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Imported gunshot detection systems can marginalise communities
A research paper revealed that when technologies like ShotSpotter travel from the Global North to Global South countries they arrive not simply as tools, but as governance scripts that shape how problems are understood.
03 Jun 2026
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Apply for Falling Walls Lab 2026
Applications are now open for Falling Walls Lab Cape Town 2026.
03 Jun 2026
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Sightings of blue and fin whales increase in South-East Atlantic
UCT-led research revealed an increase in sightings of the world’s two largest whale species in the Southeastern Atlantic.
03 Jun 2026
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Where polluted rivers meet possibility
The Water Hub, under UCT’s Future Water Institute, is transforming wastewater, waste and discarded landscapes; and has become a living laboratory for sustainability, innovation and social change.
02 Jun 2026
- 9 min read
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UCT ranked among world’s top 1.3% universities
UCT maintains a strong position in the latest Center for World University Rankings Global 2000 list to be ranked in the world’s top 1.3%.
02 Jun 2026
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Continental water security this Africa Month
Dr John Okedi weighed in on sustainable water availability and safe sanitation systems as Africa Month concludes.
29 May 2026
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Rituals, re-membering and re-imagining
The dean of the Centre for Higher Education Development, Prof Kasturi Behari-Leak, delivered her inaugural lecture on 26 May.
29 May 2026
- 10 min read
Photo Essay
Celebrating Africa Month
In celebration of Africa Month, the spirit of Africa echoed across campus, as the vibrant Roscommon Choir marched through the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) plaza.
28 May 2026
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UCT International Office celebrates Africa Month
The International Office proudly hosted its annual Africa Month celebrations with the much-anticipated Africa Rising Talent Show.
27 May 2026
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