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New platform raises awareness on the plight of migrant women
Ahead of the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence (GBV), a new platform brings the public closer to the stories of women who migrate, detailing how they endure multiple forms of intersecting violence.
25 Nov 2021
Alumni in Action programme strengthens UCT support services for survivors of GBV
A UCT alumna and a student have launched Alumni in Action, a programme to expand the university’s mental health and counselling service for survivors of GBV.
25 Nov 2021
Alumni in Action programme strengthens UCT support services for survivors of GBV
The Alumni in Action programme aims to strengthen UCT support services for survivors of Gender Based Violence.
25 Nov 2021
Leadership Lekgotla appointments
Prof Mamokgethi Phakeng announces two Leadership Lekgotla appointments that were approved by Council at the last meeting held in October.
24 Nov 2021
UCT student entrepreneurs go for gold at competition final
UCT’s three student entrepreneurs were on a winning streak during the final round of the Entrepreneurship Intervarsity competition last week.
24 Nov 2021
Residence students essay competition winners
UCT’s Residence Academic Development Committee has named the winners of an essay competition on Africa and women to foster diversity in residences.
22 Nov 2021
In remembrance: Siphokazi Hlungulu
The UCT Executive team writes to the UCT community about the passing of Ms Siphokazi Hlungulu (36).
22 Nov 2021
Please mark 3 January 2022 as an important deadline
A/Prof Lis Lange writes to UCT undergraduate and taught postgraduate students about the deadline for submitting appeals.
22 Nov 2021
UCT leads in training aspiring African neurologists
Training a pool of neurologists in sub-Saharan Africa is an important step towards Africanising the vital discipline of neuroscience on the continent. In addition, it will help to facilitate inter- and cross-disciplinary research and accelerate treatment options for common neurological disorders like stroke and epilepsy, and neurological infections such as tuberculous meningitis (TBM) and HIV-related dementia.
19 Nov 2021
UCT leads in training aspiring African neurologists
Dr Lawrence Tucker, the head of the Division of Neurology at UCT and Groote Schuur Hospital, says neuroscience is severely under-represented among young African physicians.
19 Nov 2021
UCT’s leading cervical cancer researcher bestowed country’s highest honours
University of Cape Town (UCT) cervical cancer researcher Professor Lynette Denny received the Order of the Baobab (Silver) from President Cyril Ramaphosa at an investiture ceremony hosted by the presidency on 18 November.
19 Nov 2021
National Order for UCT’s Lynette Denny
Cervical cancer researcher Professor Lynette Denny will receive the Order of the Baobab (Silver) from President Cyril Ramaphosa on 18 November.
19 Nov 2021
Children with CMV infection are at high risk of developing TB disease in childhood
Children that acquire cytomegalovirus (CMV) in the first year of life are at high risk of subsequently developing tuberculosis (TB) disease, a team of University of Cape Town (UCT) and international scientists has found.
19 Nov 2021
Emphasis on mental health at student housing conference
UCT co-hosted the Association of College and University Housing Officers International – South African Chapter’s annual conference, themed “Focus on the future of student housing in South Africa and beyond”.
18 Nov 2021
December 2021 graduation celebration and other updates
The University of Cape Town (UCT) will host the “walk of celebration” ahead of the virtual graduation ceremonies on 13 and 14 December 2021.
17 Nov 2021
A botanical journey through time
Professor Timm Hoffman, who started the southern African citizen science repeat photography project, rePhotoSA, has been working with historical photographs of landscapes since he was a postdoctoral researcher in 1989.
17 Nov 2021
Kathy Michell appointed to IFMA’s Research Advisory Committee
UCT’s Associate Professor Kathy Michell will serve on the International Facility Management Association’s new Research Advisory Committee.
17 Nov 2021
Study offers new insights into the biology of extinct giant reptiles
A University of Cape Town (UCT) study investigating the bone histology (microscopic structure) of multiple skeletal elements of dinocephalians has found that the long bones of the herbivores ( Keratocephalus , Moschops and Struthiocephalus ) and omnivore ( Jonkeria ) had thick bone walls that extended right into the middle of the bone.
17 Nov 2021
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