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Coming soon: Summer School, rooted in 100 years of lifelong learning

In January, Summer School will celebrate its 74th ‘edition’, continuing UCT’s century-long tradition of continuous lifelong learning.

Pay it forward: EMS launches young adults coding course

The Centre for Extra-Mural Studies has launched two coding courses for young adults and senior learners – a leg up in a society of rising youth unemployment.

Cederberg excursion

The Centre for Extra-Mural Studies has organised a unique weekend excursion with Emeritus Professor John Parkington to the Cederberg for an immersive experience looking at rock art in situ.

AI, chatbots and ChatGPT: Threat to knowledge work, or a ‘dancing bear’?

AI holds many possibilities for society, but caution is needed, especially at universities where platforms such as ChatGPT threaten academic integrity.

Transgender youth explosion; early evaluation and support are vital

The surge of transgender youth is a worldwide phenomenon as easily accessible information and neuroscientific developments help them understand who they are.

Distinguished Professor Jonathan Jansen and Emeritus Professor Anwar Mall

‘A growing swamp’ – Dysfunction and corruption threaten SA’s universities

Corruption and dysfunction threaten the future of South African universities – and generations of students. This was the message of a Summer School Extension Series talk.

Big business and state capture: Step up and own up

Big business came in for scathing criticism from Lord Peter Hain for being asleep on the job during the state capture that allowed former president Jacob Zuma and the Gupta family to bring the country to its knees.

‘Grachte’, pumps and the first hydroelectric station – how water shaped the city

The history of water over the past 370 years has dramatically shaped the city, said UCT’s Emeritus Professor Jenny Day in her Summer School lecture.

Author Jacques Pauw presented a lecture at UCT’s Summer School

SA vulnerable to becoming a mafia state

South Africa is in danger of becoming a mafia state and there is nothing the country’s current leadership can do to stop it, said author Jacques Pauw.

Helen Moffett is an author of a wide repertoire of books – from poetry to children’s books and matters of the environment.

A peek into why we read

There are many reasons why human beings read, and as authors Helen Moffett and Bongani Kona note, the answers can be shared among several people.

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