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Year in review UCT is not only a set of buildings and lecture theatres. The students, staff, friends and colleagues make the university what it is – one of the top higher education institutions in the world. With that in mind, we celebrate the best moments of the UCT community in 2017. 22 Dec 2017
50th anniversary of the first human heart transplant This weekend UCT celebrates the 50th anniversary of the world’s first human heart transplant, which took place at Groote Schuur Hospital. 29 Nov 2017
VC’s Concert The annual Vice-Chancellor’s Concert featured performances by the talented students of the South African College of Music, and took place over three nights in the Baxter Concert Hall. 21 Nov 2017
Spring Spring is a time for new beginnings: it’s the ultimate push to complete the academic year on a productive note. Robyn Walker took a stroll on campus to capture the beauty of this changing season. 17 Oct 2017
Silent Protest The Silent Protest Cape Town, which was organised by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation in collaboration with the UCT Sexual Assault Response Team and UCT Survivors, took place at the university on Tuesday, 29 August 2017. The protest seeks to highlight the scourge of gender-based violence in South Africa ... 30 Aug 2017
Jubilation at July graduation Just over 800 graduands, including more than 100 PhDs, received their degrees at the 14 July graduation ceremonies. Robyn Walker and Je’nine May were there to capture the elation and celebrations. 20 Jul 2017
Fashion UCT-style In celebration of the rich diversity on campus, Robyn Walker and Michael Hammond went out to try and capture something of the beauty and uniqueness of UCT’s students and their individual sense of style. 03 Jul 2017
Traces and Tracks South African photographer Paul Weinberg has spent more than 30 years making vital visual documents in San communities across southern Africa. Traces and Tracks offers a view into the lives he encountered during his journeys. 19 Jun 2017
Fresh lens With a late start to the 2017 academic year, campus is not yet its usual bustling self. Robyn Walker, the new photographic intern an UCT's newsroom, looks at the quiet university from a fresh perspective. 13 Jun 2017
Femme in Public “Femme in Public” is a creative collaborative fashion protest that kicked off with a fierce and unapologetic bang when US performance artist/activist/poet Alok Vaid-Menon joined forces with some of South Africa’s trans and gender-non-conforming artists. 13 Jun 2017
A grand occasion Jameson Hall was buzzing with graduands and proud parents over the last week as 4500 graduands were capped during a bumper six-day schedule of graduations. This completed the delayed 2016 graduation season. 01 May 2017
Mapping a temple Professor Heinz Ruther and the Zamani project team are digitally mapping the Sula-mani-gu-hpaya temple in Bagan, Myanmar, to aid restoration efforts after it was damaged in an earthquake last year. 26 Apr 2017
O-Week 2017 O-Week introduces first-year students to UCT, with orientation programmes running in faculties, residences and university service offices. But more than this, it’s a chance for them to join sport clubs and student societies and to get to know their fellow freshers. 14 Mar 2017
Framing water's future Alexander Oelofse, a final-year photography student in the Michaelis School of Fine Art, presented the following photographs as part of the annual graduate exhibition. His images consider what the future holds for water. 03 Jan 2017
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