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Only authorised students and staff may return to campus Only a small group of invited students and staff with letters of authority and health clearance certification will be permitted to return to campus. 07 Jul 2020
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
MOU signed with the University of Massachusetts A memorandum of understanding was signed between the University of Cape Town and the University of Massachusetts on Monday, 23 July. 26 Jul 2018
Financial maths duo’s big win Two financial maths master’s students helped their international team clinch a coveted trophy by solving an investment problem for a Zurich private markets firm. 25 Jul 2018
UCT welcomes Wikimania 2018 Around 700 of the best Wiki minds are Cape Town-bound, ready to do the hard work required to boost the African content on the popular knowledge platform. 09 Jul 2018
UCT hosts first gesture studies conference in Africa Emerging sign languages in Africa will be high on the agenda as signing and gesture experts from around the world meet in Cape Town this week. 05 Jul 2018
Know your status The Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation hopes to reach 500 people who find it difficult to access public clinics, through a health and welfare jamboree in Athlone this Saturday, 29 July 2017. 26 Jul 2017
Wasserman honoured by Humboldt Foundation Herman Wasserman, professor of media studies and director of the Centre for Film and Media Studies, has been awarded the prestigious Georg Forster Research Award by the Alexander Humboldt Foundation. 24 Jul 2017
#LearnActImpact initiative Two of UCT’s massive open online courses (MOOCs) have been handpicked by Coursera, the world’s largest MOOC platform, as featured courses on its newly launched #LearnActImpact initiative. 21 Jul 2017
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