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UCT master’s student in line for a global McCall MacBain Scholarship award
A UCT master’s student is headed to the final round of interviews for the Canadian global McCall MacBain Scholarships.
18 Mar 2024
- 5 min read
UCT master’s student in line for a global McCall MacBain Scholarship award
A UCT master’s student is headed to the final round of interviews for the Canadian global McCall MacBain Scholarships.
18 Mar 2024
- 5 min read
UCT’s H3D spearheads Africa’s drug discovery accelerator programme
UCT’s H3D will play a leading role in supporting drug discovery in sub-Saharan Africa through the Grand Challenges African Drug Discovery Accelerator programme.
13 Mar 2024
- 2 min read
Understanding the role of nature-based adaptation in human mobility and immobility
Research led by Nicholas Simpson, along with a team at UCT’s ACDI, emphasises the urgent need for a comprehensive study on how climate change impacts mobility.
13 Mar 2024
- 7 min read
Global Digital Heritage Afrika partners with UCT
12 Mar 2024
What climate change means for South Africa and its people
11 Mar 2024
Courts in crisis, but solutions are simple
07 Mar 2024
UCT and McMaster lead a new clinical trial to reduce HIV-related deaths in Africa
06 Mar 2024
Older Person’s Grant not ‘nearly enough’ to support SA’s elderly
22 Feb 2024
UCT study empowers medical students through AI and open educational resources
20 Feb 2024
Joint professorships and fellowships awarded to UCT and UoB scholars
15 Feb 2024
Machine-learning research earns UCT academic NRF P-rating
15 Feb 2024
SA Magistrates’ Courts survey reveals ‘reassuring’ outcome
08 Feb 2024
Three UCT academics among Clarivate’s highly cited list
08 Feb 2024
Assessing the state of post-school education in an unequal society
07 Feb 2024
Don’t take hearing loss for granted
05 Feb 2024
Google PhD Fellowship ‘Hail Mary’ proves successful for UCT student
Vincent Punabantu is the proud recipient of the Google PhD Fellowship to complete his academic journey at UCT.
23 Jan 2024
Adapting and surviving: SA’s Agulhas long-billed lark
The Conversation spoke to one of the researchers at UCT’s FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, Robert Thomson, about the future of this bird.
23 Jan 2024
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Established UCT researcher makes history with Wellcome Discovery Award
Supported by a recent award, Prof Anthony Figaji investigates the worldwide impact of the lethal manifestation of TB when it affects the brain – TB meningitis.
19 Jan 2024
Accelerate use of nuclear medicine as primary diagnostic, therapeutic modality
UCT’s Dr Stuart More said nuclear medicine should be recognised as a valuable diagnostic and therapeutic modality for cancers and a range of other diseases.
18 Jan 2024
UCT researchers land prestigious fellowship for trailblazing African health research
A recent accolade positions two select UCT researchers as emerging leaders in biomedical and health research, enabling them to address critical health challenges in the region.
17 Jan 2024
UCT researchers awarded for pioneering work in Health Inequality
Through the competitive Wellcome Career Development award two UCT scholars have been acknowledged for their ground-breaking research aimed at tackling healthcare inequality in Africa and India.
15 Jan 2024
UCT students continue to dominate the Greenovate Awards
UCT students win top prizes at the Greenovate Awards.
28 Dec 2023
A win for books at the 2023 UCT Annual Staff Awards
Prof Dan Stein, Dr Mignonne Breier and Assoc Prof Barbara Boswell took home top honours for their literary contributions at the 2023 Staff Awards.
27 Dec 2023
UCT leaps to 31st in the world for sport science
UCT placed 31st in the world for sport science in the latest ShanghaiRanking released on 15 December.
22 Dec 2023
Tackling Africa’s grand challenges together
UCT tackles the continent’s grand challenges through seven project awards selected for potential for impact, scale and sustainability in addressing UCT’s Vision 2030 for research.
22 Dec 2023
A doctorate programme for progress
UCT has been working with the University of Stirling in Scotland to help staff at historically disadvantaged South African universities obtain PhDs.
22 Dec 2023
UCT-led project amplifies mothers’ voices to effect social change
A group of mothers from low-income communities in Cape Town utilised photography to shine a spotlight on their struggles and advocate for change.
21 Dec 2023
FHS graduate’s research focuses on combating breast cancer in African women
UCT graduate, Maryam Karaan is on a mission to develop tools to combat cancer
21 Dec 2023
DVC Prof Sue Harrison bids farewell to UCT
DVC for Research and Internationalisation Prof Sue Harrison is bidding UCT farewell after three decades
21 Dec 2023
‘Accidental academic’ Prof Shanaaz Mathews wins 2022 Alan Pifer Award
A highlight of UCT’s recent Research Celebration was the conferring of the 2022 Alan Pifer Award to Prof Shanaaz Mathews, a health sciences researcher.
20 Dec 2023
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