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A double international win for UCT archaeology professor
Professor Shadreck Chirikure, who heads the University of Cape Town's (UCT) Department of Archaeology, has become the first African to win the Antiquity journal of archaeology's Antiquity Prize twice. Professor Chirikure won the award for best paper of 2018.
23 May 2019
Afrophobia: Language used to discriminate against African immigrants
Research by University of Cape Town (UCT) lecturer Mr Ivan Katsere has found that language can be used to discriminate against African immigrants. His research into the
23 May 2019
UCT steps up efforts to foster multilingualism
In an evolving world, the ability to speak more than one language has become second nature. As part of the University of Cape Town's (UCT) New Language Policy, the institution offers an isiXhosa short course at no cost to staff and students after the government identified the need to promote different languages at South Africa's institutions of higher learning.
22 May 2019
UCT professor honoured with prestigious award by Emperor of Japan
University of Cape Town (UCT) applied mathematician and fisheries scientist Emeritus Professor Doug Butterworth has been awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon by the Emperor of Japan for his contribution to the sustainable management of the country's fisheries.
21 May 2019
Penguins and their chicks' responses to local fish numbers informs marine conservation
How adult penguins fish and the body condition of their chicks are directly linked to local fish abundance, and could potentially inform fishery management, a new study has found. The researchers studied an endangered African penguin colony during a rare three-year closure of commercial fisheries around Robben Island, Cape Town, and their findings are published today in the Journal of Applied Ecology.
21 May 2019
UCT's business school wins a first of its kind prestigious global award
A customised executive education programme co-designed by the University of Cape Town's (UCT) Graduate School of Business (GSB) and Standard Bank has won gold at the prestigious European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) Global Excellence in Practice Awards (EiP) for its unique format and high-impact results.
20 May 2019
Rat poison now affects peri-urban wildlife in Cape Town - UCT study
Urban rat poisons are spilling over into Cape Town's natural environment, threatening species such as caracal, mongoose, otter and owl, a team of University of Cape Town (UCT) researchers in the Institute for Communities and Wildlife in Africa (iCWild) has discovered.
17 May 2019
Statement by Law Faculty in response to letter by
The Faculty of Law takes diversity and transformation seriously. As a result, significant efforts have been made not just to transform the outlook of the student and staff profiles, but also to change the cultural climate.
16 May 2019
Historic all-women leadership in charge of academic enterprise at UCT
The University of Cape Town (UCT)'s announcement of Professor Sue Harrison as the new Deputy Vice-Chancellor (DVC): Research and Internationalisation means that, in what is a rare moment for higher education across the world, all four leaders in charge of the academic enterprise at the highest level of a university are female.
16 May 2019
UCT to engage with key Durban stakeholders to share transformation vision
University of Cape Town (UCT) Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Transformation, Professor Loretta Feris, will visit Durban as part of an ongoing engagement programme facilitated by the university's Development and Alumni Department.
14 May 2019
Survey reveals UCT graduates are
More than 50% of the University of Cape Town?s (UCT) 2018-2019 graduate cohort are employed in South Africa's private sector, with over 20% earning more than R20 000 a month.
14 May 2019
Provision of breastfeeding spaces vital for productivity, UCT study finds
Mothers who breastfed at work were more committed to their company or institution and had increased productivity, research by a University of Cape Town (UCT) academic has found.
14 May 2019
Declining ice in Arctic threatens polar food web and impacts sea-ice algae
The impact of climate change on the algae that live in Arctic sea ice is likely to be large and complex, according to models co-developed by the University of Cape Town (UCT). Declining sea ice in the Arctic could have a large and complex impact on sea-ice algae - the powerhouses of the polar food web.
13 May 2019
The juggling act that is motherhood - the challenges and joys of some mothers at UCT
Ahead of Mother's Day on Sunday, 12 May, five members of the University of Cape (UCT) community have shared their inspirational stories, perspectives and unusual motherhood journeys which highlight some of the joys, the challenges and the fulfilling motherhood moments for both old and young mothers in the UCT community.
10 May 2019
UCT research on cheetah's tail leads to new way of capturing movement of the human body
A University of Cape Town (UCT) research project that initially investigated the properties of cheetahs' tails in relation to robotics has now resulted in a whole new way of capturing the movement of the human body.
09 May 2019
Africa Month Symposium: Interrogating the Role of Young Leaders in Pan-Africanism and Regional Integration
The AU African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), in collaboration with University of Cape Town's Convocation and the Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance (NMS) will host a public symposium on the role of young African leaders in Pan-Africanism and Regional Integration at the Baxter Theatre in Rondebosch. The symposium will focus on the challenges and opportunities for transformation in Africa, including topical issues relating to the idea of one-ness and working towards African Shared Values. Discussions will focus on themes relating to Nationalism and Pan-African Citizenry, African Integration and the Free Movement of People, as well as Youth and Business Innovation in the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
07 May 2019
UCT business school scoops award at international competition for Marikana case study
A University of Cape Town (UCT) research that looks at Lonmin Plc mining and the role of investors, following the Marikana massacre in 2012, has won researchers from the UCT Graduate School of Business (GSB) first prize in the prestigious 2017 European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) Case Writing Competition in the African Business Case category.
28 May 2018
UCT congratulates Miss Universe and Miss World South Africa 2018
The University of Cape Town (UCT) congratulates Ms Tamaryn Green and Ms Thulisa Keyi on being crowned Miss Universe South Africa 2018 and Miss World South Africa 2018.
28 May 2018
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