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Gangs: apartheid evictions to blame 08 Aug 2019 Republished
Teaching al fresco saves the day Teaching and learning often means thinking on – or with – your feet, even if that requires lecturing on the university steps under an African sky. 07 Aug 2019
UCT’s 20th MOOC delivers inclusivity From conception to the final product, UCT’s 20th MOOC is all about inclusivity. 07 Aug 2019
Healing hearts is top priority for Mayosi protégé UCT Associate Professor Liesl Zühlke credits Professor Bongani Mayosi for developing her into an award-winning scientist who uses her passion and expertise to heal hearts. 07 Aug 2019
VC’s top career tips for postgrads In an address to UCT postgraduate students, the Vice-Chancellor highlighted the three traits she considers essential for building a rewarding career in academia. 06 Aug 2019
Counselling skills boost for housing, residence staff Over 40 UCT student housing and residence staff recently completed a LifeLine course aimed at improving both their self-awareness and their ability to connect with others. 06 Aug 2019
UCT student serves Team SA at world sports event Fresh from his trip to the FISU 30th Summer Universiade, PhD student Gordon Dodge recalls his time there and his involvement in student sport generally. 05 Aug 2019
UCT in top 1.3% globally UCT ranks best in Africa, according to the latest Center for World University Rankings. 05 Aug 2019
‘Gender-based violence does not belong here’ Hundreds of UCT staff and students joined a silent protest on campus on 2 August to denounce all acts of gender-based violence, rape and sexual crimes. 05 Aug 2019
Fighting the power in hip hop and scholarship While they may seem worlds apart, music and scholarship face the same challenges, UCTʼs Professor Adam Haupt said during his recent Vice-Chancellorʼs Inaugural Lecture. 05 Aug 2019
Reclaiming our dignity through insubordinate leadership Pregs Govender’s call for insubordinate leadership at the start of Women’s Month on 1 August underscored a powerful message about dignity as a collective birthright. 02 Aug 2019
Help, hope for amputees with phantom limb pain Phantom limb pain is a debilitating condition that affects amputees, but a new UCT research trial has shown there is affordable and effective treatment available. 02 Aug 2019
SA’s municipal audit ‘not a pretty picture’ The Auditor-Generalʼs report on the financial decline in the countryʼs municipalities was unpacked at a recent event co-hosted by UCTʼs Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance. 01 Aug 2019
Upskilling learners for future success Literacy of coding will soon be a requisite skill for employees, just as reading, writing and counting were in the past. 01 Aug 2019 Republished
Clinical research site shines in Khayelitsha Working on breakthroughs in TB diagnostics and testing HIV and TB vaccines is part of the work being done at a UCT-administered research centre in Khayelitsha. 01 Aug 2019
Managing the Berg River Dam overflow Dr Kevin Winter, from UCT’s Future Water Institute, argues that the health of the Berg River Dam and river system requires a comprehensive monitoring plan. 30 Jul 2019
Mayosi: a leader who lifted as he rose One year after his death on 27 July 2018, the UCT community reflected on the legacy of Professor Bongani Mayosi – and opportunities for healing and reconciliation. 29 Jul 2019
Reinette Popplestone: 1951–2019 It is with deep sadness that we share the news of the death of Reinette Popplestone, who died on 25 July 2019. 29 Jul 2019
‘In your face’ water-saving campaign UCT’s Communication and Marketing Department (CMD) unpacked their award-winning “Slow the Flow” campaign for business communication students, revealing the intention of “annoying” stakeholders into action. 29 Jul 2019
UCT to host largest job expo for students UCT’s Epic Job Expo, taking place in August, is the largest careers fair for students hosted by any South African university. 26 Jul 2019
Spectacle is core in Zuma’s repertoire As a canny Jacob Zuma positions himself as a “servant of the struggle”, he cleverly “defangs” the very serious charges against him. 26 Jul 2019 Republished
New large-scale collaboration for the ocean Researchers from three UCT departments are joining forces with international partners to bridge the disconnections between law, science and policy in addressing ocean challenges. 26 Jul 2019
Wildlife migrations, primeval forest and face-to-face learning The group of young UCT alumni cycling from Cairo to Cape Town under the OurAfricaPolePole banner report back on the latest leg in their trans-Africa journey. 25 Jul 2019
Student designs reimagine District Six An exhibition that reflects the work of architecture honours students explored ways of redeveloping the landscape and community of District Six by merging the old with the new. 25 Jul 2019
UCT’s USSA cycling successes UCT cyclists ended with a second and third overall place in the women’s event in the recent USSA Cycling Championships 2019. 24 Jul 2019
Become someone’s hope for life UCT will host a blood stem cell (bone marrow) donor drive in the Sarah Baartman Hall tomorrow, 25 July, in partnership with the Sunflower Fund. 24 Jul 2019
UCT, Bristol University in ‘profound collaboration’ UCT has joined hands with the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom to launch a novel Researchers without Borders PhD programme. 24 Jul 2019
Lessons from a record-breaking drought Multiple perspectives are key to building resilience according to Gina Ziervogel’s latest research into Cape Town’s water crisis. 24 Jul 2019
On being a queer primatologist Biological anthropologist Christopher Schmitt talks about the challenges queer people face in fieldwork settings. 23 Jul 2019
Hon doc for maths ‘trailblazer’ Phakeng VC Prof Mamokgethi Phakeng says her honorary doctorate from the University of Bristol is “a recognition of the many people who made me, those I represent”. 23 Jul 2019
Corruption inquiry: Zuma walking a tightrope Has Jacob Zuma’s legal team played a smart hand at the Zondo inquiry, or are the former president’s legal and political options narrowing by the day? 22 Jul 2019 Republished
 
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