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Students on the Go Campaign This Women’s Month: Putting an End to Period Poverty, One Girl at a TimeIn partnership with the MENstruation Foundation and the Clicks Helping Hand Trust, St...

[WATCH] Free sanitary pads, real impact. Through #StudentsOnTheGo, UWC received 14 vending machines to help tackle period poverty on campus, in partnership with the MENstruation Foundation and Clicks Helping Hand Trust: bit.ly/uwc-students...
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#UdubsCares: Period poverty is ongoing, and so is the support. UWC continues to provide free sanitary pad dispensers across campus through #StudentsOnTheGo, helping remove a silent barrier to learning. #IAmUWC

[ANNOUNCEMENT] The UWC Financial Aid Office has opened applications for possible financial assistance for the 2026 academic year.
Apply: uwcfinaid.uwc.ac.za
How to apply: youtu.be/1pYhdmeIM3U
Closing date: 30 April 2026.
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#UdubsCares: Period poverty is an education issue. UWC is responding with free sanitary pad dispensers on campus to support student dignity and attendance. Share to increase awareness. #IAmUWC

Campus life begins early, even for those with four paws. #IAmUWC

[READ] The @plaasuwc.bsky.social will attend the Second International Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ICARRD+20) in Colombia. Read more: www.uwc.ac.za/news-and-ann...
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Globalised extractive territorialisation and changing land uses in Africa | Plaas Author PLAAS View all posts

7 things to understand about how extraction is affecting African people's land usage, and what drives them: new PLAAS blog by Dr Phillan Zamchiya.
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IPC releases its position paper on agrarian reform for ICARRD+20 The IPC urges governments to move beyond voluntary commitments and adopt binding, measurable actions to ensure redistributive agrarian reform

We're heading to the second International Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development with @uwconline.bsky.social. The International Planning Committee for Food Sovereignty's position paper is exciting! It has 5 proposals and demands - shorturl.at/oims4 #ICARRD20
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[READ] When Dr Florian Kroll speaks about food, he does not simply describe what is on our plates. He reveals the politics, power and history behind every bite, reminding us that every meal connects us to broader struggles for fairness, sustainability & dignity: www.uwc.ac.za/news-and-ann...
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[READ] When Chrizé Boonzaier began her first year in BSc Sport Science at UWC, she faced more than academic challenges — including a diagnosis of stage 1 aggressive cancer. Her journey speaks to resilience and perseverance. Read more: www.uwc.ac.za/news-and-ann...
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[READ] UWC’s Faculty of Dentistry joins the INSPiRE (International Network of Strategic Partners for Research Excellence) Oral Health Consortium, with Prof Razia Adam highlighting the global research opportunities now open to students. Read more: www.uwc.ac.za/news-and-ann...
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[ANNOUNCEMENT] The UWC Financial Aid Office has opened applications for possible financial assistance for the 2026 academic year.
Apply: uwcfinaid.uwc.ac.za
How to apply: youtu.be/1pYhdmeIM3U
Closing date: 30 April 2026.
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[READ] Bright balloons framed the stage as the pulsating sounds of amapiano music boomed from large speakers beneath a beige stretch tent, sheltering hundreds of first-year students outside the University of the Western Cape’s (UWC) Unibell residence. Read more: www.uwc.ac.za/news-and-ann...
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The University of the Western Cape (UWC) extends its warmest wishes to all our Muslim staff, students, and alumni during the holy month of Ramadan.
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#UWCFeedTheNeed: The Shoprite Group is supporting Feed the Need at UWC, helping reduce student. Find out how you can get involved:
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Campus mornings, featuring the resident Egyptian geese and their goslings stealing the spotlight.
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Campus heat check. Water bottles are not optional today. #IAmUWC

[READ] UWC is proud to announce its involvement in Futures_Past: Amplifying Memory with Immersive Technologies. This is an international initiative that brings Southern African archives to life through VR and AR, spatial audio and interactive exhibition design: www.uwc.ac.za/news-and-ann...
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[READ] First year can feel overwhelming, but you are not alone. Fourth-year Dentistry student Kyle Cupido shares practical advice from his UWC journey. Read more: www.uwc.ac.za/news-and-ann... #IAmUWC

#UWCFeedTheNeed: Since Monday, R20 000 has been raised for Feed the Need. Collection boxes are now in place across campus . Let’s keep the momentum going. Donate here: bit.ly/Udubs-Cares
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[ANNOUNCEMENT] The UWC Financial Aid Office has opened applications for possible financial assistance for the 2026 academic year.
Apply: uwcfinaid.uwc.ac.za
How to apply: youtu.be/1pYhdmeIM3U
Closing date: 30 April 2026.
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#UWCFeedTheNeed: SRC President Mcntosh Khasembe highlights that nearly 4 out of 10 UWC students experience food insecurity. Feed the Need calls on our community to ensure no student is left behind. To donate visit: bit.ly/Udubs-Cares
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#UWCFeedTheNeed: Rector and Vice-Chancellor of the University of the Western Cape (UWC), Professor Robert Balfour, calls on our community to help ensure students can focus on learning, not hunger. Reduce student hunger. Support Feed the Need. bit.ly/Udubs-Cares
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#UWCFeedTheNeed: At UWC, the academic year begins with hope, ambition and the promise of opportunity. Yet for thousands of students, this period is also marked by hunger - a reality that threatens learning, academic success and student wellbeing: www.uwc.ac.za/news-and-ann...
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#UWCAlumni: Your feedback matters. Complete the UWC Alumni Perceptions and Experiences Survey 2026 and stand a chance to win a Udubs apparel gift hamper. Take part here: bit.ly/UWC-Alumni-S...
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[READ] Scientists at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) have developed new low-cost materials that could make it easier and cheaper to produce green hydrogen, a clean fuel seen as key to cutting carbon emissions in the future. Read more: www.uwc.ac.za/news-and-ann...
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[READ] The University of the Western Cape (UWC) is celebrating a major milestone: the inaugural cohort of mentees and mentors in its year-long STEM MentHER programme has successfully completed the first cycle of this transformative initiative. Read more: www.uwc.ac.za/news-and-ann...
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[ANNOUNCEMENT] The UWC Financial Aid Office has opened applications for possible financial assistance for the 2026 academic year.
Apply: uwcfinaid.uwc.ac.za
How to apply: youtu.be/1pYhdmeIM3U
Closing date: 30 April 2026.
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As General Staff Orientation 2026 unfolds, new colleagues are introduced to UWC’s values, culture and community.
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[READ] The University of the Western Cape (UWC) has, along with other partner institutions, renewed its commitment to global collaboration through the Matariki Network of Universities (MNU). It extends the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for 2026–2031. Read: www.uwc.ac.za/news-and-ann...
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