points as their geographic ranges reach unforeseen temperatures, finds a new study co-led by a UCT researcher. 19 May 2023

Water vulnerability highlighted in UCT’s new mural UCT researchers recently teamed up with Interfer to create a new mural visualising the stories of local community members’ experiences of water. 18 May 2023

‘Find your scholarly voice’ – new RLP cohort advised Guest speaker Prof Stella Nkomo shared experiences from her academic journey with the 2023 Research Leadership Programme cohort of mid-career women academics. 18 May 2023

Of thick books, dreams and robotic dogs – UCT’s Open Day attracts multitudes UCT was buzzing on Open Day 2023 after a two-year hiatus following COVID-19 restrictions. The annual academic fair is aimed at learners in Grade 10, 11 and 12, their families and teachers. 18 May 2023

UCT ranks in top 1.4% of universities worldwide UCT has been named the top university in Africa in the Center for World University Rankings. 16 May 2023

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