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The University of Cape Town will be holding a 3 day course in Particle Characterisation, coordinated by the Continuing Professional Development Programme. The course will run 28-30 November 2018 in the Department of Chemical Engineering.
This short course will outline the principles and methods for characterising the chemical, physical and mechanical properties of particles at length scales ranging from single particles to bulk levels. Sample preparation and the state-of-the-art techniques for particle characterisation will be detailed.
The University of Cape Town will be holding a 4 day course in Process Mineralogy, coordinated by the Continuing Professional Development Programme. The course will run 21-24 November 2017 in the Department of Chemical Engineering.
The inaugural SAIMM Minerals Research Showcase was held 3 and 4 August at Philippi Village in Cape Town. Special guest speakers included Prof Neville Plint, Mr Sello Kekana, Mr Francis Barram and UCT DVC Prof Mamokgethi Phakeng.
The recently released ShanghaiRanking’s Global Rankings of Academic Subjects(GRAS) 2017 has placed UCT in the top 50 in two academic subjects: mining and mineral engineering (8th) and public health (40th). A further two were in the top 100: geography and ecology. Read More on UCT News