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News Professional athletes, gambling the latest study frontier Dr Sharief Hendricks reflects on how studying professional athletes and gambling may have positive policy outcomes. 17 Oct 2025 - 4 min read

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Professional athletes, gambling the latest study frontier

Dr Sharief Hendricks reflects on how studying professional athletes and gambling may have positive policy outcomes. 17 Oct 2025 - 4 min read

Global honour boosts UCT

UCT’s Prof Alison September has been inducted into the prestigious National Academy of Kinesiology.

02 Oct 2025 - 5 min read

Division of Nursing and Midwifery launches new Postgraduate Diplomas in Midwifery and Child Nursing

The Division of Nursing and Midwifery launched its Postgraduate Diplomas in Midwifery and in Child Nursing on 7 April 2025.

19 Sep 2025 - 3 min read

Mother gave birth to baby who grew outside her womb

Thanks to quick healthcare escalation by a multi-disciplinary team at UCT’s Groote Schuur Hospital, Sylvia Nodela gave birth to a healthy baby who had grown to full term inside her pelvic cavity, outside her uterus.

19 Sep 2025 - >10 min read Republished

Charity ball sets 2025 fundraising target

UCT’s Surgical Society will once again celebrate the spirit of giving with the 2025 charity ball.

16 Sep 2025 - 2 min read

UCT honours four trailblazers at Spring graduation UCT has awarded honorary doctorates to four distinguished individuals from health sciences and humanities fields during the graduation last week. 15 Sep 2025

Resilience and perseverance paid off South African Medical Research Council scientist Jodilee Erasmus has overcome years of personal challenges to complete her master’s at UCT. 12 Sep 2025

Shaping global chemical safety and workers’ health Dorothy Ngajilo intends to use her position as the health and labour officer of the United Nations Environment Programme to ensure that workers and communities are safe from chemicals. 11 Sep 2025

Bold, inclusive, African-centred: the HPALS way UCT’s HPALS leads globally in sports science, combining bold, people-centred, African-rooted research with international impact – from rehabilitation technology to genetics and community health. 10 Sep 2025

UCT academy empowers women with multi-conditions UCT celebrated women living with multiple long-term conditions who completed a three-year Advocacy Skills Programme. 09 Sep 2025

Lecture calls for universally dignified and equal healthcare access for Africa On 1 September, UCT’s FHS hosted its annual Global Health Lecture, themed: “Universal Health Access for Africa: Where are we now?” 09 Sep 2025

‘My chronic illness has been the biggest blessing in my life’ Inspirational graduand Huyaam Samuels is an advocate for palliative care and pain management support and will be graduating with her master’s this month. 03 Sep 2025

Turning a lived experience into advocacy Every graduation ceremony holds a significant moment for all involved, and for the upcoming UCT September graduate Deborah van der Berg it is no different. 03 Sep 2025

Blood, grit, and global breakthroughs UCT’s Prof Darlene Lubbe delivered her inaugural lecture on 28 August, detailing her journey in innovation of transorbital surgical techniques. 01 Sep 2025

Muscles, motion and markets UCT’s Assoc Prof Yumna Albertus has co-founded a start-up called AcinoTech, which aims to increase access to movement-measuring technology. 01 Sep 2025

Finding ease in hardships Every year, UCT spotlights a cohort of graduates who have achieved remarkable feats during the course of their studies. This year, Dr Fadia Gamieldien is in those ranks. 01 Sep 2025

Addressing South Africa’s silent sleep crisis UCT academic Assoc Prof Dale Rae is the director of Sleep Science, a UCT spin-off company that is dedicated to improving the understanding and treatment of sleep issues. 28 Aug 2025 Women’s Month

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