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Honorary doctorate for DVC Visser
Honoured: Deputy vice-chancellor Prof Danie Visser will receive a Doctor of Laws from the University of Edinburgh on 3 July this year. The University of Edinburgh will confer an honorary Doctor of Laws...
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P-rating for particle physicist
Basis of being: Dr Andrew Hamilton, pictured here at a 2012 public lecture about the possible sighting of the Higgs boson particle, was awarded a P-rating for his continuing insights into the...
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Seismic counts for earthquake geologist
Earth mover: Dr Ã…ke Fagereng has his new P-rating from the National Research Foundation for his research and studies in earthquake geology. It's not hard to see where Dr Ã…ke Fagereng's heart lies. In...
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Shedding light on the Universe's deepest secrets
On quarks and time: Professor Heribert Weigert's A-rating acknowledges his status as an international authority on matters of the Universe around the time of its 'birth'. Looking back into the deepest...
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New frontiers: Chemistry, the brain and behaviour
Biology and emotion: Prof Jack van Honk of the Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health is one of UCT's two new A-rated researchers and a world leader in the multidisciplinary field of hormones, the...
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CSSR welfare project gets vital UK grant
Prof Jeremy Seekings UCT's Centre for Social Science Research (CSSR) has been given a R5-million grant by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the British government's Department for...
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Ten years on: Programme incubates future generations of researchers
Long haul: Assoc Prof Azeem Khan, Emer Prof Luigi Nassimbeni, Emer Prof John de Gruchy and Dr Lyn Holness were there at the start of the ERP, either as participants (Khan) or staffers. A flagship...
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News in pictures
Members of the Cape Town-based all-girl soul singing group 3 Tons of Fun are on an exercise regime based on research by the UCT MRC Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine at the Sports...
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Conference marks Land Act centenary
Dr Mamphela Ramphele at the opening plenary of the Land Divided conference at UCT last week. (Photograph courtesy of Trevor Samson.) More than 180 papers were presented at the Land Divided conference,...
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Ratings landmarks for UCT
Ratings have historically been awarded in six categories, targeting researchers with an established track record (categories A, B and C) or those who show promise of becoming established within a few...
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A day in the life of Chris Tobler, IT Liaison
Problem solver: Chris Tobler, IT liaison and principle technical officer for the Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, Biological Sciences department. MP: What is an average day like for...
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New additions to security fleet
Crime fighters: As part of its commitment to setting a new standard of professionalism and visibility in promoting safety and security on campus, UCT and security contractor GS4 are introducing four...
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Stem cell technology aids disease research
Team talk: (From left, back) Drs Lauren Watson, Melissa Nel, and Robyn Rautenbach. (Middle) Dennis Lin, Prof Jeanine Heckmann, Dr Robea Ballo, Danielle Smith, Dr Liz van der Merwe, and Esther van...
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Expand public employment programmes, says Hirsch
Finding solutions: (From left) Deputy Minister of Public Works, Jeremy Cronin; Dinesh Jain, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development, India; and, Berhanu Washie Director, Productive Safety Nets...
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SHAWCO students shine despite adversity
To the top: Three Windermere students achieved top results in 2012, thanks to SHAWCO's after-school projects. Shamielah Reid, Aaliyah Agouhaar and Lindani 'Theo' Luningo were photographed with centre...
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Vitamin B12 transporter is key to understanding TB pathogen
New findings: In the laboratory, Prof Valerie Mizrahi (right) with Drs Digby Warner (middle) and Krishnamoorthy Gopinath, postdoctoral research fellow. A paper published recently in Open Biology, a...
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Nyamnjoh honoured by US students
Hero: Professor Francis Nyamnjoh, seen here at UCT, was named African Hero of the Year 2013 by the African Student Union of Ohio University in the US. UCT's internationally-recognised anthropologist,...
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Bateman wins 2012 Alan Pifer Award
A commitment to use his "academic and enquiring skills" to contribute to society beyond the perceived confines of the laboratory and surgical theatre bagged UCT's Professor Eric Bateman the prestigious...
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News in pictures
A Biokinetic Humanitarian Project (BHP) initiative at UCT's Obz Square residence on 16 and 17 March saw participants being screened, tested, educated and given exercise programmes to do at home. BHP is...
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First full eco-census of !Gariep
Source to sea: (From left) UCT's James Puttick, Sam Jack and Ian Durbach celebrate at the Orange River mouth, Atlantic Ocean, having completed their Senqu2Sea expedition, the first full-length...
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