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News Ubuntu Booth prioritises frontline healthcare workers A team of UCT academics have developed a special COVID-19 testing station to safeguard healthcare workers at the frontline of the pandemic. 05 Aug 2020 - 6 min read

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Ubuntu Booth prioritises frontline healthcare workers

A team of UCT academics have developed a special COVID-19 testing station to safeguard healthcare workers at the frontline of the pandemic. 05 Aug 2020 - 6 min read

COVID-19: high-flow nasal cannula ‘valuable’ alternative to ventilation

Upscaling the use of high-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy on COVID-19 patients at Groote Schuur Hospital has yielded encouraging results.

04 Aug 2020 - 6 min read

CIDRI-Africa jump-starts six COVID-19 research projects

UCT’s Wellcome Centre for Infectious Diseases Research in Africa has awarded “pump-priming” funding for six COVID-19 research projects.

04 Aug 2020 - 6 min read Republished

Vision 2030: virtual staff engagements roll out

A series of six virtual engagements with staff has begun to introduce UCT’s proposed Vision 2030 to the university community.

31 Jul 2020 - 6 min read

The shifting shape of the COVID-19 frontline

The COVID-19 frontline has shifted from a purely medical interface to include less-defined community spaces as community networks confront the pandemic’s social and economic fallout.

29 Jul 2020 - 7 min read

UCT breathes LIFE into ventilator solution UCT is part of a nationwide project to develop a local ventilator that has been authorised for rollout across South Africa. 28 Jul 2020

Convalescent plasma – a possible COVID-19 therapy Investigators at UCT are working with the South African National Blood Service and the Western Cape Blood Service to conduct the PROTECT-patient trial. 16 Jul 2020

SA has reason to celebrate drop in AIDS-related deaths Scaling up antiretroviral treatment in South Africa is having a visible impact on the AIDS mortality rate in the country, said UCT’s Prof Linda-Gail Bekker. 13 Jul 2020

Actively searching out TB cases ‘critical’ Actively searching out drug-sensitive and drug-resistant TB cases in our communities is critical to minimise the spread of the disease. 13 Jul 2020

Four UCT subjects in top 100 UCT’s oceanography, mining and mineral engineering, public health, and clinical medicine were ranked among the best 100 in the world according to ShanghaiRanking’s latest release. 10 Jul 2020

SHAWCO Health hard at work during pandemic Student volunteers from UCT’s SHAWCO Health have adapted and responded to the needs of their partner communities during the COVID-19 pandemic and nationwide lockdown. 08 Jul 2020

People living with diabetes could develop ‘severe’ COVID-19 Associate Professor Joel Dave, head of UCT’s Division of Endocrinology, said people living with diabetes could develop a more severe form of COVID-19. 18 Jun 2020

HIV and TB testing sites start COVID-19 research The Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation has committed to incorporating COVID-19 research at its sites in Cape Town, while continuing its HIV and TB research and trials. 17 Jun 2020

A guide to undergraduate studies in Health Sciences at UCT Are you thinking of studying health sciences, but you aren’t sure it’s the right choice? This video will help you to consider your options, as well as understand the application and admissions requirements. 17 Jun 2020

UCT student organisations show resilience during lockdown A group of UCT students are showing grit and resilience by changing the way they work to adapt to the challenges of the national lockdown. 26 May 2020

‘Let science be in service of society’ The Knowledge Translation Unit at UCT’s Lung Institute has produced a series of COVID-19 resources targeted at under-resourced communities. 14 May 2020

Virtual collegiality for birders in lockdown Behavioural ecologist and postdoctoral research fellow at UCT Dr Jessica van der Wal writes about valuable virtual meetings in the FitzPatrick Institute, a premier centre for ornithological research. 13 May 2020

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