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Nobel Laureate Professor Abhijit Banerjee delivers open lecture Professor Abhijit Banerjee returns to UCT to deliver an open lecture on Wednesday, 13 March. 05 Mar 2024
World TB Day art exhibition As part of the efforts to raise public awareness on TB, CIDRI-Africa will be hosting an art exhibition at the Institute of Infectious Disease & Molecular Medicine. 17 Mar 2022
Jammie Shuttle renamed UCT Shuttle The Jammie Shuttle has been renamed the UCT Shuttle. 10 Mar 2022
The Baxter’s Zabalaza Theatre Festival is here This month the Baxter Theatre will open its doors for the annual Zabalaza Theatre Festival under strict COVID-19 guidelines. 18 Mar 2021
UCT opens new fund United States-based supporters can now join other ‘Friends of UCT’. 18 Mar 2020
OIC training initiatives 2020 UCT students and staff are encouraged to get involved in a range of training and education initiatives run by the Office for Inclusivity & Change. 13 Mar 2020
Top universities led by women – UCT ranked 26th The Times Higher Education has revealed that just 39 of its top 200 institutions for 2020 are currently led by women – and UCT is ranked 26th. 11 Mar 2020
Diver24 a ‘great success’ The annual diving marathon held on Saturday, 7 March, raised more than R50 000 for three local charities. 10 Mar 2020
A safe space to think about transformation Interested in transformation? Then the OIC’s Think Space, which starts on Friday, 6 March, is the place for you ─ any and all of you. 03 Mar 2020
Rainbow UCT’s trans solidarity march Rainbow UCT is calling on all members of the university community to join them as they march in solidarity with the trans community on Wednesday. 25 Mar 2019
Original children’s shows at the Baxter The Baxter Theatre Centre is presenting two beautiful and original children’s shows for one week only, starting tomorrow, 26 March. 25 Mar 2019
CFMS honours project wins a SAFTA A documentary created as part of an honours project in UCT’s Centre for Film and Media Studies has won a SAFTA for Best Student Film. 22 Mar 2019
Lifetime Achievement Award for Dizu Plaatjies Dizu Plaatjies, UCT’s head of African Music, has been awarded a ministerial Lifetime Achievement – Heritage Presentation Award by the provincial Cultural Affairs and Sport department. 15 Mar 2019
Mother City Comedy Festival A festival for “comedy connoisseurs” is what’s promised by the organisers of the Mother City Comedy Festival, at the Baxter Studio Theatre from 19 to 31 March. 12 Mar 2019
Bespoke silk squares go on show Stern on Silk, an exhibition of bespoke silk squares designed by Louis Jansen van Vuuren, goes on show at the Irma Stern Museum from 18:00 tomorrow, 12 March. 11 Mar 2019
Ambroise Wonkam Inaugural Lecture UCT’s Professor Ambroise Wonkam, Health Sciences deputy dean of research, will discuss the clinical applications of DNA technology in his Vice-Chancellor’s Inaugural Lecture on Wednesday. 11 Mar 2019
Annual Steve Lawn Memorial Lecture National Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi will deliver the annual Steve Lawn Memorial Lecture on Tuesday, 02 April, at the UCT Medical School. 07 Mar 2019
UCT students to meet Nobel laureates Four UCT students are among 20 top young South African scientists selected to attend a prestigious Nobel laureate meeting in Germany in June. 06 Mar 2019
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