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Decolonising ecology: Making science more equitable
A new paper co-authored by UCT’s Dr Chris Trisos proposes five interventions to build a more anti-oppressive and decolonial ecology.
25 May 2021
Lessons from the Aids response for COVID-19 vaccinations
Far bolder initiatives and international leadership are required to solve the global problem with vaccine production and distribution, writes Professor Nicoli Natrass.
25 May 2021
Republished
Jagger reflections: ‘It was ... my church’
Two academics from UCT’s Centre for Film and Media Studies share their reflections on the burning down of the Jagger Reading Room.
24 May 2021
COVID-19: Why critically ill patients in Africa are taking a bigger hit
UCT’s Professor Bruce Biccard shares the findings of a study over 3 000 critical care patients from 64 hospitals in Africa.
24 May 2021
Republished
Pandemic perspectives and the role of the media
During a recent UCT Summer School webinar, the Centre for Film and Media Studies shared findings on the role of media in the COVID-19 pandemic.
24 May 2021
Rare honours and international recognition for UCT research managers
Two UCT staff members are part of the first four South Africans to be awarded Research Management Professional status by the International Professional Recognition Council.
24 May 2021
Inequality in South Africa is a ‘ticking timebomb’
UCT’s African Centre of Excellence for Inequality Research and the Embassy of France in South Africa hosted a dialogue on historical inequalities and economic transformation.
21 May 2021
Jagger reflections: ‘A place that housed our stories’
Three members of the UCT community share their reflections on the burning down of the Jagger Reading Room.
21 May 2021
‘As much as education changes lives, lives should change education’
Scientists from around the world met to discuss topical research under science and science culture umbrellas in this seminar series.
21 May 2021
Enter the Afrika Day Essay Competition
UCT students who sign up to participate in the SRC’s Afrika Day Essay Competition stand a chance to win big.
20 May 2021
AU called to support findings on racial police brutality
UCT’s Emeritus Professor Rashida Manjoo is part of an international commission that has compiled a report on racist police violence in the US.
20 May 2021
Jagger reflections: ‘It’s still sinking in’
UCT alumnus and PASS staff member Yusuf Omar shares his reflections on the burning down of the Jagger Reading Room.
20 May 2021
Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation visits UCT following campus fire
Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Dr Blade Nzimande, has pledged to help UCT following a devasting campus fire.
20 May 2021
Jagger Library Salvage Project
A salvage operation began to retrieve valuable materials from the Jagger Reading Room, which was severely damaged in the runaway Table Mountain fire.
20 May 2021
Queen calls UCT student’s lifesaving efforts ‘splendid work’
UCT student and volunteer lifesaver Tanner Gorille was recently recognised by Queen Elizabeth II for rescuing a young woman in 2016.
19 May 2021
UCT leadership attend Vision 2030 workshop
Leaders from across the University of Cape Town came together at the first in-person Vision 2030 workshop.
19 May 2021
UCT professor co-authors first global report on cardiovascular disease in women
UCT’s Professor Liesl Zühlke has co-authored a new Lancet Commission report which found that cardiovascular disease causes 35% of deaths among women globally.
19 May 2021
Decolonising art is about a ‘politics of recognition’
Decolonising art practice, theory and art schools is the focus of the 49th issue of OnCurating, co-edited by alumnus and Michaelis Galleries curator Nkule Mabaso.
18 May 2021
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