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UCT contacts for expert comment on the World Economic Forum
06 May 2013
UCT events and interview opportunities for the week of 6 May 2013
02 May 2013
UCT speakers to analyse different facets of SA's education problems
The University of Cape Town will launch the Schools Improvement Initiative (SII) Seminar Series at 16:00 on 29 May 2012, to bring a multidisciplinary approach to the problems of schooling in South Africa.
29 May 2012
SKA decision will expand UCT's astronomy reach even further
The University of Cape Town enthusiastically welcomes the decision by the SKA Science and Engineering Committee (SSEC) and its associates to assign a portion of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) of radio telescopes to South Africa.
25 May 2012
UCT to honour literary giant Zakes Mda and medical pioneer Professor David Sanders in June
The University of Cape Town will award honorary degrees to 2 experts chosen not only for what they have contributed in their respective fields of expertise, but also to society as a whole.
23 May 2012
HIV: Surviving under immense pressure
University of Cape Town Professor Carolyn Williamson will deliver her inaugural lecture about her research into HIV, titled HIV: Surviving under immense pressure, on 23 May 2012 at 17:30 in the Student Learning Centre Lecture Theatre, Anatomy Building at UCT's Faculty of Health Sciences in Mowbray.
18 May 2012
Editor-in-chief of Science magazine to speak on Science and World's Future at UCT
Bruce Alberts, editor-in-chief of Science magazine and professor emeritus of biochemistry and biophysics at the University of California in San Francisco, will speak on Science and the World's Future on Wednesday, 23 May 2012, at 13:00 in Lecture Theatre 3, Kramer Law Building, in the first Vice-Chancellor's Open Lecture for 2012 at the University of Cape Town.
14 May 2012
UCT professor to talk about the epistemic significance of disagreement
In his inaugural lecture titled Disagreement: its Epistemic Significance on 16 May, the University of Cape Town's Professor Benhard Weiss will tackle the question of how people should modify their views when they discover that other enquirers have arrived at different opinions.
14 May 2012
Drier winters could be end for Cape fynbos, UCT researcher warns
Geological evidence from as far back as 1800 years ago indicates that as the planet warms due to build-ups of heat-trapping greenhouse gases, winter rainfall in the Cape is likely to become scarcer as well.
11 May 2012
Africans to fill gap in curing malaria, TB, HIV/AIDS, cardiovascular disease
Professor Kelly Chibale of UCT Drug Discovery and Development Centre to speak on Drug Discovery in Africa: Challenges, Status and Opportunities: 8 May 2012, 16:00, LT3 PD Hahn, Upper Campus.
07 May 2012
UCT algorithm uncorks best buys for wine
Finding a good wine is a bit like kissing lots of dressed up frogs, says Dr David Priilaid of the University of Cape Town. Currently convenor of the Postgraduate Diploma in Entrepreneurship in UCT's School of Management Studies, Priilaid has developed an algorithm that cuts through all the labels, snobbery and guesswork and can help wine lovers pick up good quality wines at very good prices.
04 May 2012
UCT students celebrate Africa month
As the University of Cape Town prepares for its annual Africa Day celebrations - which have been expanded to a full month of events over May - the student community is also getting involved with the Student Representative Council (SRC) and various student societies participating in a number of exciting events.
04 May 2012
UCT students triumph in SAICA Board Exam
The University of Cape Town pass rate for first-time writers of the 2011 South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) Part 1 Board Exam is 96% compared to a national average of 80%. The pass rate for UCT's African students is 89%, while the national average is 55%.
31 May 2011
Three UCT academics victorious at 2011 NSTF-BHP Billiton awards
Three out of 6 University of Cape Town (UCT) finalists walked away with top honours during the annual National Science and Technology Forum-BHP Billiton Awards, held in Johannesburg last night (26 May).
25 May 2011
Six UCT finalists at NSTF-BHP Billiton Awards
Six finalists from the University of Cape Town are in the running for top honours at the National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF) -BHP Billiton Awards to be held in Johannesburg on 26 May 2011.
25 May 2011
UCT biologists' find is named one of Top 10 New Species for 2011
When you discover the world's only known jumping cockroach, as UCT's Professor Mike Picker and former student Dr Jonathan Colville did, you naturally spend much time thinking of catchy headlines - such as the one above - to mark the event.
24 May 2011
UCT uses modified MRI scanner to measure brain waves of cyclists in the saddle
Researchers at the University of Cape Town have found a way to measure the brain activity of a cyclist who is operating at racing speed, using a specially modified MRI scanner that holds the subject's head still while the legs are pedalling.
23 May 2011
UCT's Prof Zingoni is the newest Fellow of an international elite group of structural engineers
Alphose Zingoni, Professor of Structural Engineering & Mechanics in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Cape Town, has been elected a Fellow of the International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE).
16 May 2011
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