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What really is in a language? In his inaugural lecture, UCT’s Prof Ryan Nefdt explores the patterns that emerge.]]> https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-05-22-patterns-of-language Fri, 22 May 2026 12:10:00 GMT https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-05-22-highest-national-order-for-prof-karen-sliwa-hahnle
UCT’s Prof Karen Sliwa has received the Order of Mapungubwe for her dedication to advancing research and a disease-specific therapeutic option for peripartum cardiomyopathy.]]> https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-05-22-highest-national-order-for-prof-karen-sliwa-hahnle Fri, 22 May 2026 11:59:00 GMT https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-05-22-post-amputation-pain-a-growing-national-health-challenge
UCT’s Dr Katleho Limakatso hosted a symposium on how to advance post-amputation pain management in South Africa.]]> https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-05-22-post-amputation-pain-a-growing-national-health-challenge Fri, 22 May 2026 09:10:00 GMT https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-05-21-uct-research-centre-gets-sahpra-greenlight
The licence is a quiet but significant precedent for the South African higher education and innovation ecosystem.]]> https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-05-21-uct-research-centre-gets-sahpra-greenlight Thu, 21 May 2026 11:35:00 GMT https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-05-21-rise-76-shakes-audiences-to-the-core
The Baxter Theatre and The Market Theatre join forces for ‘Rise ’76: The Story of June 16th’, a new production marking the 50th anniversary of the Soweto student uprising of June 1976.]]> https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-05-21-rise-76-shakes-audiences-to-the-core Thu, 21 May 2026 07:35:00 GMT https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-05-20-uct-hosts-global-sustainable-campus-community
UCT recently hosted over 90 delegates from across the world at the International Sustainable Campus Network Conference.]]> https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-05-20-uct-hosts-global-sustainable-campus-community Wed, 20 May 2026 13:00:00 GMT https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-05-20-the-power-of-mathematical-modelling-in-infectious-disease-outcomes
At her inaugural lecture, Prof Sheetal Silal emphasised the role mathematical modelling plays in positive public health outcomes for those who need it most.]]> https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-05-20-the-power-of-mathematical-modelling-in-infectious-disease-outcomes Wed, 20 May 2026 12:20:00 GMT https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-05-20-south-africa-must-adapt-to-climate-change-heres-what-to-do
South Africa needs roughly R250 billion to adequately adapt to climate change.]]> https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-05-20-south-africa-must-adapt-to-climate-change-heres-what-to-do Wed, 20 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-05-20-phd-candidate-receives-order-of-ikhamanga-in-bronze
President Cyril Ramaphosa awarded Gavin Krastin the Order of Ikhamanga in Bronze for his outstanding contribution to the arts in South Africa.]]> https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-05-20-phd-candidate-receives-order-of-ikhamanga-in-bronze Wed, 20 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-05-20-d-school-afrika-turns-10-join-the-afrikan-design-thinking-convening-online
The d-school Afrika invites online participants to register for the Afrikan Design Thinking Convening 2026, taking place from 1 to 3 June 2026.]]> https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-05-20-d-school-afrika-turns-10-join-the-afrikan-design-thinking-convening-online Wed, 20 May 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-05-18-iingxoxo-zaseuct-ezibumba-amadoda-noluntu
Uchungechunge lweencoko zeUCT Men Let’s Talk (Madoda Masithetheni) luqukunjelwe kwikota yokuqala yonyaka.]]> https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-05-18-iingxoxo-zaseuct-ezibumba-amadoda-noluntu Mon, 18 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-05-16-accelerating-african-biomedicine-breaking-research-silos-through-translation
UCT’s Faculty of Health Sciences Multi-Institute Symposium advocated for breaking academic silos to actively build a vision for the future of biomedical science in Africa. ]]> https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-05-16-accelerating-african-biomedicine-breaking-research-silos-through-translation Mon, 18 May 2026 07:00:00 GMT https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-05-15-i-dance-what-i-like
Mamela Nyamza brought her body, her rebellion, and her 50 years home. The Baxter’s main stage will never mean quite the same thing again.]]> https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-05-15-i-dance-what-i-like Fri, 15 May 2026 12:56:00 GMT https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-05-15-multi-pronged-approach-needed-to-speed-up-cancer-diagnosis
Research by the AWACAN-ED programme revealed that people don’t understand the risk factors of cancer.]]> https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-05-15-multi-pronged-approach-needed-to-speed-up-cancer-diagnosis Fri, 15 May 2026 11:00:00 GMT https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-05-15-from-berlin-with-love-uct-students-bring-home-global-retail-crown
Four UCT property studies students have won the Future Retail Challenge at the 2026 World Retail Congress in Berlin, Germany – beating teams from top universities around the world.]]> https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-05-15-from-berlin-with-love-uct-students-bring-home-global-retail-crown Fri, 15 May 2026 11:00:00 GMT https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-05-14-postgraduate-day-strengthens-community-and-connection
UCT’s Postgraduate Day pilot event drew strong attendance and fostered a vibrant, community‑centred atmosphere.]]> https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-05-14-postgraduate-day-strengthens-community-and-connection Thu, 14 May 2026 08:10:00 GMT https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-05-13-join-the-everyday-designer-programme
UCT students are encouraged to participate in The Everyday Designer programme on 21 May.]]> https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-05-13-join-the-everyday-designer-programme Thu, 14 May 2026 07:00:00 GMT https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-05-13-steady-progress-for-fsa-uct
UCT’s Formula Student Africa team is preparing its first race car for a competition later this year, uniting passionate students, industry support and ambitious engineering goals.]]> https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-05-13-steady-progress-for-fsa-uct Wed, 13 May 2026 08:00:00 GMT https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-05-08-inaugural-lecture-examines-the-future-of-jewish-life-in-sa
Drawing on decades of data, Prof Adam Mendelsohn explored the pressures bearing down on South Africa’s Jewish community and asked what effect they may ultimately have.]]> https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-05-08-inaugural-lecture-examines-the-future-of-jewish-life-in-sa Fri, 08 May 2026 08:00:00 GMT https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-05-05-social-grant-intervention-in-running-for-top-honour
What if access to credit didn’t depend on formal systems that exclude people? So asked Fanelesibonge Mbuyazi before coming up with a solution.]]> https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-05-05-social-grant-intervention-in-running-for-top-honour Tue, 05 May 2026 08:00:00 GMT