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Diseased livestock: infrared system’s early warning
An early warning diagnostic tool developed by UCT’s Prof Amit Mishra holds hope for the country’s small- and medium-scale farmers, many of whom are black women.
17 Sep 2020
UCT researchers shortlisted for prestigious Newton Prize 2020
Two University of Cape Town (UCT) researchers have been selected as finalists for the esteemed Newton Prize 2020.
16 Sep 2020
South Africa’s role in COVID-19 vaccine trials
South Africa is one of the countries where trials are under way to find an efficacious vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 disease.
11 Sep 2020
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5 insights on the new digital reality in higher education
Institutes of higher education are following the post-pandemic migration toward digital models, but will the move equal losses or gains for students and researchers?
11 Sep 2020
UCT-built app to support babies in need of breast milk
Research by UCT computer science students has resulted in the development of an app that will help provide donor breast milk to babies in need.
11 Sep 2020
Postgraduate studies – Rethinking the international experience
Within tertiary education, privileged status and the fault lines between developing and developed countries have been starkly exposed by the coronavirus pandemic.
04 Sep 2020
UCT retains top spot in Africa in THE world rankings
UCT has retained its spot as the continent’s top university, despite a drop of 19 places, tying at 155th among more than 1 500 institutions.
02 Sep 2020
Disruption and change at the new global university
COVID-19 has radically changed the ways that universities do everything: from research and teaching, to social responsiveness and internationalisation.
02 Sep 2020
Decoding genomes to improve Africa’s health
Professor Collet Dandara’s inaugural lecture provided a brief overview of how African genomes can be decoded to unlock a deeper understanding of patients’ responses to treatment.
30 Sep 2019
5 questions with Chris Ouma, African literature researcher
Through his research, Dr Christopher Ouma seeks the connections between childhood and contemporary diasporic African identities.
30 Sep 2019
50 years of biomedical engineering
UCT’s Division of Biomedical Engineering celebrated its 50th anniversary recently with a day-long programme of events, capped by a symposium.
27 Sep 2019
UCT shares expertise to boost search for new drugs
UCT’s H3D is sharing its expertise with eight drug discovery innovators to boost the search for new treatments to address diseases endemic to Africa.
27 Sep 2019
Why South Africa needs a public broadcaster
The problems with South Africa’s public broadcaster are with the way it has been run, rather than the underlying concept of a public broadcaster.
26 Sep 2019
Republished
We already know how boys become violent men
Good research already exists that shows how we can prevent boys from becoming violent men – now is the time to act on it.
25 Sep 2019
Republished
Reviving the history of great African composers
Dr Thokozani Mhlambi – cellist, composer and UCT researcher – is uncovering and elevating Africa’s rich history of composers.
23 Sep 2019
The human hand in climate change
There’s no disputing climate change is caused by humans, so “lack of evidence” cannot be offered as a valid reason for inaction.
20 Sep 2019
Republished
Open-access parenting programme shows promise
A new programme co-developed by UCT shows promise for helping caregivers in low- and middle-income countries to parent in positive ways.
19 Sep 2019
UCT in global top 100 for graduate employability
UCT has been ranked among the top 100 universities worldwide in the 2020 Quacquarelli-Symonds Graduate Employability Rankings.
19 Sep 2019
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