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How to transform the higher education sector
The role of universities in fostering both their own transformation and the transformation of society at large came under intense scrutiny in a packed Baxter Concert Hall on 21 October 2014. Top...
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Stellar cast visits disturbia
Straight from its success at the 2014 Edinburgh Assembly Fringe Festival, Aubrey Sekhabi's high-octane, action-packed thriller Silent Voice is currently being staged at the Baxter Golden Arrow Studio...
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Learning from Gauteng's water crisis - time for society as a whole to take...
Parts of Gauteng experienced severe water shortages in September this year. Dr Kirsty Carden and Lloyd Fisher-Jeffes from UCT's Urban Water Management research unit interrogate what can be learnt from...
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African universities' collaboration still strong after almost 20 years
Fellows from across Africa gathered at UCT to reminisce about their experience with USHEPiA, a ground-breaking programme aimed at building institutional and human capacity at African universities....
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PRAESA receives international children's literacy award
UCT-affiliated research unit PRAESA, the Project for the Study of Alternative Education in South Africa, was recently awarded the IBBY-Asahi Reading Promotion Award, a biennial award to groups or...
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Shell's seismic data to help train UCT students
High-quality three-dimensional seismic data, collected off the West Coast of South Africa by petroleum giants Total and Shell, will help geologists accurately pinpoint gas and oil in the area and also...
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Translating Yeats into music like 'creating a garment for a specific body'
Professor Hendrik Hofmeyr explains the creative process behind translating WB Yeats' Byzantium - a poem that in itself is a metaphor for the creative process - into music. Prof Hendrik Hofmeyr from the...
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New research indicates that South Africans are making a plan
New research by the UCT Unilever Institute of Strategic Marketing shows that more and more South Africans are creating their own livelihoods rather than holding out for a job. Although millions of...
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Exceptional students at UCT
Each year, a handful of student leaders are recognised for their incredible commitment and contribution to the university's vision, mission and values. Read up on who UCT is celebrating this year, and...
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Genetically engineered 'plantibodies' to halt Ebola
While little can be done to curb the current outbreak of Ebola in Africa, when the next outbreak happens, the world will be armed with cheap but powerful biologics made using plants, says UCT plant...
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Prestigious medal awarded to Saunders
Dr Stuart Saunders, former UCT Vice-Chancellor and trustee of the Claude Leon Harris Foundation was recently awarded Stellenbosch University's prestigious Pro Bene Merito medal for his longstanding...
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Jazz students find their voices
Several first-year South African College of Music (SACM) students had the opportunity to showcase their musical talent and develop their stage skills when Monique Hellenberg - jazz vocalist and...
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Noakes gets top honour for sports science excellence
UCT Professor of Sports Science Tim Noakes has been awarded the prestigious South Africa Medal (Gold) by the Southern African Association for the Advancement of Science (S2A3) for his work in sports...
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New approaches to human immunology in health and disease
Some of the deep complexities of our immune system, once seen as a "black box" in medicine, have been demystified, but we need new approaches to reveal all its mysteries, says renowned Stanford...
View ArticlePutting urbanisation at the heart of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals
UCT hosted a high-level Kapuscinski Development Lecture at the New Snape Building (upper campus) on Wednesday 5 November, delivered by Aromar Revi, director of the Indian Institute of Human Settlements...
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It's all about the water polo
UCT's Water Polo Club made the biggest splash at the university's annual Sports Awards dinner in October, claiming just about every big prize on offer. Vice-Chancellor Dr Max Price hands the Jamison...
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TB and HIV researcher gets high praise from SA science academy
One of UCT's rising academic stars was recently acknowledged for her research into HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis (TB) epidemics. The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), on behalf of the African...
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UCT is committed to achieving transformation
The following letter is a response by Deputy Vice-Chancellor Prof Crain Soudien to Associate Professor Xolela Mangcu's opinion piece published in Business Day on 3 November 2014 (Black academics are...
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The dark side of the universe
Over the last fifty years, astrophysicists' concept of the universe and what it is made of has radically changed. We draw conclusions about the universe through our study of its light. Through that...
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Addressing the shortage of black and women professors
It is of great concern that only 4% of South African professors are black African South Africans. This largely reflects the relatively small number of post-graduates from this group who were embarking...
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