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Solar-powered house to compete internationally
Three UCT lecturers are part of Team Mahali, designing and building a net-zero-energy house to compete at Solar Decathlon Africa in Morocco next year.
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Swimming club captain in SA team
UCT swimming captain Matthew Bowers has been selected to represent South Africa in the pool at the Senior African Championships in Algeria later this month.
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Gold medal for UCT Vaccinology Research Chair
UCT Vaccinology Research Chair Professor Anna-Lise Williamson has been honoured with a gold medal from the SA Medical Research Council for her seminal scientific contributions.
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Learning through play
UCT Fellow Dr John Woodland has won international acclaim for his unique approach to igniting an interest in chemistry among schoolchildren.
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UCT entrepreneur a shining example
UCT’s 2018 True Shine! overall winner Sarina Mpharalala intends to use her prize money furthering her work to empower women leaders and entrepreneurs.
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Training techies from the ground up
Zaio is a UCT-based start-up with its eye on assisting student developers to build an IT skills profile through coding challenges and practical experience.
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Reconfiguring the human through the child
Existing education models “colonise” children merely to prepare them for adulthood, ignoring what they naturally excel at, says education Professor Karin Murris.
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Using computers to improve lives
The work of UCT lecturer Dr Melissa Densmore, who pursues healthcare solutions via computer-based innovation, is set for a major boost thanks to prestigious new grant funding.
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Excellence worth pursuing – but not always benign
Excellence in academia needs to be grown and groomed, but it also needs to be critiqued, Vice-Chancellor Mamokgethi Phakeng said at the Open Book Festival.
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No peace without equality
Downplaying South Africa’s crime statistics won’t help address the reality that crime and inequality go hand in hand, says UCT’s Anine Kriegler.
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Graduate employability: UCT top in Africa
UCT has maintained its top spot in Africa for graduate employability, according to the most recent 2019 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) rankings.
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Committed to healthy communities
Vice-Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakengʼs recent visit to UCTʼs partner health sites was an opportunity for renewed commitment to the work the university does in local communities.
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Poverty drives demand for “fake food”
Foreign spaza shop owners are unfairly bearing the brunt of the politicisation of the debate around the increase in counterfeit food sales in South Africa.
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International dancers open Baxter festival
Baxter Dance Festival 2018 promises the return of some festival favourites with fresh compositions, along with new work from as far afield as London and Ethiopia.
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PhDs in just three minutes
With only a three-minute deadline, it was a case of “ready, steady, go” as students compacted their 80 000-word PhDs into snappy, accessible presentations.
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Water: the most precious resource of all
The days of taking water for granted are over, with individuals and industry equally responsible for protecting this most precious of all resources.
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State capture inquiry: speed is of the essence
If the commission of inquiry into state capture doesn’t move fast enough, it risks being compromised by deposed former President Jacob Zuma’s fightback campaign.
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Lights, camera, action …
UCT offers a life-changing opportunity for aspirant film-makers from across Africa to propel themselves into a career in the movie world.
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Dagga law details now up to Parliament
The Constitutional Court’s cannabis judgment now requires a “humane and rational” system to regulate the product, says UCT drug policy expert Anine Kriegler.
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Dignifying Sarah Baartman
The new Sarah Baartman exhibition at the Ritchie Gallery offers an opportunity to dignify and commemorate the woman who was abused in the name of science.
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