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UCT records highest number of NRF-rated researchers in SA
The University of Cape Town has significantly boosted the number of National Research Foundation (NRF) ratings it has received over the past few years, passing the 400 mark for the first time.
18 Apr 2013
UCT academic wins international award for outstanding work on TB
Professor Valerie Mizrahi, the director of the Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IIDMM) at the University of Cape Town, has been awarded the coveted Grand Prix Christophe Merieux Prize by the Institute de France in Paris.
16 Apr 2013
Over 7000 learners to converge on UCT for its popular annual mathematics competition
A record number of learners from 164 schools will gather at the University of Cape Town for UCT's annual Mathematics competition on the evening of 17 April 2013 at 17:00.
15 Apr 2013
UCT appoints leading academic to Van Zyl Slabbert Chair
The Open Society Foundation for South Africa has provided an initial 5-year grant to fund a series of Van Zyl Slabbert visiting professorships in the Political Studies and Sociology departments at the University of Cape Town between 2013 and 2018. The 2 departments fall within the Faculty of Humanities at UCT.
15 Apr 2013
UCT events and interview opportunities for week of 15 April 201
10 Apr 2013
UCT researchers contribute to key finding to help fight TB
A team at the University of Cape Town has led research to pinpoint the transporter of vitamin B12 in Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium that causes tuberculosis (TB).
08 Apr 2013
UCT statement on controversial Varsity article
The University of Cape Town respects the right of all to express themselves, and the right of a student newspaper like Varsity (which has editorial independence) to print what it wants.
05 Apr 2013
Vaccination systems are failing children in Africa, say UCT experts
African children are still dying in large numbers as a result of failing vaccination systems for preventable disease in many regions, University of Cape Town experts have said in the latest issue of PLOS Medicine.
03 Apr 2013
African-savvy UCT students win coveted Pernod Ricard competition in Paris
Three UCT students have won the hotly contested Pernod Ricard International Business Game for their digital marketing strategy. They tied for first place with a team from Russia.
28 Mar 2013
Campaign for Safe Communities to be launched at UCT
The Campaign for Safe Communities, a coalition seeking to address the high levels of violence and crime in South Africa, will be launched on Wednesday, 27 March 2013, at 18:00 at Jameson Hall at the University of Cape Town.
25 Mar 2013
UCT events and interview opportunities for week of 25 March 2013
20 Mar 2013
Disability Colloquium at UCT to focus on range of critical issues
UN Special Rapporteur on Violence, Professor Rashida Manjoo, to deliver keynote address on 25 March at 14:00 in Francis Ames Room, Barnard Fuller Building, Health Sciences Campus, Anzio Road, UCT
20 Mar 2013
UCT participates in 'historical journey through land' to help mark anniversary of 1913 Land Ac
Largest photographic exhibition on the land issue in South Africa will open on Monday, 26 March 2013, at 18:00 at Iziko SA National Gallery
20 Mar 2013
UCT to host open lecture on SA's water challenges
The Chief Executive Officer of the Water Research Commission, Dhesigen Naidoo, will speak on South Africa's water challenges - a cause for despair or an opportunity for leap-frogging? at a Pro Vice-Chancellor's Open Lecture on Wednesday, 20 March 2013, at 18:00 in Lecture Theatre 1, Kramer Law Building.
18 Mar 2013
SA's land issues to take centre stage at high-profile conference at UCT
Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti and social activist and businesswoman Dr Mamphela Ramphele will address the opening of the Land Divided conference on Sunday, 24 March, at 16:00 at the Leslie Social Sciences Building on Upper Campus of the University of Cape Town.
18 Mar 2013
Water Week Expert list
13 Mar 2013
UCT's Little Theatre to close for roof repairs
The University of Cape Town's Little Theatre is to close for maintenance while the roof is being repaired.
08 Mar 2013
UCT events and interview opportunities for week of 11 March 2013
08 Mar 2013
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