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College of Music to celebrate Erik Chisholm with two final concerts
There are still two Erik Chisholm commemorative lunch-hour concerts to look forward to at the South African College of Music this year. They are the final in a three-part series to commemorate the 50th...
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Scientific voyage to retrieve vital ocean data
After two years of negotiation between scientists and government ministers, the polar research vessel SA Agulhas II is heading into the Southern Ocean where a UCT oceanography team has some unfinished...
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UCT remembers Martin West (1946-2015)
Dr Adam West described his father's endurance in the face of Parkinson's disease as "by far the most impressive thing I ever saw him do". Dr Adam West described his father's career at UCT as something...
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UCT response to developments around SRC member's Facebook posting
28 July 2015 Dear colleagues and students, During the past three weeks, a conflict has erupted within UCT's Student Representative Council (SRC) and student body, triggered by a post that Ms Zizipho...
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What a less Eurocentric reading list would look like
The debate about curriculum and staff diversity is gaining momentum at some South African as well as British universities. Some have challenged the dominance of dead white men in university literary...
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Discomfort needn't be a bad thing, says new transformation special advisor
Assoc Prof Elelwani Ramugondo's new office is sparsely decorated, containing only a laptop, desk, small table and a few chairs. The vice-chancellor's special advisor on transformation says her first...
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Come rain, come storm, music stars shine brightly
The twin threats of a winter rain storm and load shedding did little to dampen the creative spirits of the South African College of Music corps at last night's Vice-Chancellor's Concert in the Baxter...
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New student newspaper spotlights poverty and inequality
Third-year students in film and media studies have been 'connecting the dots' between economic theory and the realities of poverty and inequality through the production of a new student publication...
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Street photographer focuses on Jozi for Ernest Cole Award
A City Refracted, an exhibition of street photography that turns its lens on the shifting nature of Johannesburg's inner city, will run at the Irma Stern Museum until 22 August. It is the work of...
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UCT works to add to your bookshelf
With topics ranging from musical instruments of indigenous people to executive salaries and constitutional law, have a look at our list of recent publications from within the UCT community. The Musical...
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Reading is believing
"You didn't have to do all that you did. But you did." Cheerful lyrics filled UCT's Archie Mafeje Room when it played home to a slightly different crowd on Friday 31 July: ten children from the early...
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Violence against women must emerge from the shadows
Journalists need a resource guide focused on "issues of gender, patriarchy and misogyny" if they are to report accurately and fairly on cases of intimate partner violence. Dr Taryn van Niekerk found...
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How to study the most dangerous animals in Africa
Jess Dawson is studying the impact of hippo poo on the St Lucia food web; among other skills, she's had to learn how to catch a crocodile, and how not to unsettle a hippopotamus. Hippos may spend their...
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Somalia's ICT boom: the untold story
Somalia is often held up as a textbook example of a 'failed state'. However, there are other stories to tell – not least about the country's thriving ICT sector and growing economy. "Somalia...
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Hand-in-hand: Knowledge works for communities
To address development and social challenges, UCT and its students are putting their knowledge and research to work in partnership with communities. Engaging with non-profit organisations, the UCT...
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Feni wins 2015 Ernest Cole Award
GroundUp photographer Masixole Feni has been announced as the fourth winner of the 2015 Ernest Cole Award. A homeless man washes himself using a sprinkler. The award is a UCT grant given to a...
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Wathint'Abafazi Wathint'imbokodo
UCT remembers the many women – mothers, teachers, workers, preachers, marchers, martyrs – who have given their time and their lives fighting for a more free society. On 9 August...
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Despite concerted effort, barriers to women in science remain
Gender equity has not been achieved at tertiary institutions in southern Africa. That is why initiatives to increase the participation of girls and women in science, technology and innovation are...
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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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