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NOTICE
UCT is in Zone 15 (lower, middle, upper and Health Sciences campuses) and Zone 7 (Hiddingh campus and Graduates School of Business)
(Deadline: 10 March)
from 6 March
South bus stop trips will be relocated to the West bus stop.
Call for applications (Deadline: 4 April)
EVENTS
Heritage Resources Management
04 Mar - 08 Apr
Effective course communications using Vula - Part 1
04 Mar
Beethoven Choral Fantasy – Concert
04 Mar
Is Southern Europe different from the rest of Europe? by Joaquim M Molins
04 Mar
ACDI Student Conference on Climate Change and Development
04 Mar
Reweighting the OHSs to deal with sampling changes, by Prof Martin Wittenberg
05 Mar
Project Management; Principles and Methods for use in Business
05 Mar - 11 Jun
The world, the text and the manuscript, by Shamil Jeppie
05 Mar
Ebola – Where next? How safe are we after the world's worst outbreak? by Tim Butcher
05 Mar
Teaching, Learning and Assessment Online short course (Module 1)
05 Mar - 17 Apr
IN THE NEWS
Wednesday, 4 March 2015Kidney transplants a viable option for some HIV-positive patients
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The survival rates of HIV-positive patients who have received kidney transplants from HIV-positive donors are showing significant success, according to a recently published paper by UCT academics.The conundrum of provisional truth in science
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Leading astrophysicist Professor Bengt Gustafsson asked researchers to consider the way they express 'provisional truth' in their quest for knowledge, when he addressed a packed lecture theatre in the New Snape Building earlier this month.Ad hominem promotions celebrated
The university celebrated the achievements and recent ad hominem promotions of 104 members of staff at an event on 17 February 2015 at Smuts Dining Hall. Read more... |
UCT launches student start-up revolution
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An uprising of a different kind was launched recently when Vice-Chancellor Dr Max Price announced the start of a 20-week initiative in which UCT students are invited to imagine a new Africa.Study tips for new students
Student life is exciting, but it can also be bewildering – especially when it comes to the actual work. Here are some tips to help you navigate the challenges and make the most of your student experience. Read more... |
Prize–winning tips for writing clearly
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As new students flex their writing skills at the start of the academic year, Meg McLaren's words of advice are handy: lucid writing begins with lucid thinking. And as winner of this year's Keswick Prize for Lucidity, Meg knows a thing or two about writing clearly – and avoiding academic obfuscation. Latest Newsbyte
 Tierney fellows visit MichaelisUp and coming young visual artists benefited from the biannual Tierney Fellowship workshops that took place recently at the Michaelis School of Fine Art under the auspices of the Market Photo Workshops, WITS and the Michaelis School of Fine Art. Created by Matthew Tierney in 2003, the fellowship identifies talented artists and photographic leaders and assists them in advancing their careers. At the workshop, the fellows had the opportunity to present and discuss their work with distinguished artists and academics such as David Goldblatt and Marilyn Martin. The Tierney fellows work with mentors to develop a body of work for a professional exhibition. The 2014/15 Tierney fellows include Thandiwe Msebenzi from Michaelis who is mentored by UCT's Jean Brundrit and Svea Josephy. Caption: From left: Market Photo Workshops founder David Goldblatt attends the Tierney workshop with UCT's senior scholar Marilyn Martin and Senior Lecturer Svea Josephy. Visit our Latest Newsbytes | Newsbytes archive |
