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CILT celebrates strides in digital education The Centre for Innovation in Learning and Teaching celebrated three milestones recently, including the launch of a new digital media facility – the One Button Studio. 12 Jun 2018
First fruits of Fogarty HIV-TB training programme It’s onward and upward for the Fogarty HIV-associated TB Training Program, which has provided vital training to postgraduates in its first year of operation. 12 Jun 2018
A website and app for the Deaf Two medical students are developing an app and website that they are hoping will improve the lives of deaf patients using healthcare facilities. 12 Jun 2018
New coal power will cost SA billions Two planned independent power plants, Thabametsi and Khanyisa, will cost South Africa an additional R20 billion during their lifetime, the Energy Research Centre reveals. 11 Jun 2018
Discovering purpose and potential Trauma surgeon Professor Pradeep Navsaria, one of four 2017 Distinguished Teacher awardees, describes himself as ʻan accidental or incidental teacherʼ. 08 Jun 2018
Top teaching honour for celebrated surgeon Lead from the front, support from behind, says acclaimed teacher and spinal surgeon Professor Robert Dunn, who was recently honoured with a Distinguished Teacher Award. 08 Jun 2018
SARChI research chair for Caroline Ncube Professor Caroline Ncube has been awarded the Research Chair in Intellectual Property, Innovation and Development through the South African Research Chairs Initiative. 08 Jun 2018
Shocking raptor decline in Botswana A recent joint study conducted by UCT students has shown a dramatic drop in raptor numbers in Botswana compared with similar research conducted two decades ago. 07 Jun 2018
UCT in the QS top 200 UCT has held its position as the best university in Africa, and one of the 200 best universities in the world, according to the Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings 2019. 07 Jun 2018
Patience with Ramaphosa’s presidency is waning It is 100 days into Ramaphosa’s presidency, and it seems the honeymoon period has passed, with citizens becoming increasingly impatient for improvements. 06 Jun 2018 Republished
Nursing initiative honoured internationally The critical care education team of UCT’s Child Nurse Practice Development Initiative has been honoured for its work in developing paediatric nursing capacity in Africa. 05 Jun 2018
Take the gap: A professor in training A TV interview with Tim Noakes introduced Livingstone high-schooler Yumna Albertus to a career in sport and science. Now she’s training for a bigger target. 05 Jun 2018
Distinguished physics teacher leaves his mark Relaxed, irreverent, interactive, engaging. That’s how physics lecturer Gregor Leigh describes his teaching style. Leigh is one of four new Distinguished Teacher awardees. 05 Jun 2018
Voting creativity and engagement into law Distinguished Teacher awardee Associate Professor Jacqueline Yeats didn’t plan to become a teacher, but almost 13 years later she wouldn’t have it any other way. 04 Jun 2018
First African visit for premier climate change conference Innovation, shared knowledge and experience will underpin Adaptation Futures 2018, the premier climate change conference being hosted by UCT’s African Climate and Development Initiative. 04 Jun 2018
#JustMen calls on men to fight GBV The Baxter Theatre’s #JustMen tackles the issue of violence against women and children, and calls on men to play their part. 01 Jun 2018
Three UCT finalists in the 2017/2018 NSTF-South32 Awards This year, the 20th year of the NSTF awards, UCT celebrates three researchers who have made it into the final round. 01 Jun 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
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
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
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
R1.5 million for student social entrepreneurs A R1.5 million tranche of seed funding has been donated to the Bertha Centre Student Seed Fund from the SAB Foundation for UCT student entrepreneurs. 22 May 2018
 
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