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Raising levels of health education can raise levels of health care provision, and ultimately save lives, as UWC researchers explored at the 2018 SAAHE Conference; perhaps the largest annual gathering...

The University of the Western Cape (UWC) is the first university in South Africa to offer an accredited Postgraduate Diploma in e-Skills with Immersive Technologies Stream, which incorporates...

The University of the Western Cape is one of the African continent’s great academic and research success stories - as the 2017/2018 URAP World University Rankings (URAP) have shown, with placed UWC...

The problem of food insecurity in South African universities is a reality – but is not well documented. There is a big need for research on the issue to be published and made available – and for...

Type 2 diabetes mellitus is one of South Africa’s biggest health challenges - which is why the University of the Western Cape’s School of Public Health and its partners held a “Let’s Beat It...

Of the over 22 000 students at the University of the Western Cape, 60% are women. Three Deans are women. All the Deputy Vice-Chancellors are women. The Registrar is a woman. And that’s just the...

For 26 years, UWC’s School of Public Health Winter School has exposed health service providers, policy makers, health activists, and researchers to the latest public health thinking - and they’ve...

For UWC’s Women In ICT Celebrations, the Department of Information Systems is teaching 100 girls and boys from local schools to code, and allowing them to receive guidance and inspiration from women...

How can a township community truly grapple with the dilemma of drug abuse? The play Warona explores this question with masterfully made puppets from uKwanda Puppetry Collective

Out of 276 nominees who were amazing women in science, tech, engineering and maths, only 50 could make the #InspiringFiftySA - and naturally, three of those amazing ladies come from the University of...

The announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa that the ANC will support an amendment to the Constitution, and specifically to the property clause, may have come as a surprise for many South Africans

Institutions of higher learning have been tasked with producing more skilled information and communications technology professionals in South Africa - which is why UWC has signed a Memorandum of...

Students, staff and academics at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) stepped away from their daily routines for half an hour on Wednesday 1 August 2018, in support and solidarity with...

A strong democracy depends on a wide understanding of - and appreciation for - the benefits of science, technology and innovation - which is why UWC’s Science Learning Centre for Africa is hosting a...

The MeerKAT telescope telescope in South Africa will allow astronomers to understand how galaxies form and evolve; to study dark matter, black holes and understand some of the most violent explosions...

The silence of 20 000 women must have been ear-splitting before the Union Buildings that fateful day in 1956. The sea of women – who gathered to protest against the introduction of pass laws for...

Belt tightening has become common practice for anxious South African consumers who have, again, been accosted with warnings of steep food price increases. The situation is grim for homes, but the...

Former President Nelson Mandela left a legacy of ubuntu and inspiration that few can live up to - but each year on 18 July, Mandela Day, the University of the Western Cape rises to the challenge

A DELEGATION from the UWC Media Society attended the BRICS Media Forum on 18 and 19 July - a forum exploring how the media could play a role in fostering greater collaboration between developing...

The University of the Western Cape (UWC) was fortunate enough to bestow the first honorary doctorate on the former president on his release after 27 years of imprisonment. We have always prided...

UWC was at the forefront of the 2018 FISU World University Rugby Sevens Championship in Namibia over the weekend, with Clement Trout and Vernon Treu helping the men’s team win first place, and Leandi...

UWC’s Dentistry Homecoming Reunion: a chance for Africa’s largest dental school to celebrate four decades of excellence in research, education and community service - and for generations of dentists...

When it comes to health and social wellness, being part of a small group with a common interest can make all the difference, as Dr Anthony Costello explained in the David Sanders Lecture in Public...

The UWC Creative Arts Choir took their winning spree to the international stage when they came out on top at the World Choir Games that are currently underway in the City of Tshwane