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Paying forward the ‘wow factor’ of stargazing
Funded by the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory, Professor Daniel ‘DJ’ Pisano takes up the DSI/NRF South African Research Chair in Extragalactic Multi-wavelength Astronomy.
25 Jul 2023
UCT’s first COO bows out
Dr Reno Morar reflects on two events that shaped his COO tenure at UCT and how he is looking forward to his new role in Gqeberha.
25 Jul 2023
Western Cape’s under-fives carry a double burden of malnutrition: stunting and obesity
The Western Cape’s children under the age of five carry a double burden of malnutrition. While the levels of stunting are lower than in the rest of the country, it is still a concern. Obesity levels in the province represent a “very high public health concern”. These are two of the main findings of the recently released Western Cape Stunting Baseline Survey (WCSBS) report.
25 Jul 2023
Fighting coloniality for humanisation
The first session of the “Transformation: A Humanising Praxis Think Tank Series” took place on 18 July, led by human and social development researcher Dr Benita Moolman.
24 Jul 2023
UCT Inaugural Lecture: Professor Mark Engel
Emer Prof Daya Reddy writes to the UCT community about the upcoming Inaugural Lecture.
24 Jul 2023
Flourish First programme designed to boost students’ academic performance
A new, week-long programme for students will be launched from 24 to 31 July, to enhance their well-being and help them fulfil their potential.
21 Jul 2023
Province’s under-fives carry a double burden of malnutrition: stunting and obesity
A recent Western Cape survey reported that stunting is still present in children under five, and that overweight is a serious public health concern.
21 Jul 2023
The P&S workplace mobile app has arrived
21 Jul 2023
Emma Whitelaw’s research analyses post-school education in an unequal society
PhD graduand Emma Whitelaw’s in-depth research forms part of the Siyaphambili Project – an initiative of UCT’s Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit.
21 Jul 2023
PhD graduand clocks vast distances on foot collecting 150 taxa, including 50 undescribed species
PhD graduand Brian du Preez’s research took him to the farthest-flung areas of the Greater Cape Floristic Region, where he discovered, rediscovered and collected ‘Indigofera’ species.
21 Jul 2023
UCT academic honoured with Royal Meteorological Society Award
UCT’s Prof Chris Reason, has been announced as one of the international Royal Meteorological Society award winners for 2022 in the Geoscience Data Journal Editors’ Award division.
21 Jul 2023
PhD Graduation July 2023
We congratulate the July 2023 PhD graduation cohort on their academic success and we are looking forward to celebrating with them.
21 Jul 2023
July PhD Graduation 2023
Over 100 PhDs were conferred at UCT’s mid-year graduation ceremony at 10:00 on Friday, 21 July 2023.
21 Jul 2023
UCT academic honoured with Royal Meteorological Society Award
University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Professor of Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences in the Department of Oceanography, Professor Chris Reason, has been announced as one of the international Royal Meteorological Society (RMetS) award winners for 2022 in the Geoscience Data Journal (GDJ) Editors’ Award division.
20 Jul 2023
Global surgery strategies, systems crucial to ensuring timely, safe surgery – especially for women
The first rural hospital patient who died on Professor Salome Maswime’s watch precipitated a crisis most young doctors in community service experience. Was it her? Did she lack skills? In fact, she had done all she could, in a situation that was symptomatic of a larger, national crisis in healthcare systems – one reflected globally, and shaped by politics, economics and geography.
20 Jul 2023
Pioneering Global Surgery work scores UCT professor distinguished award
South Africa’s leading researchers in science, engineering, technology and innovation were honoured at a recent prestigious awards ceremony.
20 Jul 2023
Global surgery strategies, systems crucial to ensuring timely, safe surgery – especially for women
Referring to the plight of pregnant African women, an inaugural lecture examines the need for global surgery strategies to build health systems across the world.
20 Jul 2023
Graduand’s research probes prevalence, risk of elder abuse in SA
PhD graduand Roxanne Jacobs argues that promoting the health and well-being of older people and their caregivers is essential to reduce the risk of abuse.
20 Jul 2023
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