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Global Citizen Programme redesigned with African focus
After a successful decade of teaching UCT students the value of paying it forward and the importance of participating in critical conversations, UCT’s Global Citizenship Programme has been redesigned with an African focus at the heart of its curriculum.
25 Jun 2020
UCT investigating allegations against lecturer
The University of Cape Town is investigating allegations of gender-based violence made on social media against a lecturer.
25 Jun 2020
App helps reduce queues at beauty and hair salons
The Fleeker platform, founded by four UCT students, allows users to schedule appointments with hairstylists, barbers, make-up artists and nail technicians – and beat the long in-salon queues with the click of a button.
25 Jun 2020
Return of researchers, postdoctoral fellows and research-based postgraduates to UCT campus
Following the recent update by Vice-Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng on UCT developing a framework for returning to campus, the university is working on getting researchers, postdoctoral fellows and research-based postgraduates back to campus.
17 Jun 2020
Online peer study programme launched to support students amid pandemic
UCT’s Residence Life Division has launched its pilot Study Buddy online student peer programme to support residence students who are now learning and studying off-site as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
12 Jun 2020
UCT retains top university ranking on the continent
UCT has been ranked the top university on the continent by the Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings 2021. These latest rankings place UCT 220th in the world.
11 Jun 2020
UCT engineers create face shield easily made with household items
UCT’s A/Prof Sudesh Sivarasu and his team of biomedical engineers have been working on a variety of devices, including a face shield that can be made easily with household items.
11 Jun 2020
New research calls for better probiotics for vaginal health
Newly isolated strains of vaginal Lactobacillus bacteria perform better than those currently used in South African vaginal probiotics. This is according to recent research published by an international team led by the University of Cape Town.
10 Jun 2020
UCT Careers Service rapidly adapting to global work revolution due to COVID-19 pandemic
UCT’s Careers Service will continue to prepare graduates for the world of work, with many industry partners who have confirmed their intention to continue with UCT graduate recruitment.
10 Jun 2020
Most fibers floating in the world’s oceans are not plastic but dyed cellulose - study
Microfibres are fine strands of thread used to make clothing, carpeting and household items like mops. They are found in the air or water and throughout the world’s oceans. Natural, rather than synthetic, microfibres, though, make up the majority of those found in the ocean’s surface waters – despite the fact that currently two-thirds of all human-produced fibres are synthetic.
09 Jun 2020
Wealth, Water and Wildlife – new study finds more biodiversity in richer neighbourhoods, especially in dry regions
A unique global study has found that wealthier neighbourhoods in cities have more biodiversity in comparison to poorer ones – a pattern that scientists have called the ‘Luxury Effect’. However, this study found that this ‘effect’ is far greater in the more arid regions of the world.
09 Jun 2020
Ethical use of drones in a COVID-19 pandemic national emergency response program
In an era in which technologies are transforming society rapidly, there is a need for ethical frameworks and normative standards where societal values must be promoted as priorities.
08 Jun 2020
Protecting the ocean genome to ensure greater equity
The vast array of species that inhabit the oceans has already proven to be an important source of innovative resources, including enzymes for COVID-19 testing and a protein valuable in the fight against the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome.
08 Jun 2020
Previous statement withdrawn by Vice-Chancellor (interim)
UCT’s Vice-Chancellor (interim) has withdrawn the statement issued on behalf of the executive on 5 June 2020.
05 Jun 2020
Ebola a blueprint for African philanthropy in COVID-19 crisis
Philanthropic responses to the COVID-19 crisis in Africa should be guided by the blueprint that Ebola provided in West Africa, said Carl Manlan, chief operating officer of the EcoBank Foundation in Togo. He was one of three speakers in the final session of the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Africa Month Virtual Symposium.
04 Jun 2020
UCT academic gets dual honours from international communication body
UCT's Centre for Film and Media Studies director, Professor Herman Wasserman, has received two honours from the International Communication Association, the world’s largest academic association for those engaged in the broad discipline of communication.
04 Jun 2020
New study explores establishing a new Bearded Vulture population in South Africa
The Bearded Vulture is one of the most threatened vultures in southern Africa with only around 100 breeding pairs left in the wild. While the species could once be found in both the Eastern Cape and Western Cape, its range is now restricted to the Maluti-Drakensberg mountains of Lesotho and South Africa.
03 Jun 2020
UCT students to receive 100% fee rebate on dropped courses
The University of Cape Town Council has decided that students who drop courses between now and Friday, 5 June 2020, will receive a 100% fee rebate.
02 Jun 2020
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