Master's student, Brian Willis, on the CHPC Winter School 2011
I recently attended the third annual Center for High Performance Computing (CHPC) Winter School, held from 3 to 10 July at, for the first time, Wits University. I was among the 50 postgraduate students, from diverse academic backgrounds, who took part. The purpose of the school was to give students like me a concise yet wide-ranging introduction to high-performance parallel computing, as well as to the many high-performance computing facilities available in South Africa. Click here to read more...
Obama enthrals young audience on campus
For 45 or so minutes they listened attentively, posed their questions nervously but diligently when prompted, and were the very picture of self-restraint - to be expected when having an audience with the American First Lady and surrounded by cameras, microphones and security personnel.
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Hockey women off to a bright start
Perhaps it wasn't the most polished performance, but the UCT women's first team got their season off on the right foot, beating Victorians 3-1 in their Western Province Hockey Union (WPHU) Grand Challenge match in Stellenbosch on Saturday, 16 April. Click here to read more...
SRC partners with international students
The Students' Representative Council (SRC) recently hosted students from George Washington University in the US, part of its objective to establish partnerships with international tertiary institutions. The 16 American students are completing their master's programme in university administration, and came to UCT on 6 January on a fact-finding mission. Click here to read more...
New SRC tables plans for 2011
Social responsibility, creating an intellectual culture, a greener campus and changing student perceptions of leadership are some of the focus areas of the newly elected Student's Representative Council (SRC). Click here to read more...
I recently attended the third annual Center for High Performance Computing (CHPC) Winter School, held from 3 to 10 July at, for the first time, Wits University. I was among the 50 postgraduate students, from diverse academic backgrounds, who took part. The purpose of the school was to give students like me a concise yet wide-ranging introduction to high-performance parallel computing, as well as to the many high-performance computing facilities available in South Africa. 
For 45 or so minutes they listened attentively, posed their questions nervously but diligently when prompted, and were the very picture of self-restraint - to be expected when having an audience with the American First Lady and surrounded by cameras, microphones and security personnel.
Perhaps it wasn't the most polished performance, but the UCT women's first team got their season off on the right foot, beating Victorians 3-1 in their Western Province Hockey Union (WPHU) Grand Challenge match in Stellenbosch on Saturday, 16 April. 
The Students' Representative Council (SRC) recently hosted students from George Washington University in the US, part of its objective to establish partnerships with international tertiary institutions. The 16 American students are completing their master's programme in university administration, and came to UCT on 6 January on a fact-finding mission. 
Social responsibility, creating an intellectual culture, a greener campus and changing student perceptions of leadership are some of the focus areas of the newly elected Student's Representative Council (SRC).