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Launch of medical mycology unit
The new GBP600 000 AFGrica Unit in Medical Mycology will be launched on 11 August at the Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, where it will be based.
07 Aug 2017
GSB commits R4.6 million to scholarships
Calls for free tertiary education for poor South Africans are gaining momentum ahead of the release of the findings of the Fees Commission later this month.
04 Aug 2017
Njoroge takes notes from Laureates in Lindau
Dr Mathew Njoroge, a postdoctoral research fellow at the Drug Discovery and Development Centre, recently returned from the 67th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, Germany.
04 Aug 2017
Prolific Fagan wins gold
UCT’s Professor Johannes Fagan was one of six ENT surgeons recently awarded a gold medal by the International Federation of Otolaryngology Societies.
04 Aug 2017
Marakalala wins fellowship for TB work
Dr Mohlopheni Marakalala has been awarded a Wellcome Trust Intermediate Fellowship in Public Health and Tropical Medicine worth R10 million over the next five years.
03 Aug 2017
Life-saving lessons on organ donation
Critical-care specialist and transplant surgeon Dr David Thomson hopes to improve South Africa’s rates of deceased organ donation through a new MOOC – Organ Donation: From Death to Life.
03 Aug 2017
Could the tide be turning for women in business?
This Women’s Month, the UCT Graduate School of Business celebrates those women who have blazed the trail and encourages more to follow in their footsteps.
02 Aug 2017
UK scholarships for star students
Three UCT students have won massive FirstRand scholarships that will take them to prestigious UK universities for the next academic year.
02 Aug 2017
Join us on the People’s March on 7 August
Recognised social activist Zackie Achmat, who is a recent recipient of an honorary doctorate from UCT, writes for GroundUp about setting the path towards a just and equal South Africa.
01 Aug 2017
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UCT-led team wins international maths challenge
The fourth annual Financial Mathematics Team Challenge brought top students and academics from around the world to UCT to compete in this prestigious event.
01 Aug 2017
Levy Sekgapane wins the World Opera Competition
Levy Sekgapane, a recent graduate of the University of Cape Town Opera School, won the 2017 Operalia competition in Astana, Kazakhstan, on 29 July.
01 Aug 2017
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