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Betrayal of the 'Great Unwashed'
Thembinkosi Gwelani was fleeing from police at 'Scene One' of the massacre at Marikana on 16 August 2012, when he was shot with a single bullet from a semi-automatic rifle. Gwelani, 37, was one of two...
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Physics team builds mini supercomputer
A team of students and staff from the physics department recently built a "mini supercomputer" from scratch. The computer was dubbed 'Hi-Π-4-mens', as it operates on the same parallel-computing...
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UCT celebrates winners at the National Research Foundation Awards 2015
Two University of Cape Town researchers at different ends of the academic career trajectory were rewarded on Thursday night at the NRF Awards 2015. Professor Michael Feast was awarded the Lifetime...
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UCT TB researcher Grant Theron awarded prestigious NRF P rating
The National Research Foundation (NRF) recently recognised the work of senior researcher in the Department of Medicine Dr Grant Theron for his work in tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis and transmission, by...
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Neville Alexander immortalised at UCT
The late Dr Neville Alexander saw the Gariep (Orange River) as a fitting metaphor for a post-1994 South Africa grappling to unify competing identities into one nation. Its myriad tributaries, some...
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Health MEC visits SHAWCO clinic in Tambo Village
SHAWCO Health's paediatric clinic in Tambo Village, Manenberg, recently played host to the Western Cape MEC for Health Dr Nomafrench Mbombo. SHAWCO Health volunteer supervisor and fourth-year audiology...
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Do legal frameworks protect women's rights?
A running thread that emerged from a special Women's Roundtable was the question of whether or not legal frameworks are effective in the protection of women's rights. Women's Roundtable presenters with...
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Dangerous skin lightening products on sale on our streets
Even though South Africa has some of the toughest laws against skin lighteners, many international products containing dangerous and illegal substances are still being sold in Cape Town, a UCT study...
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A book to grow Africa's next generation of researchers
Emerging researchers across the spectrum – from those who already enjoy recognition to those who are just starting out – are likely to benefit from a new publication flowing from...
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Five new SARChI Chairs announced at UCT
Five prominent female researchers at UCT have been awarded South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChI) Chairs in their respective fields as part of the Department of Science and Technology (DST)...
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'Let Neville's name be an encouragement'
It was a "sad but special" occasion, in the words of programme director Dr Russell Ally, as the university gathered to officially inaugurate the Neville Alexander Building on 28 August, three years and...
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UCT hosts GirlEng information session
In Women's Month, UCT's Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment hosted the second session of the Western Cape 'chapter' of GirlEng, launched in 2009 under the umbrella of WomEng Western...
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Browse the UCT bookshelf
Just launched is a dedicated virtual bookshelf where you can find new and recent titles from UCT's researchers, students and the extended university community. Subjects range from business ethics to...
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Appointment of the Director of Postgraduate Studies
2 September 2015 Dear colleagues and students, It is my great pleasure to announce that Professor Peter Meissner has been appointed as the Director of Postgraduate Studies at the University of Cape...
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'Queering the academy' – sexuality conference on campus
South African higher learning institutions remain strongly heteronormative spaces in which LGBTQIA+ students, teachers and staff often feel stigmatised, stereotyped and even physically endangered. But,...
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Double, double, toil and trouble
Fire burn and cauldron bubble ... While they tend to avoid eye of newt, UCT's very own brewery team has been concocting award-winning liquid confidence. From left: SAB Trade Brewer Newlands Brewery,...
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Big data institute will boost SKA
The Inter-University Institute for Data-Intensive Astronomy was launched on Thursday 3 September. This partnership between UCT, the University of the Western Cape and North-West University will develop...
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UCT to host training conference for ombuds
The UCT Ombud's Office will host an ombudsing training conference, titled 'Foundations of Organisational Ombuds Practice', in partnership with the Department of Higher Education and Training, the...
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Students on life on the Southern Ocean
Life aboard the polar research vessel SA Agulhas II was an education on its own, according to this report by five ocean climate dynamics master's students who headed into the frigid Southern Ocean in...
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Students host 'appreciation lunch' for workers on campus
Students recently held an appreciation lunch for UCT workers, during which they screened a documentary focusing on a day in the life of a cleaner in a residence. Students and workers watch the...
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