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Study reaffirms importance of developing nationwide pollen-monitoring system
The nationwide pollen-monitoring study is the country’s first-ever aerospora monitoring system.
30 Nov 2023
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Study reaffirms importance of developing nationwide pollen-monitoring system
The nationwide pollen-monitoring study is the country’s first-ever aerospora monitoring system.
30 Nov 2023
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Exploring the nexus of obstetric violence and mental ill-health
To address the critical issues surrounding maternal health and mental well-being, the Perinatal Mental Health Project organised an event on 23 November.
29 Nov 2023
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NAPP honours successful participants of 2023
A cocktail event was held on 20 November to honour the 2023 cohort of the New Academic Practitioners’ Programme.
29 Nov 2023
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‘Huiswaarts’: Sutherland Nine laid to rest in the ground of their ancestors
The three-day programme to restore the sacred remains of the Sutherland Nine to their ancestral home culminated in their burial in the town’s historic Anglo–Boer cemetery.
28 Nov 2023
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Honorary doctorate for Kelly Chibale in Switzerland
Prof Kelly Chibale has been awarded an honorary doctorate from one of Europe’s oldest and most prestigious universities, the University of Basel.
28 Nov 2023
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Poignant moment as Sutherland Nine make final journey home
On Friday, 24 November, more than 100 years after UCT unethically acquired nine skeletal remains for teaching and learning purposes, the Sutherland Nine made their final journey home.
28 Nov 2023
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Part of UCT’s ‘flow’: Staff celebrated at awards evening
UCT hosted a successful evening of celebration at the annual staff awards held on 23 November at the Baxter Theatre.
27 Nov 2023
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Meticulous and principled: Stella Musungu receives VC’s Service Excellence Award
The Office for Inclusivity and Change’s Stella Musungu is the recipient of the 2023 UCT VC’s Service Excellence Award.
27 Nov 2023
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Meet Hlamulo Khorommbi – the newly elected president of UCT’s SRC
Hlamulo Khorommbi plans to lead from the front and effect positive change in students’ lives.
27 Nov 2023
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Orthopaedic curriculum alterations breed more engaged students
24 Nov 2023
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TLC2023: Student assessment methods must be built on values and principles
24 Nov 2023
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KTU’s updated clinical tool reaffirms support for frontline healthcare workers
24 Nov 2023
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UCT’s Water Hub wins the Gold Eco-Logic Award
23 Nov 2023
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TLC2023: Classroom things – the ups and downs of ChatGPT
22 Nov 2023
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Khusela Ikamva: Marked progress towards a water-sensitive campus
22 Nov 2023
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Zippy and exhilarating: Test driving UCT’s electric vehicle
22 Nov 2023
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UCT students dominate Rhodes Scholarship 2024 awards
20 Nov 2023
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PhD research explores precarious balance of sleep, light and sedentarism among gamers
20 Nov 2023
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VC interim’s first 250 days in office bring stability, equanimity
20 Nov 2023
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Inaugural Future Leaders cohort laud valuable, insightful programme
17 Nov 2023
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Newly qualified teachers wrap up ‘bumpy’ maiden year of teaching
16 Nov 2023
SRD Grant: What is it you are trying to solve?
UCT’s Prof Haroon Bhorat delivered a presentation on the implications of the Social Relief of Distress Grant at the SARB–UCT financial stability research conference.
16 Nov 2023
Climate change exacerbates inequalities, undermines poverty eradication
UCT recently co-hosted a conference on inequality, work and nature, drawing a line between climate change and growing socio-economic imbalances.
14 Nov 2023
Breakthrough in multiple electron pumping in the coldest place in Africa
Assoc Prof Mark Blumenthal and team have made a major breakthrough in their research into multiple electron pumping.
14 Nov 2023
Sabre-tooth cat named after renowned UCT scientist
A sabre-tooth cat species – ‘Lokotunjailurus chinsamyae’ – has been named after UCT’s Prof Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan.
14 Nov 2023
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How to manage UCT’s semi-feral cats ethically and responsibly
A new discussion document released lists six policy proposals to manage the semi-feral cats on upper campus abutting the national park. But it’s a complex issue.
10 Nov 2023
UCT’s groundbreaking mechanical engineering isiXhosa glossary
A mechanical engineering isiXhosa glossary has been launched at UCT to bolster student success and access.
10 Nov 2023
First climate change synthesis centre for Africa launched, hosted at UCT
A world-first climate change and environment development synthesis centre is set to accelerate the pace and nature of climate change action.
