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2024
Fourth quarter
I’ve had wonderful moments that felt like rays of sunshine in my first 100 days – UCT VC
10:41, 27 November 2024
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UCT symposium charts a future towards inclusive economies through intersectoral collaboration
16:00, 26 November 2024
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Newly installed UCT VC to position university as a catalyst for change in Africa, while embracing African values
10:20, 26 November 2024
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Poor service delivery, aging infrastructure under the spotlight at UCT’s first National Infrastructure Hackathon
12:16, 20 November 2024
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UCT’s seven graduates among 11 Southern African Rhodes Scholarship recipients for 2025
08:14, 18 November 2024
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UCT’s H3D Centre and LifeArc collaborate to combat potential 39 million deaths due to silent AMR pandemic
13:09, 14 November 2024
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UCT Graduate School of Business MBA ranked number seven globally for impact and sustainability
08:51, 12 November 2024
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Power of aesthetic species on social media boosts wildlife conservation efforts – UCT experts
12:00, 11 November 2024
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Study shows 10% of children in high-burden TB settings may develop the disease by age 10
08:10, 11 November 2024
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SA’s income inequality remains high, but middle and upper class growth offers hope – UCT report
14:10, 7 November 2024
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UCT’s PACK empowers healthcare workers to tackle complex disease burdens across the global south
08:10, 4 November 2024
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UCT co-hosts inaugural Albertina Sisulu Memorial Lecture to illuminate social justice for future generations
15:24, 28 October 2024
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UCT academics among top scholars in South Africa honoured by ASSAf
11:53, 28 October 2024
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UCT Executive MBA ranked top in Africa and among the world’s best
10:14, 28 October 2024
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UCT’s Chibale elected to the United States National Academy of Medicine
14:29, 24 October 2024
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UCT lecture explores biomedical engineering challenges and opportunities to empower Africa’s health technology needs
13:31, 23 October 2024
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UCT’s postdoctoral indaba to advance career paths and foster collaboration and innovation
12:01, 22 October 2024
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Shifting spaces, tilting time: UCT professor’s inaugural lecture on art, transformation and challenging boundaries
08:32, 22 October 2024
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Unlocking sustainability: UCT professor to explore how mineralogy is shaping the future of mining
10:49, 21 October 2024
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Military spending a costly gamble – UCT economist warns of economic downfall in defence overdrive
08:52, 18 October 2024
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Bridging fifty degrees: UCT professor to illuminate ‘why Antarctica matters for Africa’
10:01, 17 October 2024
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UCT to host lecture by UN vice president on Africa’s role in the global health agenda
13:12, 16 October 2024
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Redefining gravity: UCT professor shakes up the cosmos in inaugural lecture
08:00, 16 October 2024
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UCT lecture to unpack how language and culture have been marshalled historically to secure the interests of the powerful
08:39, 14 October 2024
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Bridging gaps: UCT tournament builds cohesion between standing and sitting volleyball clubs
14:46, 10 October 2024
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UCT sustainability project converts waste to energy and water resource
13:44, 10 October 2024
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UCT’s d-school Afrika reaffirms leadership with second 6-Star Green Star rating
13:23, 8 October 2024
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UCT professor unpacks drivers, economic effects of defence spending
08:13, 8 October 2024
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UCT professor to ‘explore new windows on the universe’ in her inaugural lecture
11:35, 7 October 2024
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Soapbox Science: women boffins bring science into the public spotlight
13:38, 3 October 2024
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UCT and IDIA unveil groundbreaking VR software revolutionising astronomy data visualisation
08:01, 2 October 2024
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Third quarter
UCT to host symposium on role of microbiomes in health and disease in Africa
18:54, 30 September 2024
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Renowned Professor Plaatjies to host final concert at UCT in aid of student funding
10:40, 30 September 2024
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Rising malaria resistance a growing threat - warns UCT professor in his inaugural lecture
13:02, 25 September 2024
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Global mpox authority Professor Nachega to deliver keynote address at UCT conference
17:03, 20 September 2024
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Many SA’s agro-food companies are not prepared for long-term impacts of climate change
15:49, 18 September 2024
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UCT to host lecture by International Court of Justice’s Judge Tladi
11:40, 18 September 2024
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Maximising the value of platinum group metals reserves remains a pressing issue
13:47, 17 September 2024
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A journey of GBV and femicide in SA and how the media reports it – UCT lecture
15:01, 16 September 2024
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UCT’s MSc candidate wins prestigious Esther Mahlangu Master’s Fellowship at Women in Science Awards
09:36, 16 September 2024
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UCT lecturer honoured with prestigious civil engineering award
08:08, 16 September 2024
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UCT joins global coalition to expand higher education access for refugees
08:10, 12 September 2024
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UCT professor to tackle gender-based violence and femicide in her lecture
11:28, 11 September 2024
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UCT leading the way in women’s health innovation: GIFT device offers early detection of STIs
10:40, 11 September 2024
