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Fifty years on and the struggle for inclusive education continues in South Africa.]]> https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-18-inclusive-education-post-june-1976-a-struggle-worth-fighting-for Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:10:00 GMT https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-18-attend-ucts-distinguised-almuni-lecture
Join UCT Science’s Distinguished Alumni Lecture on Wednesday, 24 June, at 18:00 and discover where a science degree can lead.]]> https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-18-attend-ucts-distinguised-almuni-lecture Thu, 18 Jun 2026 08:21:00 GMT https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-18-emeritus-professor-kathy-driver-19472026
Emer Prof Kathy Driver passed away on13 June 2026 at the age of 79.]]> https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-18-emeritus-professor-kathy-driver-19472026 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 08:10:00 GMT https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-15-sas-watershed-moment-in-politics-life
Emer Prof Alan Cliff said We have to challenge ourselves to be honest about how relatively unchanged higher education has remained.]]> https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-15-sas-watershed-moment-in-politics-life Mon, 15 Jun 2026 12:21:00 GMT https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-15-the-power-of-collaborative-genomic-discovery
For many patients living with suspected genetic disorders, the search for a diagnosis can be long, complex and emotionally exhausting. The Neuroscience Institute’s Clinical Omics and Informatics Unit believe that solving these cases requires collaboration.]]> https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-15-the-power-of-collaborative-genomic-discovery Mon, 15 Jun 2026 12:21:00 GMT https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-15-mlingani-matiwane-19962026
The University of Cape Town (UCT) community and peers are deeply saddened by the passing of Mlingani Matiwane.]]> https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-15-mlingani-matiwane-19962026 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-16-how-catalysis-could-power-a-cleaner-future
Prof Nico Fischer, director of the UCT Catalysis Institute, delivered his inaugural lecture on 9 June, titled “Catalysis as key enabler of a just and sustainable transition”.]]> https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-16-how-catalysis-could-power-a-cleaner-future Mon, 15 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-11-positioning-1976-in-higher-education
Students speak about 16 June 1976 in the context of higher education, the present and a story of hope.]]> https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-11-positioning-1976-in-higher-education Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:21:00 GMT https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-11-uct-celebrates-nine-science-oscar-finalists
Several UCT academics across and research teams from various disciplines have been named finalists in the 2025/2026 NSTF-South32 Awards.]]> https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-11-uct-celebrates-nine-science-oscar-finalists Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:25:00 GMT https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-11-sas-breast-cancer-care-system-is-failing-too-many-women
A UCT study has revealed deep systemic inequities in breast cancer care across South Africa.]]> https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-11-sas-breast-cancer-care-system-is-failing-too-many-women Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:23:00 GMT https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-11-protecting-the-legacy-of-student-protests
UCT DVC Prof Elelwani Ramugondo reflects on the 16 June 1976 uprisings and notes key moments that have shaped the institution.]]> https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-11-protecting-the-legacy-of-student-protests Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:21:00 GMT https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-11-renowned-tb-researcher-recognised-with-prestigious-national-honour
Prof Keertan Dheda is one of two UCT academics who received the Order of Mapungubwe from President Cyril Ramaphosa.]]> https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-11-renowned-tb-researcher-recognised-with-prestigious-national-honour Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:19:00 GMT https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-10-cities-as-contested-sites-a-conversation-navigating-urban-land-use
This UCT conversation series explores the urgent complexities of urban land use, specifically through the lenses of justice, ecology and climate resilience. ]]> https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-10-cities-as-contested-sites-a-conversation-navigating-urban-land-use Wed, 10 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-08-safe-sport-the-only-sport-that-matters
Researchers, policy makers, athletes and sport administrators from 65 countries recently gathered at UCT’s Neville Alexander for the Safe Sport International Global Conference 2026.]]> https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-08-safe-sport-the-only-sport-that-matters Mon, 08 Jun 2026 08:00:00 GMT https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-05-tackling-transformation-in-research-at-uct
Executive, academic and professional staff gathered on 27 May to discuss how UCT’s structures, systems and practices can enable more just and inclusive research.]]> https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-05-tackling-transformation-in-research-at-uct Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:00:00 GMT https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-05-putting-uct-global-surgery-on-the-world-stage
At the end of May, dignitaries and students gathered to celebrate the trailblazing contribution of Prof Salome Maswime, as she looks to her new role as head of Wits School of Clinical Medicine.]]> https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-05-putting-uct-global-surgery-on-the-world-stage Fri, 05 Jun 2026 07:00:00 GMT https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-03-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.]]> https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-03-imported-gunshot-detection-systems-can-marginalise-communities Wed, 03 Jun 2026 07:30:00 GMT https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-03-apply-for-falling-walls-lab-2026
Applications are now open for Falling Walls Lab Cape Town 2026.]]> https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-03-apply-for-falling-walls-lab-2026 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 07:00:00 GMT https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-03-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.]]> https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-03-sightings-of-blue-and-fin-whales-increase-in-south-east-atlantic Wed, 03 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-02-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.]]> https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-02-where-polluted-rivers-meet-possibility Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT