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Possibilities, possibilities for hundreds of prospective students at Open Day
Fancy that: Open day at UCT on 13 April was attended by hundreds of prospective students from around the country. Many gathered in the Jameson Hall for the Faculty of Science's hands-on displays and...
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International prize for Mizrahi's research and mentoring
Accolade: IIDMM director Prof Valerie Mizrahi has been awarded the coveted Grand Prix Christophe Mérieux Prize by the Institute de France in Paris for her TB research and ability to mentor young...
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Health sciences hosts centenary dinner in New York
Medical school milestone: Vice-Chancellor Dr Max Price greets guests at the recent Faculty of Health Sciences centenary gala dinner in New York. Vice-Chancellor Dr Max Price welcomed over 200 alumni...
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Record number of schools at Mathematics Competition
Brains in gear: Learners grapple with the conundrums in LS2A, one of 70 venues around Upper Campus that was filled with competitors. He didn't look it, but Athini Nkota was feeling the pressure. The...
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Stem cells: Handle with care
"Should anyone be tested for a condition that is fatal and devastating to both patient and their family?" - Prof Jacquie Greenberg at her inaugural lecture on 17 April. While stem cell technology is a...
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'Ultimate' botanist Skelton flies South African flag high
Out there: PhD student and botanist Rob Skelton downloading sap flow and weather data from a station at Jonaskop in the Riviersonderend Mountains. Sap flow sensors (which measure the flow of water...
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Value-added technologies a vital spin-off to fuel cell development
To the future: Reflecting on South Africa's future as a hydrogen power were (from left) Dr Peter Beckhaus (ZBT, Germany), Dr Sharon Blair (HySA/Catalysis), Muhamed Sayed (Technology Innovation Agency),...
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National honour for UCT wastewater expert
The President's man: Prof George Ekama, who will be awarded the Order of Mapungubwe, in silver, by President Jacob Zuma on 27 April, says research into wastewater treatment is unglamorous, but vital....
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Top international award for cardiovascular researcher
International honour: Prof Karen Sliwa-Hahnle, director of UCT's Hatter Institute for Cardiovascular Research, has been awarded the Paul Morawitz Award for her research into cardiovascular prevention,...
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Health publications awards for UCT students
The winners of the Emerging Public Health Practitioners Award for 2012, Nadia Hussey and Oluwatoyin Adeleke, flanked by the editors of the South African Health Review, Rene English (on far left) and...
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Mobile Xhosa translator helps the medicine go down
Get the message: Sixth-year medical student and president of SHAWCO Health Saadiq Moolla's Mobile Xhosa site provides medical translations for students and healthcare practitioners via cell phone. It's...
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National bus strike hits Jammie Shuttles
Hopeful: There were long queues at bus stops around campus as Jammie Shuttle drivers joined the national bus strike. Although slightly later than expected, the national strike led by the South African...
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City law firms plug the gap for students
Long-term investment: Chiedza Museredza is one of the UCT law students who benefited from short-term vac work at law firms. As part of their training, law students are required to bulk out their CVs...
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UCT shines in World University Rankings by subject
UCT has been ranked among the top 100 universities in the world for eight of its subject areas, according to the QS World University Rankings by Subject released on 8 May. UCT was ranked at 32 for its...
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EUSARNAD grant fosters inter-continental student networks
Travel wish granted: UCT students and lecturers, beneficiaries of the EUSARNAD travel grant, gathered at a congress near Cape Town in February UCT's links with its counterparts across the seas have...
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Child health care to the fore at first ever children's nursing conference
"Welcome to all who are my friends and special in the lives of other children in hospital. May you learn new things here and come back to us renewed and energised and continue to give life to many."...
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Football tournament is all about 'Ubuntu'
The spoils: A beaming Maxwell Amponsah-Dacosta (left), captain of the winning team, is congratulated by Professor Thandabantu Nhlapo on his teams' success. According to the scoreboard, West Africa had...
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Students rally for right to communicate
Right to call: Josie Abrahams, the Right2Know volunteer at the forefront of Vula 'ma connexion, argued on30 April that the privatisation of the means of communication was at the heart of unequal access...
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African identity, health and sustainability woven into Unibags
The Unibag Competition at the iKhaya Day House attracted much attention. Seen here are holding some of the students' most innovative Unibags are (from left) Cal Volks (HAICU director) , Sianne Abrahams...
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Zimbabwe's readiness for elections debated
Making a stand: Virginia Muwanigwa speaking at the second 'To Whom does Africa Belong' debate. Seated is Selina Mudavanhu, a doctoral student at UCT's Centre for Film and Media Studies who chaired the...
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