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UCT holds its position in 2018 QS rankings
UCT remains ranked at 191 in the 2018 Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings released on 8 June, and has retained its top spot in Africa.
08 Jun 2017
Honorary professorship for AU Development Advisor
Dr Carlos Lopes, a Bissau-Guinean development economist based at the Graduate School of Development Policy and Practice, is now an honorary professor at UCT.
07 Jun 2017
‘The glass ceiling is not yet shattered’
Academics and activists pooled their thoughts at a colloquium titled Women@Work in Africa, hosted by UCT’s International Academic Programmes Office on Africa Day.
06 Jun 2017
Eh!woza TB project engages high school learners
By participating in the Eh!woza project, high school learners learn about cutting edge TB biomedical research, and end up producing documentaries about the disease.
06 Jun 2017
Hand up for start-ups
The Venture Incubation Project at the MTN Solution Space, Graduate School of Business, is nurturing a new generation of social entrepreneurs.
05 Jun 2017
Former DVC urges alumni to reflect on protests
UCT Emeritus Professor Crain Soudien presented his audience with some food for thought at the fourth instalment of the 2017 Distinguished Alumni Speaker Series.
05 Jun 2017
Super microscopes to zoom in on TB, HIV/AIDS
Two new super-resolution microscopes will help researchers gain unprecedented insight into the cellular processes that relate to key health issues like tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS.
02 Jun 2017
GSB launches Sandton satellite campus
UCT’s Graduate School of Business launched a satellite campus in Sandton, Johannesburg, on Wednesday, 31 May.
02 Jun 2017
UCT responds to water crisis
UCT establishes a Water Crisis Task Team to respond to the ongoing water crisis, which has resulted in Level 4 water restrictions in Cape Town.
01 Jun 2017
A heartfelt farewell to André Theys
UCT bids farewell to André Theys, the executive director of Properties and Services, as he takes up a post at the V&A Waterfront.
01 Jun 2017
New SRC constituted
Seipati Tshabalala is the president of the newly constituted 2017 Students’ Representative Council, which will be in office until 31 October 2017.
01 Jun 2017
‘Both ANC and opposition in crisis’
UCT’s Dr Zwelethu Jolobe reflects on the likelihood and possible repercussions of President Jacob Zuma leaving his post before the ANC’s elective conference this December.
01 Jun 2017
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