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A staff farewell for Dr Price
The Chair of Council invites all UCT staff to join him in bidding farewell to the outgoing Vice-Chancellor, Dr Max Price, on Tuesday, 19 June.
31 May 2018
Why you shouldn’t pave over your garden
As attractive as paving and artificial lawn may be for gardens that have succumbed to the drought, they are not a good idea.
31 May 2018
SKA to boost SA’s knowledge economy
The SKA will lead the country into a new era of science. But its benefit to South Africans will be determined by four key factors.
30 May 2018
Republished
Have more than one dream – UCT’s Miss SA
UCT medical student Tamaryn Green and alumnus Thulisa Keyi made headlines when they were crowned Miss South Africa 2018 and first runner-up respectively.
30 May 2018
Mamdani rejoins UCT
UCT’s Centre of African Studies marked Africa Day by appointing renowned African scholar Professor Mahmood Mamdani as Honorary Professor.
30 May 2018
Invitation: Staff farewell for VC Dr Max Price
The Chair of Council, Mr Sipho M Pityana, has the pleasure of inviting UCT Staff to join him in bidding farewell to the outgoing Vice-Chancellor, Dr Max Price.
29 May 2018
SA must reverse corporate capture of agriculture
South Africa needs to rethink its agricultural model, which prefers large-scale, high-input farming enterprises over small-scale family-based producers, writes UCT’s Dr David Fig.
29 May 2018
Republished
Bringing water to all
Three UCT architecture students have proposed the use of kinetic energy to bring clean water to individual dwellings in the informal settlement of Imizamo Yethu.
29 May 2018
A new window on the universe
Together, MeerLICHT and MeerKAT will provide a new and improved window on the universe.
29 May 2018
How attitudes to drug-resistant TB changed
The new endTB clinic in Khayelitsha is one of five sites pioneering treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB), writes UCT’s Dr Eric Goemaere.
28 May 2018
Republished
A new window on the universe
Born of an international collaboration, the new and fully customised optical telescope MeerLICHT will provide new insight into the variability of the night sky.
28 May 2018
The top university in Africa
UCT has once again established itself as the top university on the continent, according to the latest report from the Center for World University Rankings.
28 May 2018
Making a case for investing in mental health
Professor Crick Lund made a compelling case for investing in population mental health in low- and middle-income countries during his Vice-Chancellor’s Inaugural Lecture.
25 May 2018
Transitions, hope and possibilities
New Deputy Vice-Chancellor Lis Lange talks about her background, thinking and goals to bring teaching and learning on par with UCT’s world-class research.
25 May 2018
Early retirement of Sakkie Janse van Rensburg, ED: ICTS
Acting VC A/Prof Lis Lange writes to the UCT community about the early retirement of ICTS ED, Sakkie Janse van Rensburg.
24 May 2018
Providing healthcare to men who have sex with men is complex but possible
Men who have sex with men have been identified as a key group at high risk of getting sexually transmitted infections, therefore it is critical to ensure that they have access to HIV prevention and treatment services.
24 May 2018
Republished
2018 Stella Clark Teachers’ Award ceremony
The Stella Clark Teachers' Awards are given every year to dedicated educators who go above and beyond to inspire learners.
24 May 2018
GSB’s international case study win
Researchers from UCT’s Graduate School of Business have won a prestigious international case-writing competition with a study on Lonmin Plc mining and responsible investment.
22 May 2018
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