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UCT welcomes zero-rating decision by Cell C and Telkom
UCT is very pleased to announce that Cell C and Telkom have both agreed to the university’s request to zero-rate access to certain UCT websites.
13 Apr 2020
First UCT student to test positive for COVID-19 fully recovers
The University of Cape Town confirms that the first student to test positive for COVID-19 at the institution has now fully recovered. The student left self-isolation late last week.
08 Apr 2020
UCT joins global climate change alliance
The University of Cape Town has joined the newly established International Universities Climate Alliance (‘Climate Alliance’), which aims to help communicate research insights on the most effective means to meet the unprecedented global challenge of climate change.
08 Apr 2020
Climate change to cause abrupt species loss this century
What will the world’s biodiversity look like in the future? According to a new study the disruption of biodiversity from climate change on land and in the oceans will be abrupt and could be much sooner than we had expected, potentially affecting tens of thousands of species.
08 Apr 2020
Research reveals gap in COVID-19 funding for businesses in townships
The COVID-19 pandemic and the current lockdown are already having a devastating impact on South Africa’s economy, with informal and small businesses in townships likely to feel its impact most harshly.
07 Apr 2020
Fossil discoveries rewrite human history
An international team of researchers, including geologists from UCT, have unearthed the earliest known skull of Homo erectus , the first of our ancestors to be nearly human-like in their anatomy and aspects of their behaviour.
03 Apr 2020
UCT confirms sixth case of COVID-19
The University of Cape Town has been advised that a third student tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, 29 March 2020. The student is receiving medical support and identified contacts were traced and advised to go into quarantine.
02 Apr 2020
Engaged scholarship needed to understand the socio-cultural, political and economic implications of COVID-19
UCT’s Institute for the Humanities in Africa, along with international collaborators worldwide, has launched Corona Times , a space where engaged scholars from across the world offer detailed, rigorously researched, ethical expert commentary that explores ways to grasp the various facets of the current moment.
01 Apr 2020
UCT rolls out survey on students’ study conditions off-campus and provides laptops to eligible students
As the University of Cape Town leadership prepares to continue academic work in the context of COVID-19, the university is rolling out an urgent student access survey and distributing laptops to eligible needy students.
01 Apr 2020
Investment in ecological infrastructure can protect South Africa from droughts and floods
Scientists from a transdisciplinary research team that includes hydrologists, ecologists, climate scientists and livelihood experts are investigating how investments in ecological infrastructure protect society against hydroclimatic risks, including droughts and floods.
30 Apr 2019
UCT medical students launch innovative project to alleviate healthcare system challenge
A new initiative by the University of Cape Town's (UCT) Surgical Society is offering students from across faculties the opportunity to join forces to help plot a new course for South Africa's healthcare system. As part of the initiative, students come up with innovative solutions to some of the deeply-entrenched systemic problems.
29 Apr 2019
South African universities must adopt new digital teaching approaches to be globally competitive - UCT study
New online and open access ways of teaching and learning are gaining momentum in South Africa, but the advances still apply only to a handful of institutions. This is according to a two-year study led by the University of Cape Town's Centre for Innovation in Learning and Teaching (CILT).
25 Apr 2019
UCT's unique Executive MBA ranked the best in Africa
The University of Cape Town (UCT) Graduate School of Business's (GSB) Executive MBA (EMBA) programme has been named the best in Africa and rated in the top 50 worldwide in the 2019 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Global EMBA Rankings.
25 Apr 2019
UCT becomes first African university to adopt global ethics code
The University of Cape Town (UCT) Senate has adopted the Global Code of Conduct for Research in Resource-Poor Settings (GCC). The GCC aims to counter
24 Apr 2019
UCT trio excel in global CEO corporate contest
A University of Cape Town radio jock, a Durban beach boy, and a hockey-cum-chess player may not be the obvious trio to take on a global corporate contest, but they did UCT and South Africa proud when they excelled at the recent Procter & Gamble (P&G) CEO Challenge.
23 Apr 2019
Common injectable contraceptives could increase risk of TB
A breakthrough study conducted by Professor Keertan Dheda and Dr Michele Tomasicchio, at the University of Cape Town's (UCT) Centre for Lung Infection and Immunity, has revealed that one of South Africa's most commonly-used injectable contraceptives could increase women's chances of contracting tuberculosis (TB).
16 Apr 2019
UCT's eResearch Africa conference on data science for development
In a research-intensive environment, data scientists contribute to real-world problems in public health, education, sustainable energy, climate change, economic development, and many other areas. The University of Cape Town's (UCT) eResearch is hosting its bi-annual conference at UCT from the 15 to 18 April 2019. The theme of this year's conference is data science for development and focuses on the work of data scientists in solving the world's so-called wicked problems.
16 Apr 2019
UCT student rises above dire poverty to graduate with academic excellence
When Ntebogang Segone graduates on the Dean's Merit List - in recognition of constant academic excellence - with a Bachelor of Science on 17 April he will dedicate his graduation to the woman who made his dream a reality.
15 Apr 2019
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