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Silent protest to condemn GBV
As part of UCT’s #JustNo campaign against gender-based violence, the university will host a silent protest on 2 August from 12:00 outside Sarah Baartman Hall.
29 Jul 2019
Gadgets galore at UCT Techfest
The annual UCT Techfest is back on 7 and 8 August, and staff and students are invited to check out the very latest gadgets, devices and technology.
25 Jul 2019
TB Davie Memorial Lecture: Academic freedom
UCT’s annual TB Davie Memorial Lecture will be presented by Dr Steven Salaita and will examine the “myth” of academic freedom.
25 Jul 2019
Butler on Ramaphosa’s rise to president
On 29 July Professor Anthony Butler will give a Summer School Extension programme lecture on Cyril Ramaphosa’s road to the presidency.
23 Jul 2019
Book launch: Day Zero
The launch of Day Zero – One city’s response to a record-breaking drought, by Associate Professor Gina Ziervogel and science writer Leonie Joubert, takes place on 23 July.
22 Jul 2019
Inaugural lecture: Prof Adam Haupt
Professor Adam Haupt will deliver the third Inaugural Lecture of 2019, titled “Remixing scholarship: Hip hop, the humanities and knowledge production”, on 31 July.
18 Jul 2019
Eduroam now available at libraries across the city
UCT staff and students can now access Eduroam at 57 Cape Town libraries, allowing them to work there as if they were on campus.
10 Jul 2019
Baxter play tackles toxic masculinity
The second, revised instalment of the gritty #JustMen, which tackles the scourge of gender violence and toxic masculinity, is on at the Baxter from 17 July.
05 Jul 2019
Helping ‘Unleash’ UCT’s human potential
The Futures Think Tank’s hackathon on 10 July will kickstart a process to help UCT “Unleash” its human potential.
03 Jul 2019
Pregs Govender to open Women’s Month
Women’s Month at UCT opens on 1 August with a lecture by human rights activist and former MP Pregs Govender addressing “Insubordinate Leadership”.
02 Jul 2019
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