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Commemorating the Jagger Library fire: UCT, DStv launch ‘Stories from the Ashes’ project
Who can forget Sunday, 18 April 2021? It was a day of unspeakable tragedy as University of Cape Town (UCT) staff, students and the rest of Cape Town watched as a runaway wildfire gutted large parts of campus, including the beloved and historic Jagger Library.
20 Apr 2023
Protest action on campus and other updates
The University of Cape Town (UCT) management has taken the necessary measures to respond to the unlawful protest action which broke out on campus on Monday, 17 April 2023.
19 Apr 2023
Student Wellness Drive and other updates
The University of Cape Town (UCT) Department of Student Affairs’ Student Wellness Service (SWS) will host its annual Wellness Drive from Thursday, 20 April.
19 Apr 2023
Commemorating Jagger Library: UCT, DStv launch ‘Stories from the Ashes’
On the second anniversary of the UCT fire, dignitaries from the university and partner organisations gathered to commemorate the Jagger Library and launch the ‘Stories from the Ashes’ project.
19 Apr 2023
The Future is Quantum – a random walk in the landscape of mathematical physics
Professor Jeff Murugan is in UCT’s Faculty of Science.
18 Apr 2023
Caregiving for older people perpetuates poverty and inequality in SA
UCT’s Assoc Prof Elena Moore has released preliminary research that focuses on understanding the meaning of family care for older people in southern Africa.
18 Apr 2023
UCT management responds to unlawful protest action
The University of Cape Town (UCT) management has taken the necessary measures to respond to the unlawful protest action which broke out on campus on Monday, 17 April 2023.
18 Apr 2023
Power up and join a walk around the Rondebosch Common
To keep fit and healthy, join the Disability Service unit and the Students with Disabilities Forum for a walk around the Rondebosch Common this weekend.
17 Apr 2023
Former VC’s early retirement from UCT
Chair of Council, Babalwa Ngonyama, writes to the UCT community about the former VC’s early retirement.
17 Apr 2023
UCT Council
UCT researcher involved in paper that rewrites the history of horse domestication in North America
When a large international group of archaeological researchers were looking for the strontium isotope data, they required to link the ancient North American horse to the land, and they contacted the University of Cape Town (UCT). Combining DNA sequencing with radiogenic isotope analysis and indigenous knowledge, a paper recently published in Science rewrites the history of horse domestication in North America.
17 Apr 2023
It’s a celebration
The Western Cape’s oldest township, KwaLanga, is marking its centenary in April 2023, presenting an opportunity to reflect on the township’s rich history and heritage.
17 Apr 2023
KwaLanga Pass Office: from apartheid holding cell and court to heritage site museum
KwaLanga township in the Western Cape turns 100 this year. Curator at the Langa Museum, Thami Sijila, is imploring residents to make use of the space.
17 Apr 2023
UCT celebrates March 2023 graduates
UCT hosted 15 graduation ceremonies from Monday, 27 March to Friday, 31 March 2023.
17 Apr 2023
Catalysis centre toasts to two decades
The Centre of Excellence in Catalysis at UCT has seen its 20-year funding lifecycle come to an end with reflections and highlights.
17 Apr 2023
KwaLanga Centenary
The Western Cape’s oldest township, KwaLanga, is marking its centenary in April 2023, presenting an opportunity to reflect on the township’s rich history and heritage.
17 Apr 2023
New UCT-led consortium to tackle malaria drug resistance in South-East Africa
The University of Cape Town (UCT) has announced the launch of the Mitigating Antimalarial Resistance Consortium in Southern and East Africa (MARC SE-Africa), which will tackle the growing crisis of drug resistant malaria. Over the next four years, MARC SE-Africa will receive almost 4.2 million euros from the European Union’s research and innovation programme, Horizon Europe.
14 Apr 2023
What an integrated student journey should look like: Indaba revisits foundations
The recent ISS Indaba explored ideas to build and maintain a humanising, enabling and integrated student experience at every stage of their UCT journey.
13 Apr 2023
UCT alumni social enterprise aims to disrupt arts education landscape in SA
A non-profit company founded by UCT alumni aims to tackle arts education and teacher unemployment through design thinking.
13 Apr 2023
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