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Lighting a candle for Mayosi’s legacy
Professor George Mensah delivered the inaugural Bongani Mayosi Memorial Lecture, which took place in honour of the Faculty of Health Sciences’ late dean.
29 Jan 2021
Making adolescent inclusion the heart of the COVID-19 response
UCT’s Accelerate Hub will be hosting an exciting webinar on 4 February on making adolescent inclusion the heart of the COVID-19 response.
29 Jan 2021
Democracy, fascism and the future of the EFF
In his 2021 Summer School lecture, Dr Imraan Buccus examined the politics of the EFF and whether they are fascist and a threat to democracy.
29 Jan 2021
UCT tobacco taxation e-library a world first
A comprehensive new e-library focusing on tobacco taxation and illicit trade has been launched by WHO and UCT's REEP research unit.
28 Jan 2021
New website documents the Cape Town urban water cycle
A new website on the urban water cycle in Cape Town is linking current research on the urban water cycle in the greater Cape Town area, with the public. It is intended as a generative political engagement with the City and its citizens to empower citizens who are not yet equipped to defend themselves from official rhetoric and reductionist claims about the urban water cycle, justice and sanitation.
27 Jan 2021
Annual Bongani Mayosi Memorial Lecture and other updates
27 Jan 2021
In remembrance: Raymond De Wet
The UCT Executive team writes to the UCT community about the passing of Mr Raymond De Wet.
27 Jan 2021
Covid-19
UCT alum’s book chosen for South Africa’s World Read Aloud Day
A book by Sihle Nontshokweni, a UCT alum, is this year’s official story for South Africa’s World Read Aloud Day.
27 Jan 2021
New study finds that blood biomarker of TB discriminates between people with high risk and those who remained healthy
Researchers from the South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI) at the University of Cape Town, in collaboration with various partners in their field, have published the results from a study into a blood-based RNA biomarker. The study, which tested diagnostic and prognostic performance for TB and the efficacy of TB preventive therapy for biomarker-positive individuals, was published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal .
26 Jan 2021
UCT’s Herman Wasserman leads global study on disinformation
UCT’s Professor Herman Wasserman will lead a study on disinformation in the Global South, with a grant from the International Development Research Centre.
26 Jan 2021
The UCT Open Textbook Award: Promoting Participation and Parity in Teaching and Learning
DVC A/Prof Lis Lange writes to the UCT community about the UCT Open Textbook Award.
26 Jan 2021
In remembrance: Dr Abdulraouf Mohamed Kdaish
The UCT Executive team writes to the UCT community about the passing of Dr Abdulraouf Mohamed Kdaish.
26 Jan 2021
Covid-19
How to grow the local vaccine production industry
The issue of vaccine production has become a topic of hot debate following the approval of treatments for COVID-19.
25 Jan 2021
Republished
Why I choose COVID-19 vaccination based on verifiable evidence
UCT’s Prof Thomas Scriba explains the safety profiles of the three available COVID-19 vaccines, and the benefits of receiving it.
25 Jan 2021
Opinion
No vaccination means years of COVID-19-induced death and suffering
UCT’s Prof Linda-Gail Bekker and Prof Valerie Mizrahi caution that if only a few people get vaccinated against COVID-19, we will not be able to control the virus.
25 Jan 2021
Republished
UCT to effect revised policy on employment equity
The University of Cape Town will press the reset button on employment equity on 1 February 2021, when the revised Policy on Employment Equity comes into effect following Council’s approval last month.
25 Jan 2021
A new era for Employment Equity implementation at UCT
DVC Prof Loretta Feris writes to the UCT community about policy changes in Employment Equity (EE) and an update on UCT’s annual EE reporting.
25 Jan 2021
Call for nominations for Distinguished Teacher Award 2020
DVC A/Prof Lis Lange writes to the UCT community to call for nominations for Distinguished Teacher Award 2020.
25 Jan 2021
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