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SRC’s AfriFund fashion show raises over R2 million Proceeds from the recent SRC fashion show will go towards clearing African international students’ debt. 26 Oct 2022
UCT Leadership Academy Colloquium The colloquium took place on 14 October, with the second part taking place on 21 October – the theme being “Mapping Learning Pathways for the Realisation of Graduate Attributes”. 20 Oct 2022
Celebrating Heritage Month the International Office way UCT’s International Office celebrated Heritage Month with soccer tournaments, food and music. 11 Oct 2022
Launch of the UCT Conversation Series: A focus on anti-racism UCT is launching its Conversation Series, with a focus on anti-racism, on 24 October. 11 Oct 2022
The Baxter launches a series of live summer garden concerts The Baxter Theatre is launching a series of live summer concerts, Sun-Set@Baxter, in the newly landscaped Baxter Garden from this November. 29 Oct 2021
UCT’s Department of English Language and Literature launches The Writers’ Seminar Acclaimed South African writer Damon Galgut will be the first guest in a new series of seminars hosted by the Department of English Language and Literature at UCT. 20 Oct 2021
UCT launches Design Thinking in STEM short course In partnership with Siemens Stiftung, UCT’s Hasso Plattner School of Design Thinking has launched a six-week Design Thinking in STEM programme. 19 Oct 2021
Is Africa ready to manufacture its own vaccines? On the 26th October 2021, “Vaccines in Africa from Africa” will take a deep-dive look at the continent’s capacity for developing and manufacturing vaccines. 18 Oct 2021
Join the 2021 Climate Transparency Report launch The Climate Transparency Report 2021 is a collaborative effort involving G20 countries. The launch takes place on Thursday, 14 October. 11 Oct 2021
VC Phakeng joins inaugural Bristol Illustrious Visiting Professorship event The inaugural Bristol Illustrious Visiting Professorship (BIVP) event will take place on 20 October. 04 Oct 2021
Mobile app for UCT’s Jammie Shuttle Users of the Jammie Shuttle mobile app can now access the campus bus serviceʼs schedules and other information at a click of a button. 16 Oct 2020
Staff awards: nominate colleagues or apply now Time is running out to nominate colleagues or apply for one of three Vice-Chancellor’s Excellence Awards. 09 Oct 2020
Social Responsiveness Award nominations are open Nominations for UCT’s prestigious Social Responsiveness Award are open, and university staff are encouraged to nominate their peers. 09 Oct 2020
A space to think about anti-racist practice The Office for Inclusivity and Change’s think space on anti-racist practice will take place on Friday, 16 October. 02 Oct 2020
Infecting the City 2019 UCT’s Institute for Creative Arts has again teamed up with curator Jay Pather to transform Cape Town through Infecting the City 2019, from 18 to 24 November. 24 Oct 2019
Careers Service a SAGEA awards finalist UCT has been shortlisted for the “Best Career Fair” and “Best Career Service” awards in the 2019 SAGEA awards. 10 Oct 2019
UCT hosts Sign Language seminar Ethics, practice and relevance of Sign Language will come under the microscope at the 2019 South African Sign Language Seminar this month. 08 Oct 2019
African Giganet honour for Gillwald The Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance’s Dr Alison Gillwald has become the first African executive member of the Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GigaNet). 07 Oct 2019
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