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First SA student residence to get Green Star rating UCT’s new 500-bed Avenue Road Residence is the first SA student housing development awarded a Green Star rating from the Green Building Council South Africa. 31 Aug 2020
More UCT students to be invited back under level two Students registered in performing arts courses, those needing to undertake practical blocks, and selected postgraduate researchers will be invited in phases to return to residences or academic spaces in alignment with the amended University of Cape Town calendar. 31 Aug 2020
Responding to Level 2 COVID-19 regulations VC Prof Mamokgethi Phakeng writes to the UCT community about COVID-19 Level 2 regulations. 31 Aug 2020
Digital interventions to address maternal and child health challenges The CoMaCH network, co-led by UCT’s Dr Melissa Densmore, will design community-based ICT interventions to combat some of SA’s maternal and child health challenges. 31 Aug 2020
Rashida Manjoo: a life in human rights Professor Rashida Manjoo is known for her unwavering commitment to human rights, particularly women’s rights. This article reflects on her work and 20-year UCT association. 28 Aug 2020
Helping parents and their babies through the first 1 000 days UCT PhD candidate Sarah Dsane-Nsor is conducting research into how parents are using digital resources within the first 1 000 days of their babies’ lives. 28 Aug 2020
The future of eSport in South African universities UCT’s Kiran Maharaj, the chairperson of the University Sports South Africa eSport committee, reflects on the past year and what the future holds for eSport in the country. 28 Aug 2020 Republished
UCT participating in three international COVID-19 vaccine trials South Africa has joined global counterparts in the search for a COVID-19 vaccine and the University of Cape Town is participating in three international trials in the country, alongside several other universities. 28 Aug 2020
Inaugural UCT Open Textbook Award Associate Professor Lis Lange writes to staff about the 2020 Teaching and Learning Conference. 28 Aug 2020
Resignation of Mr Ashley Francis, Executive Director of Finance VC Prof Mamokgethi Phakeng writes to UCT staff about the resignation of Ashley Francis, Executive Director: Finance. 28 Aug 2020
Being back on campus ‘juggling act’ for final-year medical students Final-year medical students at UCT give their take on what it has been like to be back in the field amid the COVID-19 pandemic. 27 Aug 2020
Rethinking international postgrad experiences Internationalisation is an essential yet inequitable element of postgraduate education. COVID-19 is an opportunity to re-think international exchange – something that’s long overdue. 27 Aug 2020
Students’ access survey and other updates 26 Aug 2020
Staff survey on remote teaching and other updates 26 Aug 2020
UCT joins search for COVID-19 vaccine UCT is participating in three international COVID-19 vaccine trials alongside other national and international counterparts. 26 Aug 2020
Professor Elmi Muller wins the 2019 Alan Pifer Award The award recognises Muller’s groundbreaking work in establishing transplantation between HIV-positive donors and HIV-positive recipients in South Africa and beyond. 26 Aug 2020
Africa’s first genetics study sheds light on inherited disorders New research investigating the genetic modifiers of long-term survival in individuals with sickle cell anaemia reveals a range of possible pathways for novel therapeutic interventions. Professor Ambroise Wonkam, principle investigator and director of Genetic Medicine of African Populations in the University of Cape Town’s Division of Human Genetics, says apart from the study’s clinical potential, the fact that it is so deeply rooted in Africa also presents the opportunity for a paradigm shift in science policy and diplomacy. 26 Aug 2020
When data becomes a lifeline UCT’s Dr Maria Rosa Lorini introduces the #Data4Women campaign that connects and empowers women facing gender-based violence. 26 Aug 2020
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