6 May 2025
 
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On Campus News
UWC Study Exposes Brutal Bullying of Congolese Refugee Children in Cape Town Schools

Congolese refugee children attending schools in Maitland and Parow, Cape Town, face relentless bullying rooted in xenophobia, racism, and cultural differences, according to a recent study by University of the Western Cape Master’s student, Adelina Nakatya Ntagerwa.
 
 
 
Empowering Mathematics Teachers to Tackle Waning Learner Attention in the Classroom

High school learners’ concentration levels are waning, and teachers have to compete with social media-hungry students who struggle to retain information. This is in part what the LEDIMTALI (Local Evidence-Driven Improvement of Mathematics Teaching and Learning Initiative) project at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) is addressing with a select group of Mathematics teachers in the Western Cape.
 
The meaning of inclusion and freedom in universities

Philosopher Jacques Rancière argues that the rights of (people) and of the citizen are the rights of those who make them a reality. They were won through democratic action and are only ever guaranteed through such action.
 
 
 
UWC Strengthens Global Oral Health Education

New connections were made when a senior academic from the University of the Western Cape (UWC) earned international recognition after completing the 2025 Global Oral Health Leadership (GOHL) Residency in Boston, Massachusetts, in the USA.
 
UWC In The News
Reproductive Health | Study reveals gaps in youth contraception access
Prof Priscilla Baker: a trailblazer in science and the 2025 L'Oréal-UNESCO laureate
Rashid Lombard laid to rest
     
 
Starlink’s impact on SALT and SKA
Bail Fund pilot project for prisoners to be launched in WC
Cape Town’s cluster effect is key draw for businesses
     
 
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