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JOMBA! recognises Jay Pather’s contribution to South Africa’s dance industry
UCT’s Professor Jay Pather will open the 23rd online JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience.
24 Aug 2021
Youth in the firing line of COVID-19 mental health pandemic
Children and adolescents have suffered the collateral impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially on their mental health.
24 Aug 2021
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UCT Surgical Society’s annual Scrub Run needs your donation
The UCT Surgical Society hopes to raise more than R100 000 for Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital during their annual Scrub Run.
24 Aug 2021
Understanding post-operative deaths in Africa – new study
A study involving UCT academics details a landmark trial that attempted to address the problem of post-operative deaths in Africa.
24 Aug 2021
How to add the #UCTCOVIDPledge stickers to your Instagram story
You can easily add UCT COVID-19 pledge stickers to your Instagram story following these easy instructions.
23 Aug 2021
How to add the #UCTCOVIDPledge frames to your Facebook profile
You can easily add UCT COVID-19 pledge frames to your Facebook story following these easy instructions.
23 Aug 2021
How to add the #UCTCOVIDPledge stickers to your Facebook story
You can easily add UCT COVID-19 pledge stickers to your Facebook story following these easy instructions.
23 Aug 2021
Four powerful productions at first-ever ‘Zabalaza Season of the Best, Masambeni!’
Four powerful productions will be showcased at the first-ever “Zabalaza Season of the Best, Masambeni!” at The Baxter from 7 to 18 September 2021.
23 Aug 2021
Women’s Month: Neziswa Titi on being a voice for society’s most vulnerable
The UCT Children’s Institute’s Dr Neziswa Titi said it’s important that her work resonates with those it’s intended to impact: children.
20 Aug 2021
UCT ranks top in Africa
UCT came top on the continent in ShanghaiRanking’s Academic Ranking of World Universities 2021. This means UCT leads in Africa in five major world university rankings.
20 Aug 2021
COVID-19 heaps pressure on South African consumers across the board
UCT Liberty Institute of Strategic Marketing has examined the impact of COVID-19-related restrictions on jobs and income.
19 Aug 2021
Women’s Month: Lana Crowster on all-women big bands and legacy
UCT alumnus Lana Crowster’s Lady Day Big Band is a nursery for women musicians and a safe space to perform together. It’s also a legacy project.
19 Aug 2021
Women’s Month: Women, step up to uncover Africa’s fossil heritage
Africa is rich in dinosaur fossils but more scientists and fieldworkers are needed to uncover this “fabulous heritage”, especially women.
19 Aug 2021
HIV cure: a global science conversation
In a seminar hosted by Janelia Research Campus in partnership with the IDM, global experts discussed HIV, gains made and the work that still needs to be done.
18 Aug 2021
How a film is fighting the erasure of South African activist Dulcie September
UCT’s Dr Liani Maasdorp reflects on a recent panel discussion about the documentary, Murder in Paris, which tells of the 1988 assassination of anti-apartheid activist Dulcie September.
18 Aug 2021
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A ‘call to arms’ for African vaccine manufacturing infrastructure
There is an urgent need to create the infrastructure necessary to enable the transformation of local expertise into concrete vaccine manufacturing capability for Africa.
18 Aug 2021
Groote Schuur Hospital adopts integrated approach to destigmatise mental health care
UCT’s Professor Jackie Hoare is the brain behind the remodelled mental health care service, which targets patients at Groote Schuur Hospital with chronic and infectious diseases.
18 Aug 2021
Women’s Month: Building a better and more equitable world
To combat inequality, the director of the UCT Law Clinic, Yellavarne Moodley, champions the provision of no-cost access to justice for members of under-served communities.
18 Aug 2021
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