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'COVID-19 free' hospitals needed to curb delayed surgeries 30 Oct 2020
COVID-19 in the continent’s children: UK award supports new research A new study headed by UCT’s Professor Heather Zar promises fresh insight into understanding the determinants of SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 in children in Africa. 30 Oct 2020
Drupal 8 implementation and website migration COO Dr Reno Morar writes to the UCT community about the Drupal 8 implementation and website migration project. 30 Oct 2020
UCT statement on alleged harmful psychiatric practices with respect to Trans (including non-binary) children The University of Cape Town (UCT) acknowledges discrimination and forms of violence experienced by trans, gender diverse and gender non confirming individuals. 29 Oct 2020
UCT celebrates its female executive leadership To celebrate its women leadership, the University of Cape Town (UCT) held a webinar titled, A Women-led UCT. For the first time in its history, UCT’s executive team is predominantly led by women, and several women are serving as deans and executive directors. 29 Oct 2020
Feedback from UCT’s Council meeting of 17 October Chair of Council, Babalwa Ngonyama, writes to the UCT community with feedback from the most recent Council meeting. 29 Oct 2020 UCT Council
Importance of completing the declaration of interests form Acting VC Professor Sue Harrison writes to staff about the importance of completing the declaration of interests form. 29 Oct 2020
UCT ParaSports club raises awareness on blind football The ParaSports club at the University of Cape Town (UCT) is on a mission to have blind football included as one of the university’s official sporting codes. As one of the first steps towards achieving this goal, the club hosted a benchmarking webinar on the growth of the sport in other parts of the continent and for tips and advice on what UCT needs to do to get the ball rolling. 29 Oct 2020
“COVID-19 free” hospitals to curb delayed surgeries Coronavirus has resulted in the postponement of millions of surgeries worldwide. According to a global-scale study “COVID-19 free” hospitals, designated for performing surgeries and treating patients recovering from operations, were instituted to mitigate this problem. These hospitals have meant the difference between life and death for many patients. Published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology the paper addressing this was co-authored by the CovidSurg Collaborative. 29 Oct 2020
In remembrance: Nompumelelo Siko The UCT Executive team writes to the UCT community about the passing of Ms Nompumelelo Siko (45). 29 Oct 2020
Approved 2021 calendar and other updates 28 Oct 2020
Approved 2021 calendar and other updates 28 Oct 2020
A Women-led UCT webinar series concludes Four women leaders from UCT came together for the final round table in the A Women-led UCT webinar series to share their learnings from their leadership journeys. 28 Oct 2020
‘Incredible baptism’ for new Health Sciences dean UCTʼs new dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences has paid tribute to the commitment, compassion and resilience of the facultyʼs staff and students. 28 Oct 2020
UCT sports scientists celebrate Tour de France win Slovenian cyclist Tadej Pogačar’s extraordinary 2020 Tour de France victory was widely celebrated, not least by his medical team from UCTʼs Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine. 28 Oct 2020
UCT moves up in research rankings The University of Cape Town (UCT) moved up 18 places, from 121st to 103rd position in the 2021 US News & World Report Best Global Universities rankings , and was ranked in the top 100 for six subjects, including an outstanding top 10 ranking for infectious diseases. 27 Oct 2020
UCT climate change experts develop Just Transition Transaction aimed at addressing South Africa’s electricity supply crisis Three University of Cape Town (UCT) climate change experts have carried out a case study to understand what a just transition of South Africa’s energy landscape into a low-carbon environment could look like. This Just Transition Transaction (JTT) aims to simultaneously solve the electricity supply crisis in South Africa while moving the country towards renewable energy, its emissions commitments and job creation in terms of the Paris Agreement. 27 Oct 2020
Developing blind football at UCT UCT’s ParaSports Club has embarked on a massive drive to ensure blind football becomes one of the university’s official sporting codes. 27 Oct 2020
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