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Faculty of Health Sciences and SAMRC take medical research to new heights
The pre-eminent funder for health-related research in South Africa, the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) is funding crucial work relevant to the local context in several clinical...
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Immense new digital archive launched at UCT
Last week saw the much-anticipated launch of Humanitec, a project that has involved the digitisation of more than 14 000 rare physical objects with the aim of enhancing the teaching, learning and...
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Business communication conference for UCT
Associate Professor Terri Grant, head of the Professional Communication Unit (PCU) in the commerce faculty's School of Management Studies, will host the first ever Association for Business...
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Careers expo champions non-profit sector
The Jameson Hall buzzed with stallholders and students in the annual Careers Service expo for NPOs and civil society in early August. And for the first time the UCT Knowledge Co-op and Poverty &...
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Field trip sheds light on pre-industrial Cape
UCT historical studies honours students swapped the dusty archives for a pair of walking boots and sunscreen after the first semester to explore the Onder-Bokkeveld, an area of the Cape they had...
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UCT study looks at slang language in Soweto
The way people communicate is ever evolving and this is nowhere more true than in the hub of Soweto where people from many different language groups live together. Dr Aycard found that all children in...
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Trauma linked to chronic conditions and mental disorders
A recent study by a UCT doctoral graduate has, for the first time, demonstrated a clear link between exposure to trauma and the potential development of chronic physical conditions and mental...
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'Diverse societies should not curtail free speech'
Free speech should not be suppressed in the name of tolerance or respect, in fact in plural societies "the fullest extension possible of free speech" is required in order to challenge power. Kenan...
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Students FLUX their entrepreneurship muscles
Strategies for effective entrepreneurship was the name of the game at UCT's recent FLUX business challenge that took place at the UCT Library Learning Lounge. The FLUX challenge, based on a fast-paced...
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How to transform the Humanities
Proposals, suggestions, grievances and demands flew around Jameson Hall on 6 August as the Faculty of Humanities hosted a transformation-themed assembly for all its students and staff. Pam Dhlamini, a...
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Marikana: Three years after the massacre
The UCT Marikana Forum has commemorated each anniversary of the massacre, and will do so again from 18 to 20 August, with a movie screening, panel discussion and memorial lecture, to be held at the...
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Unit system sparks post-graduate interest in architecture
"I'm tired of Europe's hand-me-downs. If we're going to mimic, let's rather cut and paste. Let's take what works, throw out what doesn't and fashion our own." Professor Lesley Lokko. This was the view...
View ArticleUCT statement on graffiti on campus
The University of Cape Town notes the third anniversary of the Marikana shootings and the many unanswered questions that remain around this tragedy. We encourage staff and students to attend the events...
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UCT's women scientists make their mark in Africa
Dr Gina Ziervogel won the Distinguished Young Women Researcher (humanities and social scientists), and two young scientists were awarded prestigious scholarships, at the Women in Science Awards 2015....
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Science teachers share Stella Clark Award 2015
Two inspirational science teachers received the Stella Clark Teachers' Award at a ceremony in the Hoerikwaggo Building, during which their former pupils elaborated on the significant role their mentors...
View ArticleUCT statement on RMF and investments in Lonmin
The University of Cape Town notes the demands made by the Rhodes Must Fall (RMF) movement on campus today and we will respond in due course. Meanwhile, here are the facts about investments by the UCT...
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Res4Res Festival taps student talent
The Res4Res Festival is a theatre face-off of short plays written and directed by students at UCT's residences, tackling some of the hottest topics of the day, and this year was no exception. According...
View ArticleUCT, Rhodes Must Fall sign mediation agreement
As agreed earlier this year, the University of Cape Town and Rhodes Must Fall (RMF) have been engaged in mediation discussions which were facilitated by the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation....
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Ikeys put up valiant effort at Vino Varsity Challenge
The Maties pipped Ikeys at the post at the 7th Vino Varsity Challenge held at Backsberg Estate Cellars in Paarl on 14 of August. Though the Ikeys won both the general knowledge and the tasting rounds,...
View ArticleUCT response to RMF statement on Judge Farlam
The killings at Marikana in 2012 remain a horrific event in our post-Apartheid history, marking the failure of our society to address inequality, workers' living conditions, corporate accountability,...
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