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Study links personal and work-related factors with low resilience among doctors and ambulance personnel
14:58, 10 September 2024
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Decolonise law to reflect plural and diverse patterns of society – UCT study
13:26, 9 September 2024
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Delaying the just energy transition could prove costly – UCT economists
11:35, 9 September 2024
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Bridging the gaps in cancer care: UCT’s academic calls for a comprehensive, patient-centered approach
08:14, 9 September 2024
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Significant number of blood donors testing positive for HIV are also on antiretroviral treatment – UCT study
13:06, 5 September 2024
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SA’s healthcare workers’ moral suffering reaching epidemic proportions
08:39, 5 September 2024
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UCT professor challenges masculine workplace norms and advocates for epistemic justice
14:58, 4 September 2024
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From personal struggle to pioneering research: UCT PhD graduate turns childhood challenges into a passion for health sciences
14:31, 4 September 2024
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Stokvels contribute to healthy eating, food security and women empowerment – UCT study
11:41, 4 September 2024
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UCT researchers design a couples-focused intervention to improve diabetes management
10:37, 4 September 2024
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Study finds high prevalence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis aerosol release in Cape Town community
07:36, 4 September 2024
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UCT and CAF kick off game-changing programme to elevate African football administration
12:32, 3 September 2024
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Seabirds indicate little change in the amounts of plastic at sea since 1980s – UCT study
08:09, 3 September 2024
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Prepaid meters for low-income households linked to energy poverty and food insecurity – new research
10:00, 2 September 2024
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UCT teams up with CAF to kick off historic Football Management Executive programme
08:05, 2 September 2024
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UCT Islam and gender scholar traces her academic journey from early social and gender justice activism
11:06, 30 August 2024
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UCT leads Africa to the global stage through hosting of world epidemiology congress
08:30, 30 August 2024
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Just over 2000 students to graduate at UCT’s September ceremonies
13:14, 29 August 2024
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Concerning: study finds high levels of violence exposure in SA’s young children
08:20, 29 August 2024
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UCT’s Global Surgery and Emergency Medicine divisions designated as WHO collaborating centre
12:55, 28 August 2024
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UCT to honour globally recognised biostatistician and epidemiologist
12:35, 28 August 2024
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Research finds early modern humans in Africa made glue from the leaves of diverse plants
11:01, 27 August 2024
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UCT researcher pioneers kidney genetics research in Africa with unyielding passion
09:37, 27 August 2024
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UCT academic warns: barriers to HIV treatment access threaten SA’s fight against epidemic
08:48, 27 August 2024
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UCT’s African Brain Child team triumphs at National Research Foundation Awards
13:19, 26 August 2024
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Professor Plaatjies to reflect on his journey at upcoming inaugural lecture
11:30, 26 August 2024
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UCT professor leads Faculty of Commerce to a new era of research and social impact
10:58, 26 August 2024
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UCT professor to explore “Radical Critical Fidelity” in inaugural lecture on Islamic Feminism
12:04, 22 August 2024
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Invite: Lecture on advancing effective HIV treatment in South Africa
08:57, 22 August 2024
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Invitation: UCT Children’s Institute launch the South African Child Gauge 2024
12:05, 21 August 2024
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Monolingual English for kids? A modern colonial dilemma ¬– UCT lecture
08:01, 21 August 2024
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Residents ready to embrace alternative water sources for flushing, study reveals
09:46, 20 August 2024
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UCT teams up with CAF to kick off historic Football Management Executive programme
15:45, 19 August 2024
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Redefining balance: Professor Jaga unpacks motherhood, womanhood, and work in Inaugural lecture
09:55, 19 August 2024
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UCT researchers uncover tensions in elderly care in South Africa
14:01, 15 August 2024
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UCT lecture looks at how language exclusion at school discriminates and fails learners
09:09, 14 August 2024
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Cape Town’s food crisis – report reveals alarming high food insecurity levels
11:00, 12 August 2024
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UCT WhatsApp-based study aims to improve parent-child relationships
09:41, 8 August 2024
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Study finds increasing prevalence of cannabis use in adolescents admitted with mental illness
10:22, 7 August 2024
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UCT survey provides insight into paediatric pain practices in sub-Saharan Africa
08:01, 7 August 2024
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New app transforms the way law students engage with legislative process
11:00, 6 August 2024
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Rehearsals underway ahead of world premiere staging of ‘lost’ opera
08:01, 6 August 2024
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Groundbreaking: new study shows TB diagnosis and drug resistance testing can be reduced to just 23 hours
10:43, 5 August 2024
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UCT’s special tribunal introduces AI chatbot to enhance evidence gathering for SGBV survivors
08:06, 5 August 2024
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UCT academic awarded the Virchow Prize 2024 for pioneering contributions to global health
10:00, 16 July 2024
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Marine species find new homes amid climate change – but at what cost?
