These ideas have been submitted to the UCT Knowledge Co-op; they are available to students at UCT who may choose them for their research topics toward a degree. They have been categorise for convenience purposes.
N.B. Projects often do fit in more than one category and so may be listed in more than one category.
The ones listed below related to Science & Other.
| Project Name | Project Description |
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# 147. Biomass product development |
Develop ideas to turn bio-mass from alien clearing programmes into viable products. |
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# 215. Securing title to homes |
Document & support the process of securing title for homeowners in stalled developments in townships. |
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# 299. Market a social brand |
Feasibility study & marketing to launch ethically produced brand with produce from ex-street people |
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# 300. Entrepreneurship from the street |
If & how can entrepreneurship be taught to former street people; e.g.- how to teach persistency? |
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# 301. Drug prevention in Mitchell's Plain |
Impact of drug prevention: in depth interviews after/during intervention; Case studies; Impact at schools. Consider resilience, resources. |
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# 302. Diversion clients from 3 courts |
Assist with assessing & training of diversion clients in three courts - life skills, occupational therapy |
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# 320. Subsidies for public transport |
Analysis of subsidies for public transport in SA. |
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# 352. Sustainable harvesting of fynbos |
Extend survey of impacts of harvesting on different species guilds in the Agulhas Plain to better understand longer term impacts; eliminate effects of environmental variables; challenge the methodology of cutting vs breaking. |
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# 355. History of Gugulethu |
Research the history of Gugulethu, its prominent citizens and important events – and photos of these. What happens to a place when you put people into it? |
NOTE: This table was updated in September 2016.
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