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2024

Second quarter

UCT among the top 1.3% universities in the world 13:20, 15 May 2024

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UCT signs historic MoU with CAF to train African football administrators 15:22, 8 May 2024

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Alleged arson incident of 2018 in the Faculty of Humanities 12:52, 7 May 2024

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UCT SRC to host top political parties’ reps in political debate 10:49, 30 April 2024

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UCT scholars join global leaders to discuss roadmap to the decarbonisation of concrete 10:37, 30 April 2024

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UCT academic receives distinguished AAAS fellow lifetime honour 10:42, 23 April 2024

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UCT Senate holds second continuation meeting on Gaza motions 12:38, 20 April 2024

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African alarm clocks: Hadeda ibises’ sixth sense key to range expansion – UCT study reveals 11:33, 17 April 2024

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Ingonyama Trust financial statements vaguely reported - UCT report finds 08:19, 17 April 2024

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Professor Ramutsindela appointed as the UP-UCT Future Africa Research Chair in Sustainability Transformations 10:30, 11 April 2024

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Revolutionary clean cooking fuel: German-South African green initiative takes aim at climate change and energy access 08:11, 10 April 2024

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Top UCT researchers scoop SAMRC scientific awards 09:59, 9 April 2024

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Invite: GreenQUEST to host public forum on clean energy 08:09, 8 April 2024

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MeerKAT radio telescope discovers 49 new galaxies in just two hours 08:09, 2 April 2024

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First quarter

World-renowned cellist Dr Mhlambi set to enchant Cape Town with new musical masterpiece 10:15, 28 March 2024

UCT PhD scholar becomes only fifth African in prestigious CAS Future Leaders Programme 11:44, 26 March 2024

UCT VC appointed to esteemed international academy 10:50, 26 March 2024

Illegal cigarettes cost South African government over R100 billion since 2010 07:52, 26 March 2024

UCT to honour close to 5 000 students in the March graduation season 13:55, 25 March 2024

UCT opens clinic to provide affordable healthcare for its staff 11:13, 19 March 2024

Young adolescents in the Western Cape show alarming signs of depression and anxiety – study finds 11:44, 18 March 2024

Outcome of UCT Senate vote on Gaza motion 12:42, 14 March 2024

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New research highlights the escalating impacts of climate change on people’s movement and immobility 10:24, 13 March 2024

Infection causes over 80% of hospitalisations in young children – UCT research finds 09:15, 12 March 2024

UCT researchers develop tools to support mine closure planning 09:09, 11 March 2024

UCT to co-host launch of Built Environment National Logbook 12:26, 7 March 2024

Women perpetually marginalised in South African law firms – study shows 10:55, 6 March 2024

Restitution and reparation awards lead to sustained improvements for victims of land dispossession – UCT study 14:23, 5 March 2024

UCT partners with Futurize to address pressing healthcare and climate change challenges in Africa 11:35, 5 March 2024

UCT made aware of reopening of case 12:48, 4 March 2024

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Guest lecture at UCT by former Eskom executive 12:45, 4 March 2024

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New clinical trial in people with advanced HIV aims to reduce unacceptably high death rates in Africa 12:39, 4 March 2024

UCT celebrates superior performance in the 2023 SAICA APC 14:23, 29 February 2024

UCT SRC to use Motsepe Foundation donation to help international students 09:21, 29 February 2024

Cancer treatment boost as UCT proposes a proton therapy centre 11:08, 26 February 2024

UCT to confer honorary doctorates on six remarkable individuals 10:43, 21 February 2024

UCT research shows positive stimulus effects of a South African public employment programme 13:27, 20 February 2024

UCT Council approves concessions for students with fee debt exceeding R10 000 11:43, 20 February 2024

Groundbreaking horse domestication study wins 2024 Newcomb Cleveland Prize 10:45, 19 February 2024

Millions of people could be impacted by mine closures in South Africa – UCT research 09:07, 19 February 2024

Weather-related hazards put R20bn worth of CoCT’s transport infrastructure at high risk – analysis shows 14:05, 13 February 2024

New SALDRU director to pursue mission of challenging inequalities 13:13, 7 February 2024

Rural childhood positively impacts immune development, UCT study finds 10:52, 6 February 2024

UCT’s initial statement on tweets by a former student on an alleged sexual violence incident 12:55, 26 January 2024

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UCT to welcome 4 500 first-year students 12:20, 24 January 2024

Annual Bongani Mayosi Memorial Lecture to be presented by UCT’s own graduate 13:20, 23 January 2024

Robots, Eskom and antisemitism among topics at 2024 UCT Summer School 16:34, 16 January 2024

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