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New hope in fight against African Horse Sickness
UCT’s Biopharming Research Unit is using tobacco plants to produce a promising new vaccine candidate to fight the scourge of African Horse Sickness.
26 Nov 2018
Harvesting storm water from the Liesbeek River
Three Biological Sciences students have made their mark with their first-ever publication on the role of the Liesbeek River in the management of Cape Town’s water crisis.
26 Nov 2018
Critical support for new teachers
UCT’s School of Education is committed to bringing down teacher attrition rates in South Africa with its Newly Qualified Teachers Project.
23 Nov 2018
End of an era for Mamabolo
UCT sports coordinator Frans Mamabolo is ending a stellar 20-year career in the Sports and Recreation Department as he moves on to a new challenge.
23 Nov 2018
Meet UCT’s first chief operating officer
Currently transitioning from deputy dean for Health Services, Dr Reno Morar will fully occupy the position of UCT’s first chief operating officer in February.
23 Nov 2018
Recognising the diversity of SA families
Nuclear families are rare in South Africa, where four million children don’t live with either biological parent – yet the laws still don’t reflect the reality.
22 Nov 2018
Republished
Early human history breakthrough
UCT scientist Dr Robyn Pickering led the team that has provided the first timeline for South African fossils, providing critical information about our earliest ancestors.
22 Nov 2018
‘Fake news’ damaging media trust in Africa
The proliferation of “fake news” being disseminated in African countries poses a serious threat to the precarious foothold independent media have established on the continent.
22 Nov 2018
Republished
Growing vaccines in plants
A revolutionary hydroponic farm in Cape Town is growing plants to produce vaccines, thanks to disruptive technology pioneered by UCT's Biopharming Research Unit.
22 Nov 2018
Glittering night of awards
For the first time in its history, the entire UCT community has gathered together to acknowledge the outstanding contributions made by PASS and academic staff.
21 Nov 2018
Making her mark in mining
UCT Associate Professor Megan Becker is flying the flag for academia as she wins a place on the 2018 100 Global Inspirational Women in Mining list.
21 Nov 2018
Millions of SA children going hungry
As millions of South African children go hungry, the 2018 Child Gauge highlights the urgent need for the government to address the gaps in family services.
20 Nov 2018
Decades of memories
Among this year’s 134 long-service awardees are 10 colleagues who are celebrating 35 years with the university. A trio of them have shared their memories.
20 Nov 2018
Storehouses of institutional memory
This year’s 134 long-service awardees for 15, 25, 35 and 45 years have a collective 2 460 years of service, representing a storehouse of institutional memory.
20 Nov 2018
GSB brings young global leaders to Cape Town
The UCT Graduate School of Business has partnered with the World Economic Forum to bring the Young Global Leaders conference to Cape Town for the first time.
19 Nov 2018
The politics of roads and road-making
More cars, combined with an increasing need for speed, results in over 1 million road deaths annually – yet the public health risk remains poorly understood.
19 Nov 2018
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Aquaculture key to food security and nutrition?
Aquaculture is key to future global food security and nutrition as we look to the oceans for alternatives like seaweed, the worldʼs fastest growing food sector.
19 Nov 2018
‘At Her Feet’ returns to Baxter
One of South Africa’s most significant post-apartheid works, the acclaimed play At Her Feet by UCT English Associate Professor Nadia Davids, is back at the Baxter from 22 November.
16 Nov 2018
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