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NOTICES
EVENTS
Power writing
06 Sep
Teaching with technology Show & Tell
06 Sep
The role of student leadership in African development, by Thabo Mbeki
06 Sep
Second chance maths
06 Sep - 07 Sep
Commercial Property Valuation
06 Sep - 08 Sep
SEMC 2010: The 4th International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics & Computation
06 Sep - 08 Sep
2nd Intl Conference on Regional Law Integration & SADC Law
07 Sep - 09 Sep
Fighting for Justice: A Lifetime of Political & Social Activism, by Jay Naidoo
07 Sep
UCT Symphony Concert
07 Sep
Woyzeck at the Baxter
08 Sep
Tsoga Centre site visit, by Beth McKellar-Basset
08 Sep
An American poet's connection to the SA soul, by Prof Alice Walker
09 Sep
3rd Annual Science Faculty Symposium
10 Sep
Conversational Chinese 2 (staff)
13 Sep - 23 Oct
Franklin Larey (Piano)
14 Sep
Zulu Mass, Patrick Tikolo (cond)
15 Sep
IN THE NEWS
Monday, 6 September 2010
Window shopping for jobs
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Networking was all the rage when students rubbed shoulders with prospective employers at UCT's annual Career Fairs in August. Hosted by the Career Development Programme (CDP), the general and specialised fairs (one in law and the other in accounting) attracted some 128 companies. No injuries in organic chemistry lab explosion
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An explosion occurred in an organic chemistry laboratory on the seventh floor of UCT's PD Hahn Building in the early hours of Thursday, 2 September. Nobody was in the lab and there were no injuries. Damage to the facilities is being assessed.
Obs community improvement project takes to the streets
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UCT's R3.5 million investment to combat crime, grime and homelessness in surrounding areas took physical shape on 1 September with the first deployment of security patrols and cleaning staff taking to the streets. Health sciences to lead drug-resistant TB workshop
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The forced isolation or incarceration of patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) will be in the spotlight at a workshop titled Current Practices, Controversies and Clinical Challenges, in the Faculty of Health Sciences from 3 to 5 September. Valid medical concerns about risks to the community have to be weighed up against the ethical and legal human rights ramifications of enforced isolation of an individual, and the availability of resources. Muslim bursary comes from heart
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The Hospital Welfare and Muslim Educational Movement (HWMEM) handed UCT the latest in its annual a bursary cheque on 31 August. The donation will go towards the study fees of disadvantaged students. Students plant trees in community
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Rivalry between UCT and Stellenbosch University (SU) was put aside when students from the two institutions braved freezing rain and worked hand-to-hand to plant trees in a new Mitchell's Plain suburb. Residents of New Portlands were taken by pleasant surprise when 150 students arrived early on 28 August to plant about 300 indigenous trees, one on each property. Fun and knowledge at maths afternoon
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As the public servants strike continued, scores of high school learners descended on UCT to sharpen their skills at the popular Mathematics Afternoon. The 200 grades 10 and 11 learners, some from as far afield as Bredasdorp and Mossel Bay, enjoyed a mix of lectures on topics outside the school curriculum. African graduates struggle to find employment - survey
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The finding in a recent study that even African graduates who have graduated from historically white universities (HWI) are less likely to find employment than their white counterparts is somewhat unexpected, says UCT's Professor Haroon Bhorat. 
