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A message from the Vice-Chancellor
UCT mourns Madiba's passing Together with everyone in the country - and across the world - the University of Cape Town is deeply saddened by the loss of Nelson Mandela. Madiba taught us all about what...
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Filling the shoes of the fisherman...
Leadership trio: UCT's Chair of Council Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane (left) with Nobel Laureates Archbisop Emeritus Desmond Tutu (right) and Nelson Mandela, who received an honorary doctorate from...
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Psychosocial support crucial for caregivers in AIDS-ravaged communities
Care for the carers:A participant (right) in a study into the effect of social support on caregivers in HIV-endemic communities conducted by Dr Marisa Casale (insert) and a family member she cares for,...
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Namibian astronomer reaches for exploding stars
Star-gazer:Eli Kasai hopes to determine the nature of dark energy by measuring the distances between supernovae (exploding stars) and Earth. His enthusiasm for astronomy is unmistakable as he speaks on...
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Baker's asthma no cakewalk
Bread winner:UCT's Dr Roslynn Baatjies of the Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health Research (School of Public Health and Family Medicine) conducted the country's first study of occupational...
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How can we make our cities healthier for our children?
City living:: The urban environment, at neighbourhood or community scale, has been recognised by international research to shape illness, health and well-being. The Healthy Cities for Children project...
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Full circle for new humanities dean
"I'm not one to live in a comfort zone" - Prof Sakhela Buhlungu, new Dean of Humanities. In Professor Sakhela Buhlungu's office suite in the Beattie Building you can hear sounds reminiscent of...
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Student wins landscape architecture award An award-winning project by UCT landscape architecture student Tara McCaughey illustrates that the Cape Town suburb of Woodstock remains a beacon of hope in a...
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UCT helps SA take giant leap into the space age
Sealing the deal:Guido Schwartz, Airbus Defence and Space's Head of New Business (seated left) and EBE Dean Professor Francis Petersen, sign an agreement that will help put South Africa on the...
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News in pictures
Goodall delivers flagship lecture Just two months shy of her 80th birthday, chimpanzee researcher and activist Dr Jane Goodall visited UCT in February to deliver the first Vice-Chancellor's Open...
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UCT launches Africa's first academic risk institute
An African first: Assoc Prof David Taylor (left), founding director of the African Institute of Financial Markets and Risk Management, and Prof Don Ross, Dean of the Faculty of Commerce. Last month saw...
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Multi-million-rand partnership to grow African health innovation
Integration and partnerships: Prof Kelly Chibale (right) addresses the press at the announcement of a R370 million partnership to develop new drugs and vaccines, a significant boost to the local health...
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Game fences to protect human and animal rights
Good neighbours: Prof Justin O'Riain at a game fence erected around Zwaanswyk, on the border of the Tokai Forest, to prevent conflict between humans and their neighbours - wild animals such as the...
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What primates teach us
We can learn a lot from studying primates; both about them, and about what makes us human (and primate). Primatologist Dr Jane Goodall's recent visit to UCT threw a spotlight on primate research in...
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Born free? The burden of apartheid down the generations
The burden of apartheid-era trauma is carried down the generations, and can still affect university-level students today, explained HIV/AIDS, Inclusivity and Change Unit (HAICU) director Cal Volks...
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As part of the "Reconciliation, Intergenerational Trauma and Higher Education" colloquium in February, Allengary Naicker and Carmelita Lee-Shong of the university's Student Wellness Service, both...
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Trauma interrupted: The role of acknowledging blame and responsibility
Always remembered: The cracked glass of this memorial to Curt and Regina Schönwald, erected in 2008, symbolises Kristallnacht when Nazi party members smashed the windows of Jewish-owned...
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South African higher education institutions are not acknowledging or dealing with the multiple levels of intergenerational trauma affecting students' experience, said deputy vice-chancellor Professor...
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UCT surgeon receives excellence award for open content Dr Juan Klopper, a senior lecturer in surgery at UCT, won the 2014 Award for OpenCourseWare Excellence in the educator category for his...
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Good news on climate change: Mitigation is affordable
Room for optimism: Sir Eric Ash (left) delivered the Wolfson Memorial Lecture, and spoke about the global challenge of climate change. Here he is seen with Vice-Chancellor Dr Max Price. The...
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