08:34, 16 July 2024
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UCT demographers highlight serious concerns with 2022 South African census data
13:01, 11 July 2024
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Boosting consent and collaboration: Key to ethical ancient DNA research, experts assert
10:01, 10 July 2024
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Study reveals alarming discoveries about phantom limb pain in cross-sectional analysis
08:19, 10 July 2024
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Young UCT researcher to address “woefully underdeveloped” vaccination targeting pregnant women
14:01, 9 July 2024
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UCT partners in groundbreaking genomics and bioinformatics training for 400+ African scientists annually
11:01, 8 July 2024
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UCT academic’s new book delves deeper into South Africa’s water crisis
08:30, 8 July 2024
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New UCT study uncovers childhood trauma’s grip on teen substance abuse in South Africa
14:43, 2 July 2024
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Second quarter
Young visionary transforms personal struggles into a thriving artistic endeavour
16:05, 27 June 2024
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Study uses animal-born sensors, machine learning to reveal chinstrap penguin prey captures
14:35, 26 June 2024
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Open access ‘Contested Karoo’ book seeks to better understand the arid zone that covers almost a third of the country
09:35, 24 June 2024
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Decomposing pig bodies could help identify human remains – new study finds
13:46, 20 June 2024
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UCT academics scoop prestigious prize in The Trinity Challenge on antimicrobial resistance
15:53, 13 June 2024
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UCT oceanographer awarded US$9.5 million to spearhead climate change research on ocean systems
10:33, 13 June 2024
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High levels of loadshedding are costly for SA’s labour market – report finds
13:05, 30 May 2024
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Groundbreaking launch: Global Media Index for Africa reveals insights on coverage of the continent
09:49, 30 May 2024
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Invite: UCT to showcase its excellence through pioneering initiatives
09:30, 30 May 2024
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Research suggests 750 000 deaths linked to antimicrobial resistance could be prevented every year
09:43, 28 May 2024
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UCT academics propose use of electrical blackouts to determine impact of artificial light on wildlife
10:10, 21 May 2024
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UCT physicist wins inaugural New Frontiers Research Award for research excellence
11:16, 20 May 2024
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UCT receives ‘single largest donation ever’ of $21.5m from Atlantic Philanthropies
13:48, 17 May 2024
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UCT signs historic MoU with CAF to train African football administrators
15:22, 8 May 2024
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UCT scholars join global leaders to discuss roadmap to the decarbonisation of concrete
10:37, 30 April 2024
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African alarm clocks: Hadeda ibises’ sixth sense key to range expansion – UCT study reveals
11:33, 17 April 2024
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Ingonyama Trust financial statements vaguely reported - UCT report finds
08:19, 17 April 2024
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Professor Ramutsindela appointed as the UP-UCT Future Africa Research Chair in Sustainability Transformations
10:30, 11 April 2024
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Revolutionary clean cooking fuel: German-South African green initiative takes aim at climate change and energy access
08:11, 10 April 2024
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MeerKAT radio telescope discovers 49 new galaxies in just two hours
08:09, 2 April 2024
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First quarter
UCT VC appointed to esteemed international academy
10:50, 26 March 2024
Illegal cigarettes cost South African government over R100 billion since 2010
07:52, 26 March 2024
UCT to honour close to 5 000 students in the March graduation season
13:55, 25 March 2024
UCT opens clinic to provide affordable healthcare for its staff
11:13, 19 March 2024
Infection causes over 80% of hospitalisations in young children – UCT research finds
09:15, 12 March 2024
UCT researchers develop tools to support mine closure planning
09:09, 11 March 2024
UCT to co-host launch of Built Environment National Logbook
12:26, 7 March 2024
Women perpetually marginalised in South African law firms – study shows
10:55, 6 March 2024
UCT celebrates superior performance in the 2023 SAICA APC
14:23, 29 February 2024
UCT SRC to use Motsepe Foundation donation to help international students
09:21, 29 February 2024
Cancer treatment boost as UCT proposes a proton therapy centre
11:08, 26 February 2024
Older persons grant not enough to support their needs, UCT study shows
12:08, 22 February 2024
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UCT to confer honorary doctorates on six remarkable individuals
10:43, 21 February 2024
UCT research shows positive stimulus effects of a South African public employment programme
13:27, 20 February 2024
UCT Council approves concessions for students with fee debt exceeding R10 000
11:43, 20 February 2024
Groundbreaking horse domestication study wins 2024 Newcomb Cleveland Prize
10:45, 19 February 2024
Millions of people could be impacted by mine closures in South Africa – UCT research
09:07, 19 February 2024
Most low-income households in Alexandra cannot afford to completely go off-grid
09:11, 13 February 2024
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New SALDRU director to pursue mission of challenging inequalities
13:13, 7 February 2024
Rural childhood positively impacts immune development, UCT study finds
10:52, 6 February 2024
UCT’s initial statement on tweets by a former student on an alleged sexual violence incident
12:55, 26 January 2024
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UCT to welcome 4 500 first-year students
12:20, 24 January 2024
Annual Bongani Mayosi Memorial Lecture to be presented by UCT’s own graduate
13:20, 23 January 2024
Robots, Eskom and antisemitism among topics at 2024 UCT Summer School
16:34, 16 January 2024
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