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On Sunday, 18 April, a fire that started on the mountain above Philip Kgosana Drive soon blazed out of control and, driven by strong winds, reached the University of Cape Townʼs (UCT) Rondebosch campus.At least four buildings have been…

The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Student Wellness Service (SWS) has set up satellite medical service points at student accommodation sites across the Mother City to provide health and psychosocial support to students affected by the…

Rice’s Eubank Conference focuses on big data analytics and sportsIs the adoption of legal sports gambling in America a boon or bane?The question will be one of many on the controversial topic at the Ninth Eubank Conference on Real World…

24 current students among 44 affiliated with university to win Graduate Research FellowshipsDaziyah Sullivan applied for a National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship as an undergraduate, but wasn’t selected that…

The vast extent of Foucault’s influence across disciplines is demonstrated by the fact that he remains one of the most-cited researchers in the humanities and social sciences. As such, the French publication of “Les aveux de la chair” in…

Covid-19 exacerbated existing levels of material and emotional hardship for people on low core benefit rates, a new study has found.Dr Louise Humpage, a sociologist at the University of Auckland who conducted the study in collaboration…

Dr Danielle LottridgeWe’re so used to keeping them close and checking them constantly without thinking they can be seen as permanent attachments to our bodies - or permanently attached burdens.Technologies beyond the smartphone that blur…

Nyla Mathis remembers her heart fluttering, like a first crush.She was a freshman back then, attending her first event sponsored by one of the historically Black sororities on the UW­–Madison campus.“I was a little nervous, because all of…

A pioneering initiative demonstrates how environmental law could help protect threatened species—including from illegal wildlife trade.An international team of scientists, lawyers and economists are proposing the novel use of…

New Scientist nominated fifteen researchers for the 2021 Science Talent election. These researchers can now be voted by the public in the top-5. Ghent University postdoctoral researcher Didier Snoeck (Department of Structural Engineering…