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UCT and AHF take a stand against gender-based violence
The University of Cape Town (UCT) is partnering with the world's largest non-profit HIV healthcare provider, AIDS HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION (AHF), in taking a stand against the silencing and dehumanising effects of gender-based violence (GBV) through a Silent Protest on Friday 2 August. The march will launch the university's #JustNo campaign against GBV.
01 Aug 2019
UCT study finds cigarettes market increasing in Africa
A study conducted by the University of Cape Town's Economics of Tobacco Control Project (ETCP), titled Trends in cigarette demand and supply in Africa, has found that Africa has become a prime target for tobacco companies that now see it as a major destination for tobacco production and consumption.
29 Aug 2018
UCT statement on current NSFAS challenges and student hunger on campus
The University of Cape Town welcomes last week's announcement by the Minister of Higher Education and Training, Naledi Pandor, on the appointment of Dr Randall Carolissen as the administrator for the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS).
22 Aug 2018
UCT artworks committee to host an exhibition
The University of Cape Town's Works of Art Committee (WOAC) will host an exhibition titled
22 Aug 2018
New platform promoting science and technology fields to high school learners launching at UCT
It has been widely accepted that skills in the science, technology, engineering and mathematical (STEM) fields are the way of the future with the fourth industrial revolution upon us. However, South Africa still lags behind in this field, reporting some of the lowest levels of mathematics and science education in the world.
17 Aug 2018
UCT to swiftly intervene in workers issues
The University of Cape Town executive is working on swiftly dealing with issues raised through a picket by catering staff workers on Friday morning.
17 Aug 2018
UCT takes formal steps following unacceptable Facebook post
The University of Cape Town (UCT) became aware this morning of the social media post made by a UCT staff member on his personal Facebook page. This post was shared with several people and soon attracted a negative reaction from different quarters on social media..
14 Aug 2018
Local and international industry heavyweights to engage with UCT students at biggest job expo to date
The University of Cape Town (UCT) will host its biggest ever Epic Job Expo, offering students a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to engage with 100 potential employers, get professional help with curriculum vitaes and be inspired by TED-style talks with industry leaders.
06 Aug 2018
Study finds deep blue boron-bearing diamonds on rock recycling route
A new study by University of Cape Town (UCT) geologist, Professor Steve Richardson, and his international peers has revealed that blue diamonds are a
03 Aug 2018
UCT researchers use unique way to date rocks through geological
University of Cape Town geologists have for the first time used geological
31 Aug 2017
UCT's Maths competition winners among national Olympiad finalists
A total of 9 winners from the UCT Mathematics Competition, which was held in April this year, are among the 20 medallists in the 2017 South African Mathematics Olympiad for Grade 8 to 12 learners.
30 Aug 2017
Extinct bird's bone reveals new facts about how the dodo lived
University of Cape Town palaeobiologists, in collaboration with scientists from the National History Museum (NHM) in London, UK, have for the first time uncovered information on when the dodo laid their eggs and when they renewed their feathers.
24 Aug 2017
UCT to celebrate 5 years of partnership with Khayelitsha schools
The Schools Improvement Initiative (SII) at the University of Cape Town is celebrating 5-years of partnership with schools in Khayelitsha and the Western Cape Education Department. Interviews can be arranged before or after the event.
22 Aug 2017
Renowned African scholar to talk at UCT's annual TB Davie Memorial Lecture
The University of Cape Town will host renowned African scholar Professor Mahmood Mamdani, who will speak on
17 Aug 2017
UCT study examines how the state can support survivors of sexual violence
A study by a PhD candidate at the University of Cape Town is analysing integration models in South Africa and Kenya as a means of fulfilling the state's obligations to eliminate sexual violence against women.
17 Aug 2017
Three new shrimp species discovered in False Bay coastline
Three new shrimp species have been discovered on a tiny 5.5 km stretch of coastline off Miller's Point, False Bay - one (Heteromysis cancelli) living with a rare hermit crab, another (Heteromysis octopodis) cohabiting with an octopus, and a third (Heteromysis fosteri) was found inside empty urchin and gastropod shells.
16 Aug 2017
Over 40 exciting UCT career events to kick off the new semester
The University of Cape Town has launched Careers Festival - a month of activities on campus where students can get information about best career choices.
15 Aug 2017
UCT's highly rated professor of media studies honoured by Humboldt Foundation
Internationally renowned professor of media studies and director of the Centre for Film and Media Studies at the University of Cape Town (UCT), Herman Wasserman, has been awarded the prestigious Georg Forster Research Award by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.
14 Aug 2017
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