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New device developed to administer drugs via mobile messaging
A shared passion for improving healthcare in developing countries has led biomedical engineers from the University of Cape Town (UCT) and Osmania University, India to develop a tool for clinicians to administer medication to their patients remotely using mobile messaging technology.
31 Jan 2019
Hybridisation and the science of becoming human
UCT archaeologist Professor Rebecca Ackermann studies hybridisation and how it has been essential in the evolution of modern humans.
30 Jan 2019
Republished
UCT master’s degrees pull international students
A significant number of UCT’s 605 new international students in 2019 have signed up for master’s degree programmes, a trend that’s evident across all six academic faculties.
30 Jan 2019
Alcohol ads a threat to women’s health
Far from harmlessly marketing alcohol to young women, targeted advertising instead contributes to hazardous drinking patterns – with detrimental social and health consequences.
30 Jan 2019
Republished
Cape Town’s drought under the microscope
PhD candidate Precious Mahlalela dedicated her masterʼs thesis to understanding the cause of the Mother City’s recent drought and received recognition in a top international journal.
29 Jan 2019
Turning the tide on corruption in SA
Prosecuting the guilty to turn the tide on corruption in SA rests on President Cyril Ramaphosa’s ability to deliver a decisive majority in the upcoming elections.
29 Jan 2019
Republished
Administering drugs via mobile messaging
A new device co-developed by UCT could allow doctors to administer drugs to their patients with an instruction sent via mobile messaging.
29 Jan 2019
Rebooting SA’s ‘derailed’ democracy
Former Public Protector Thuli Madonsela drew a large audience for her lecture on ethical governance and constitutionalism at UCT’s Summer School.
28 Jan 2019
Parent Orientation 2019
Vice-Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng invited parents, guardians and sponsors of first-year students admitted to UCT in 2019 to attend an orientation programme to introduce them to the university.
26 Jan 2019
Time for a new kind of learning
Vice-Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng spoke to World Economic Forum attendees about the need to navigate knowledge through a new kind of learning.
25 Jan 2019
Fintech students on par with world’s best
A US study tour by six fintech master’s candidates confirmed two things: a burgeoning of disruptive fintech technologies – and that UCT’s students can hold their own globally.
25 Jan 2019
The challenge for African science
While resources may be limited, panellists at a computational neuroscience imbizo co-hosted by UCT are adamant that Africa can still make major contributions to the sciences.
24 Jan 2019
Success for student accommodation site
DigsConnect co-founder and UCT alumnus Alexandria Procter talks about the evolution of the online start-up that connects students with off-campus accommodation.
24 Jan 2019
Appointment of Dean of the Faculty of Science and other updates
24 Jan 2019
UCT study uses genetics to explore people's risks of getting injured
University of Cape Town (UCT) researchers have used an innovative approach to generate data that provides a DNA sequence road map that can be used to explore people's susceptibility to musculoskeletal soft tissue injuries.
24 Jan 2019
UCT selected for large-scale funding to tackle the world's complex challenges
Researchers from the University of Cape Town (UCT) are included in two of 12 international teams selected by United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI) to establish large interdisciplinary research hubs based at leading UK universities that address the world's complex development challenges.
24 Jan 2019
To curb smoking in Nigeria, hike tobacco tax
Although its smoking rate is lower than that in high-income countries, Nigeria needs to act to avoid smoking rates increasing.
23 Jan 2019
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Ramaphosa-led ANC election victory no panacea
President Cyril Ramaphosa needs much more than a majority win at the polls to reverse the ANC’S decline and effectively pursue his reformist agenda.
23 Jan 2019
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