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News Africa Day celebration highlights African identity, resilience, and ownership in health sciences

The Pan African Health Sciences Forum at UCT’s Faculty of Health Sciences hosted an Africa Day celebration to reflect on the past, present and the future of healthcare in South Africa.

21 May 2025 - 9 min read

Photo Essay Ikey Tigers honour local communities after historic Varsity Cup victory

The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) senior rugby team, the Ikey Tigers, paid homage to some of the communities that shaped and supported them towards their historic Varsity Cup triumph.

21 May 2025

News MARC SE-Africa drives adoption of plan to tackle malaria drug resistance in East Africa

The 25th Ordinary Meeting of the EAC Sectoral Council of Ministers of Health formally endorsed the Regional Detailed Action Plan for Responding to Antimalarial Drug Resistance in East Africa.

21 May 2025 - 5 min read

News Leaving no one behind as UCT is transforming disability inclusion

UCT’s Disability Service works tirelessly to bring the university’s ‘Leaving no one behind’ mantra come to life.

20 May 2025 - 8 min read

News Psychosocial support vital for patients undergoing lower limb amputations

Patients who undergo lower limb amputations need targeted interventions that provide them with purpose and agency to resume life post-operation.

20 May 2025 - 6 min read

Joy as UCT’s Ikey Tigers bring Varsity Cup glory back to campus Ikeys paraded their Varsity Cup trophy at local schools and on campus. 16 May 2025

From small-town dreamer to Springbok contender: Ntokozo Makhaza’s meteoric rise UCT student Ntokozo Makhaza has been called up for the Springbok alignment squad 16 May 2025

UCT scholars awarded SARChI chairs in ocean modelling and symbolic AI UCT bags two new SARChI research chairs in Ocean and Atmospheric Modelling and Symbolic Artificial Intelligence. 15 May 2025

Katye Altieri scoops Oppenheimer Memorial Trust’s New Frontiers Research Award Associate Professor Katye Altieri is the second UCT academic to receive the R7.5 million award. 15 May 2025

‘Reading helps me grow’ UCT News sat down with a few learners and a teacher at Siphamandla Senior Secondary School to get their take on the Languaging-for-Learning project’s in-class library concept. 14 May 2025

How ecology, statistics and interdisciplinary collaboration can save species UCT’s Prof Res Altwegg delivered his inaugural lecture on 8 May. 13 May 2025

The art of transformation As part of its deliberate and continuous commitment to holistic institutional transformation, UCT is fostering and integrating creative arts as a vital part of this journey. 12 May 2025

RMF10: PhD study challenges narratives around protest violence Dr Mapheyeledi Sibindlana’s doctoral research interrogates the contested nature of violence during the Rhodes Must Fall protests. 02 May 2025

From research to impact: How VACFA is transforming vaccine policy in Africa World Immunization Week, commemorated on the last week of April, brings a spotlight to the work of UCT’s VACFA which works across the continent to rid Africa of vaccine-preventable diseases. 02 May 2025

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UCT prioritises end-of-life care with novel project

The five-year study responds to the growing need for palliative care in South Africa.

The five-year study responds to the growing need for palliative care in South Africa.

25 Apr 2025 - 4 min read

Effective couple communication alters diabetes care, health outcomes

Good communication between two partners improves self-diabetes management, which improves overall health outcomes.

Good communication between two partners improves self-diabetes management, which improves overall health outcomes.

24 Apr 2025 - 4 min read

UCT researchers further global effort to study Antarctic ice loss

UCT researchers explored Antarctica’s Fimbul Ice Shelf, collecting data to model future climate shifts and marking South Africa’s return to Antarctic glaciology.

UCT researchers explored Antarctica’s Fimbul Ice Shelf, collecting data to model future climate shifts and marking South Africa’s return to Antarctic glaciology.

10 Apr 2025 - 7 min read

First Uyinene Mrwetyana Scholarship recipient graduates

Four years after being the first recipient of the Uyinene Mrwetyana Scholarship, Luhlanganiso Majebe is grateful for the chance taken on her.

Four years after being the first recipient of the Uyinene Mrwetyana Scholarship, Luhlanganiso Majebe is grateful for the chance taken on her.

09 Apr 2025 - 7 min read

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