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New dinosaur from South Africa gets Sesotho name
South African and Argentinian palaeontologists have discovered a new early dinosaur from South Africa. The specimen was found in the late 1930s in the Zastron area of South Africa, about 30km from the Lesotho border.
25 Jun 2015
Ecological map could save vultures from fledgling African wind farm development
Ecologists have developed a new map that could help Lesotho's first wind farms generate low carbon energy without putting the region's vulnerable vulture population at risk.
24 Jun 2015
1379 students capped at UCT June graduation
A total of 1 379 students graduated from the University of Cape Town over 4 ceremonies last week.
17 Jun 2015
Suspension of Mr Chumani Maxwele
Mr Chumani Maxwele faces charges for breaches of the University of Cape Town Code of Conduct related to an incident that occurred on campus on Friday, 1 May 2015.
10 Jun 2015
UCT June Graduation Diary
11 and 12 June 2015, Jameson Hall, Upper Campus - graduation ceremonies will be live-streamed on www.uct.ac.za.
10 Jun 2015
UCT interview opportunities on TB, HIV research achievements
05 Jun 2015
SA-Swiss Bilateral Research Chair to advance African influence in Global Environmental Health
The University of Cape Town and the Swiss Tropical Institute/University of Basel has launched a historic South African-Swiss (ZA-CH) Bilateral Research Chair, aimed at advancing the voices of African experts in global environmental health research.
03 Jun 2015
Facts related to suspension & disciplinary charge against Mr Chumani Maxwele
Mr Chumani Maxwele is a registered University of Cape Town student. Ordinarily we treat student disciplinary matters as private and have, until now, not made public any details of the allegations against him. Mr Maxwele has, however, chosen to put these matters in the public domain.
03 Jun 2015
UCT interview opportunities
28 May 2015
SA-Swiss Bilateral Research Chair to advance African influence in Global Environmental Health
Science & Technology Minister Naledi Pandor to address launch at UCT on 3 June 2015 at 09:30 in Wolfson Pavilion, IDM building, Faculty of Health Sciences, off Anzio Road, Observatory.
27 May 2015
UCT to honour commitment to activism, the arts, law and economy
The University of Cape Town will this year award honorary degrees to 7 highly esteemed and world-renowned figures for their significant contributions in their respective fields.
15 May 2015
UCT upholds suspension of student pending disciplinary hearing
The University of Cape Town confirms that it has suspended a student pending a disciplinary hearing following an incident that occurred in an academic department on Friday, 1 May 2015.
14 May 2015
Upcoming Events at UCT
14 May 2015
UCT confirms suspension of student
The University of Cape Town confirms that a student was suspended on 7 May 2015 and will face disciplinary charges following an incident that occurred in an academic department on Friday, 1 May 2015.
11 May 2015
Reminder of public consultation phase re Rhodes statue
The University of Cape Town would like to remind the public of an opportunity to comment on or to register as an interested and affected party in relation to the future of the Cecil John Rhodes statue.
05 May 2015
UCT appoints Prof Alison Lewis first female Dean of EBE
The University of Cape Town has appointed Professor Alison Lewis as Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment (EBE) - the first woman to receive such an appointment. She will take up her new position on 1 June 2015.
28 Apr 2015
UCT's Safety and Violence Initiative to host panel discussion on xenophobic violence
The University of Cape Town's Safety and Violence Initiative (SaVI) will hold a panel discussion this week on 'Understanding, responding to, and preventing xenophobic violence in South Africa'.
21 Apr 2015
UCT condemns xenophobic attacks on African immigrants
The University of Cape Town expresses its abhorrence and deep concern over the rise of xenophobic attacks on foreign nationals in Kwazulu-Natal, Gauteng and other places around our country.
18 Apr 2015
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