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UCT Rises to 112th in Global University Rankings
The University of Cape Town (UCT) has risen dramatically in the third annual 2017 Best Global Universities rankings.
28 Oct 2016
UCT welcomes additional R10 million funding by Absa
UCT welcomes the contribution of R10 million by financial services provider Absa to the university's scholarship programme, which will be channelled towards funding missing middle students - whose family income is above the R122 000pa National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) threshold but below R600 000.
28 Oct 2016
Researchers aim for the clouds: UCT and NWU launch first stage of big-data African Research Cloud
The Inter-University Institute for Data Intensive Astronomy (IDIA) has taken a giant leap forward by becoming the first African institute to launch a cloud-based data centre. This marks the first step in a 3-year pilot project to establish the African Research Cloud (ARC) for data-intensive research.
26 Oct 2016
UCT confirms attack on private security staff
The University of Cape Town confirms that 2 private security guards were brutally attacked on upper campus on 19 October 2016.
20 Oct 2016
UCT's security level clarified
The University of Cape Town alerted the campus incorrectly this morning that several universities, including UCT, have been declared a level-3 security situation by the national commissioner of the South African Police Service, which, in effect, means that the Public Order Police are in command of the campus. We have now learnt that this is not correct.
17 Oct 2016
UCT Vice-Chancellor escorted into Bremner Building by SAPS
Listen to UCT's audio statement (by the executive director of communications, Gerda Kruger). http://www.news.uct.ac.za/images/userfiles/uct.ac.za/media-releases/2016/2016-10-14_UCT_VC_Bremner_assault.mp3
14 Oct 2016
Toll from Hilux fire could rise at UCT
The University of Cape Town is assessing smoke damage to a ventilation system that serves a Geological Sciences laboratory housing highly sensitive equipment, worth millions of rand. The damage could be severe and it is possible the ventilation system will have to be completely replaced. UCT is assessing the ventilation system as well as the lab equipment it serves. Listen to UCT's audio statement (by the head of media liaison, Elijah Moholola). http://www.news.uct.ac.za/images/userfiles/uct.ac.za/media-releases/2016/2016-10-14_SoundBite02_EM.mp3
14 Oct 2016
UCT vehicle set alight
The University of Cape Town confirms that a UCT Toyota Hilux double cab bakkie, which was used by students and researchers in the Geological Sciences Department, was destroyed by fire just after 03:00 this morning. No people were injured. Listen to UCT's audio statement (by the head of media liaison, Elijah Moholola). http://www.news.uct.ac.za/images/userfiles/uct.ac.za/media-releases/2016/2016-10-14_SoundBite_EM.mp3
14 Oct 2016
UCT opens case against unlawful action
13 Oct 2016
Protesters blockade entrances to UCT Upper Campus
03 Oct 2016
UCT Media Update on recent critical developments
A number of events and decisions have taken place at the University of Cape Town over the past few days.
29 Oct 2015
Joint Statement: Excessive Use of Force by the South African Police Service (SAPS)
UCT's Safety and Violence Initiative (SaVI) and Centre for Criminology speak out against the excessive force used by SAPS Public Order Policing members against unarmed protesting students at Parliament and in other parts of South Africa this week.
23 Oct 2015
Cities in the Global South: crucibles of change
UCT's African Centre for Cities (ACC) aims to understand and work with cities on their own terms, and to create the interdisciplinary knowledge base needed to support the emergence of more equitable African cities; cities that are liveable and sustainable.
12 Oct 2015
UCT/UN workplace programme to examine leadership in Africa
The University of Cape Town, in partnership with the United Nations System Staff College and research and development organisation SCEZONS, will host the 2015 UN Leaders Programme at the River Club in Observatory on 12-16 October 2015.
12 Oct 2015
UCT launches new initiative to recruit, develop and retain academic talent
The University of Cape Town (UCT) has recently launched a new initiative to advance the development of black academics and to ensure the university expands and accelerates the pipeline to transform the professoriate. The Recruitment, Development and Retention programme (RDR) is an umbrella for a number of constituent initiatives that will furnish academic staff with greater clarity in their career paths and provide targeted support to help them to succeed.
08 Oct 2015
UCT Vice-Chancellor to run for mental health on 11 October
Dr Max Price, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Town, will run alongside other Western Cape academics in the Gun Run in support of mental health care for economically disadvantaged people.
08 Oct 2015
UCT team smashes 8-year water rocket world altitude record
A team from the University of Cape Town's Industrial Computational Fluid Dynamics Research Group has successfully broken the longstanding Class A water rocket world altitude record by a massive 33%, achieving a height of 830m.
08 Oct 2015
Outsourcing is most efficient, cost effective option for UCT support services
The University of Cape Town notes the demands by members of Rhodes Must Fall (RMF), the National Education Health and Allied Workers Union (NEHAWU) and other movements to abolish outsourcing of essential services at the university.
06 Oct 2015
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