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UCT declares 9 to 15 March 'Cycling Week'
Thanks to an initiative from the University of Cape Town's 80-member strong cycling club, the university has declared the week of 9 to 15 March UCT Cycling Week. With the Cape Town Cycle Tour ride of...
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Leadership is not for the faint-hearted says Manuel
True leaders must get to grips with the challenges of operating in an organisation and should be willing to take risks. Trevor Manuel is a senior fellow of the Building Bridges programme, which over...
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UCT to host Absa Cape Epic Prologue for the first time
The University of Cape Town will for the first time play host to the Absa Cape Epic Prologue on Sunday, 15 March 2015. In the photo are this year's firm favourites to win, Swiss rider Christoph Sauser...
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Do you think the SA economy will be better in five years?
A few hands went up when the question was asked: "Do you think the economy in South Africa will be better in five years' time?" David Lipton, the first deputy managing director of the Washington-based...
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What UCT's signs, symbols and signatures say – join the discussion
Have you ever wondered why the Hoerikwaggo Building is so named, or what it means? Or why the statue of Cecil John Rhodes stands at the foot of Africa's leading university? The statue of Cecil John...
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African Research Universities Alliance launched
Fifteen universities from eight African countries have launched an alliance of research universities, at the African Higher Education Summit (from 10-12 March 2015) in Senegal's capital Dakar. The...
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Q&A with Absa Cape Epic Team Nexus
UCT PhD student Marc Brighton will be competing in the 2015 Absa Cape Epic with his team mate, UCT alumnus Steven Mitchell. Here's a quick Q&A with the cyclists before the big event. Pictured...
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Evidence base for parenting programmes on global and local agendas
Does existing research on the impact of parenting programmes show promising results? UCT's Children's Institute and the Bertha Centre for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Graduate School...
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UCT's first MOOC starts
With more than 6 000 enrolled students from over 100 countries, UCT's first free online course or MOOC (massive open online course) starts today, with enrolment open until the very last day of the...
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From UCT to your TV: An inside look at the Cape Epic media coverage
Rifumo Mdaka, a third-year student in Media Studies at UCT, had the opportunity to visit the Absa Cape Epic Media Centre during the Prologue hosted at UCT on Sunday. Here is his story. Absa Cape Epic...
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UCT showcased at Absa Cape Epic Prologue
The 12th edition of the Absa Cape Epic literally took off with a bang at the University of Cape Town on Sunday morning when Jonathan Stones, UCT's head of Sports and Recreation, fired the gun at 06h45...
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It matters who teaches: A response to the UCT Chancellor
On 16 December 2014, a few of us who are academics committed to transformation in higher education in South Africa were present when Mrs Graça Machel addressed postgraduates at the...
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Climate of trust needed for transformation
New and creative ways are needed to engage students and build a climate of trust before transformation can be discussed and debated on campus. This sentiment was expressed after the first in a series...
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Sexual offences summit goes to the heart of community
A desire to work with government and other stakeholders to collaboratively improve the status quo was the main thrust of the recent three-day civil society led summit on sexual offences, held in a...
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UCT innovations triumph at science and technology expo
Hydrogen fuel cells, a fire detector for informal settlements and computational fluid dynamic software, all developed at UCT, generated much interest from potential investors and commercial partners at...
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Academics Union Executive Statement on Rhodes
The Academics Union Executive met on Tuesday 17 March to discuss the #rhodesmustfall campaign. As the Executive, we support the substance of the campaign. We appreciate the expressions of alienation...
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Students campaign for Rhodes statue removal
The statue of Cecil John Rhodes overlooking the UCT rugby fields must go, say students. UCT's Student Representative Council (SRC) is planning various protest action unless a date is set for its...
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UCT's elephant in the room: #RhodesMustFall
Chevening scholar and UCT fine arts alumnus Wandile Goozen Kasibe comments on the Rhodes debate: Photo by Michael Hammond Edward Said once observed that, "appeals to the past are among the commonest of...
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College of Accounting comes out tops in new exam
Results for the final board exam for prospective new chartered accountants in South Africa show that students who completed the UCT College of Accounting Board Course APC Professional Programme did...
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Open letter from former SRC presidents: 'Rhodes must fall'
Nine former presidents of the Student Representative Council (SRC) support the widespread call for the immediate removal of the statue of Cecil John Rhodes situated on UCT's upper campus. Their letter...
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