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Located on the slopes of Devil’s Peak in Cape Town, the University of Cape Town is a leading, research-intensive university in South Africa and on the continent, known for its academic excellence and pioneering scholarship. The university is home to a third of South Africa’s A-rated researchers (acknowledged by the Department of Science and Technology as international leaders in their field) and a fifth of the country’s national research chairs. UCT encourages students and staff to use their expertise to speed up social change and economic development across the country and continent, while pursuing the highest standards of excellence in academic knowledge and research: developing African solutions to African challenges that are also shared by developing nations around the world.
UCT, like the city of Cape Town, has a vibrant, cosmopolitan community drawn from all corners of South Africa. It also attracts students and staff from more than 100 countries in Africa and the rest of the world. The university has strong partnerships and networks with leading African and other international institutions - helping to enrich the academic, social and cultural diversity of the campus as well as to extend the reach of UCT’s academic work.
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Many of the crime prevention strategies South African President Cyril Ramaphosa proposed have been tried, with few positive results.
South Africa's president has committed to structural reforms in the energy sector.
Education remains one of government's key priority sectors yet it continues to be in a crisis.
Women are drastically under-represented in the science, technology, engineering and maths fields.
Fraudulent academic qualifications have increased dramatically in South Africa.
The False Bay ocean food chain in Cape Town began to change significantly in 2015 with the appearance of shark-eating killer whales.
Les systèmes d’approvisionnement en eau n’ont pas été conçus pour répondre aux évolutions météorologiques provoquées par le changement climatique. Il est désormais nécessaire de les adapter.
Easy access to alcohol and exposure to alcohol advertisements affect social and health outcomes.
The state capture inquiry is a remarkable political as well as legal event.
Research shows that a higher excise tax rate on tobacco would result in a decrease in the number of people who smoke.
Indications are that even an ANC victory at the polls is unlikely to reverse the party's decline in popular support.
African countries need to find a way to present a common front to the rating agencies.
Sarah Baartman’s name can be elevated to the highest point of the University of Cape Town’s campus, but if her legacy isn’t built into each classroom and interaction the honour is hollow.
South African universities are failing to graduate the strongest students the schooling system has to offer.
The value of green technologies and systems is that they are largely decentralised or semi-decentralised.
Water supply systems weren't designed to deal with altering weather patterns brought about by climate change. This needs to change.
Christian leaders played a very significant role in fighting apartheid. One of them, Peter Storey, tells in his autobiography what shaped his convictions.
Reading involves more than decoding letter-sound relationships and making meaning from isolated texts.
Knowing your HIV status is key to accessing life-saving treatment or evaluating the best prevention options.
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Adjunct Professor, Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance, University of Cape Town
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Senior researcher at the African Centre for Cities, University of Cape Town
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Professor in the Alan J. Flisher Centre for Public Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town
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Lecturer & Research fellow, University of Cape Town
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Postdoctoral research fellow - Marine Ecology & Fisheries, University of Cape Town
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Director, African Climate and Development Initiative, University of Cape Town
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Associate Professor, Centre for Film and Media Studies, University of Cape Town
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Climate Scientist & Researcher, University of Cape Town
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Director, FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, University of Cape Town
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Cape Town
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Lecturer, University of Cape Town
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Health Economist in the Alan J. Flisher Centre for Public Mental Health, University of Cape Town
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Cape Town
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PhD student in African Climate Risk, University of Cape Town
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Senior Lecturer in Biological Anthropology, Division of Clinical Anatomy and Biological Anthropology, University of Cape Town