09 Nov 2023
Striving for collective excellence through transforming academia
The Faculty of Science’s Transformation Committee hosted a panel discussion on 28 September to debate the interplay between excellence and transformation at UCT.
09 Nov 2023
UCT hosts international forum on water policy
The 11th biennial Rosenberg Forum on International Water Policy was held at the UCT Graduate School of Business from 24 to 27 October 2023.
08 Nov 2023
SA’s over 55 are redefining aging and reshaping consumer behaviour
UCT’s Liberty Institute of Strategic Marketing’s latest report on South Africa’s over 55 demographic shows an active age bracket.
08 Nov 2023
‘Lack of transformation – the result of people’s decisions, or indecisions’
The third session in UCT’s ‘Transformation: A Humanising Praxis Think Tank Series’ delved into the status quo of South Africa’s publishing sector, and the potential options to course-correct.
07 Nov 2023
Creative sparks fly at UCT’s Res4Res art exhibition
UCT’s Res4Res art exhibition winners reflect on the motivation behind their compositions.
07 Nov 2023
ACDI researcher wins AXA XL Climate Water Nexus Award
Petra Holden has been awarded the prestigious AXA XL Climate Water Nexus Award for her research on equitable nature-based solutions for a sustainable climate future.
07 Nov 2023
Reflections from a surgeon in service of the community
Prof Lydia Cairncross, the head of UCT’s Department of Surgery, delivered her inaugural lecture on Thursday, 2 November.
06 Nov 2023
‘Most life-time mental health problems begin in mid-teens, early adulthood’
Easily accessible mental health services for teens and young adults are key to avert life-long struggles, said Prof Matthew Broome.
03 Nov 2023
UCT gets powerful new tool to combat gender-based violence
An innovative new app named Kwanele has the potential to transform the way in which gender-based violence is reported and addressed on university campuses.
02 Nov 2023
Screen and treat essential to beat cervical cancer
UCT’s Prof Lynette Denny highlighted the importance of an effective screen-and-treat approach to make inroads with cervical cancer.
02 Nov 2023
Online programme fosters growth mindset among students during exams
The Growth Mindset Support Programme aims to continuously reinforce growth mindset principles and support students as they prepare for their final exams.
01 Nov 2023
UCT GSB’s Executive MBA ranked top 5 globally for gender diversity
The UCT GSB’s EMBA programme has once again made the Top 100 in the latest Financial Times Executive MBA rankings – the only African business school to appear on the list.
31 Oct 2023
UCT librarian named among most influential in SA
Hiddingh Library’s senior librarian, Ingrid Thomson, named jointly as 2023’s Influential Library Leader of the Year, said she has “the best career ever”.
30 Oct 2023
Reimagining the African norm for smart cities
The promotion of Assoc Prof Nancy Odendaal to the prestigious rank of full professor was marked with her inaugural lecture on Tuesday, 24 October.
27 Oct 2023
Grant of €12m for climate change project
An international research team involving a UCT academic receives ERC Synergy Grant for interdisciplinary project.
27 Oct 2023
Environmental sustainability on the mind as all-women voyage sails to Antarctica
A group of 188 women with STEMM backgrounds will be embarking on a voyage to Antarctica in a bid to promote sustainability.
27 Oct 2023
Sustainable photographic garden explores innovative darkroom practices
The sustainable photographic garden is an initiative of the photography section at UCT’s Michaelis School of Fine Art and encourages environmental consciousness among students and staff.
26 Oct 2023
UCT’s STEM outreach piques learners’ curiosity
Students from UCT recently embarked on a STEM outreach programme in Mitchells Plain, demonstrating AI robotics, solar-powered machinery, and sustainability.
26 Oct 2023
A living wage and the dignity afforded by choice
Human dignity and a living wage must be centre stage in the drive to create employment, said Prof Innes Meyer in her recent inaugural lecture.
26 Oct 2023
UCT GSB Library drives blood stem cell donation
The UCT GSB Library has partnered with DKMS Africa to drive the stem cell donation process at the Waterfront campus.
26 Oct 2023
Framing a decolonial view of knowledge and information stewardship
Prof Jaya Raju’s inaugural lecture focused on questioning dominant western epistemology used in knowledge and information stewardship research.
25 Oct 2023
New 3D virtual exhibition explores the relations between music and identity
A collective project by students seeks to uncover how music helps facilitate personal and societal ideologies over time.
24 Oct 2023
International Day of Libraries: ‘Unleash a world of readers’
The UCT GSB library manager, Mary Lister, believes that the power of reading can change the world.
24 Oct 2023
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