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UCT fire: collaborative effort to support displaced students A massive collaborative effort is under way to accommodate and support UCT residence students displaced by the fire. 21 Apr 2021
Train researchers for big science in oceanography In her inaugural lecture, UCT’s Professor Isabelle Ansorge discussed the complex ocean science that needs investment in young researchers. 21 Apr 2021
UCT among top 200 in world university impact rankings In the 2021 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings, the University of Cape Town has performed especially well in three focus areas: poverty, gender and inequality. 21 Apr 2021
‘We are all in this together’ UCT’s Department of Student Affairs has set up satellite counselling and medical points at emergency student accommodation sites to provide students with much-needed support. 20 Apr 2021
Fighting fires at UCT: Collaboration was key Following the devastating fires on the mountains behind UCT and around Cape Town, government and UCT leadership met to assess the damage and plot a way forward. 20 Apr 2021
Devastation as historical UCT buildings gutted by runaway fire Several UCT buildings have been gutted by an inferno which started on the slopes of Devil’s Peak on Sunday. 19 Apr 2021
Gift of the Givers on the ground to help UCT Disaster relief organisation Gift of the Givers has swung into action to help UCT students affected by the fires that began on Sunday morning. 19 Apr 2021
‘Proud moment’ as UCT launches first Sesotho open-access book Dr Rethabile Possa-Mogoera, the head of UCT’s African Languages and Literatures section, has authored the universityʼs first open-access indigenous language book. 16 Apr 2021
Risk factors and the prevention of depression UCT’s Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health hosted leading expert Professor Michael Berk in a discussion about the prevention of depression. 15 Apr 2021
New African Urban University project launched UCT’s Associate Professor Zarina Patel explained the thinking behind the WUN-funded New African Urban University at the recent launch of the project. 15 Apr 2021
Antibiotic resistance: ‘a faceless pandemic’ UCT’s Professor Marc Mendelson said that some bacteria have the ability to resist and evade antibiotics, leading to dangerous antibiotic resistance – and dramatic effects. 15 Apr 2021
COVID-19: UCT math modeller makes her mark It’s been a non-stop rollercoaster ride for Dr Sheetal Silal since she joined the SA COVID-19 Modelling Consortium in its fight against the novel coronavirus. 14 Apr 2021
UCT professor heads Law and Society Association’s global activities portfolio The Law and Society Association, an interdisciplinary organisation for sociolegal scholars, has appointed UCT’s Professor Dee Smythe as its inaugural coordinator of global activities. 14 Apr 2021
‘You can achieve anything if you put your mind to it’ Fahiem Jattiem’s positive mindset has been key to beating the odds, which include being given just one year to live. 13 Apr 2021
#RhodesMustFall Scholarship Fund and annual lecture launched Following an initiative of the Rhodes Must Fall Scholarship Committee, as proposed by student activists, UCT recently launched a scholarship fund and public lecture. 12 Apr 2021
Archaeology is first science department with black staff majority Two new appointments have seen the Department of Archaeology mark a milestone – the first science department to achieve a black staff majority. 12 Apr 2021
UCT’s first-ever Google Research Scholar Program recipients Associate Professor Amir Patel and Dr Mohohlo Tsoeu are UCT’s first-ever recipients of Google’s Research Scholar Program. 09 Apr 2021
SA must harness the power of human and veterinary medicine before the next deadly virus strikes A One Health approach to vaccine development has many strengths, including for health and food security on the continent. But this country needs to boost its capacity now. 09 Apr 2021 Republished
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