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Women’s Month: Open doors for the heroes who didn’t have chances
In Women’s Month, UCT news interviewed alumnus Dr Rethabile Melamu, the first black woman CEO of the South African Photovoltaic Industry Association.
31 Aug 2022
Generous donations boost Biological Sciences’ rebuilding efforts
UCT’s Department of Biological Sciences has received a donation of €1 million from the Hasso Plattner Foundation following the losses due to last year’s fire.
31 Aug 2022
Next steps in the CHE institutional audit process
Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng writes to the UCT community about the Council on Higher Education (CHE) Institutional Audit.
31 Aug 2022
Merging economic behaviour and nature-based solutions
UCT Professor Martine Visser has been appointed the South African Research Chairs Initiative’s (SARChI) Chair in Governance and Economics for Ecological Infrastructure.
31 Aug 2022
UCT awarded two of the four new critical health research units
Two of the four newly-launched South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) Extramural Research Units (EMUs) to develop critical health research have been awarded to the University of Cape Town (UCT). The units, led by top African researchers, will strengthen the country’s health systems and counter diseases and pandemics such as COVID-19.
31 Aug 2022
UCT awarded two new SAMRC extramural units
Two of the four new South African Medical Research Council Extramural Research Units have been awarded to UCT to develop critical health research in the country.
30 Aug 2022
Trainees laud UCT’s African Paediatric Fellowship Programme
UCT’s African Paediatric Fellowship Programme received praise from trainees at a paediatric symposium held on 24 August 2022.
29 Aug 2022
All in the footprints: a dinosaur mystery solved
Footprints of carnivorous dinosaurs in the Karoo Basin have revealed that locally and over time they became larger and more diverse.
29 Aug 2022
New MOOC to launch: Gender, violence and post-conflict states
A team of researchers, including a UCT academic, recently produced a MOOC on gender, violence and post-conflict states.
26 Aug 2022
Corporatising universities threatens academic freedom
Professor Fran Baum of the University of Adelaide in Australia delivered the 56th annual TB Davie Memorial Lecture on Wednesday, 24 August.
26 Aug 2022
Rowing her boat
UCT rower Julia Mackay will represent the university at the Rand Merchant Bank Universities’ Boat Race from 14 to 17 September 2022.
26 Aug 2022
2022 TB Davie Memorial Lecture presented by Prof Fran Baum
The 2022 TB Davie Memorial Lecture was presented by Prof Fran Baum, focused on the complexities of activist academics at higher education institutions
26 Aug 2022
Study finds Hout Bay community-based paramedics are effective and save lives
In case of an emergency, time is everything, as prolonged response times are thought to contribute to higher mortality rates. New research in the African Joural of Emergency Medicine found that Hout Bay Volunteer Emergency Medical Service (HBVEMS) managed to save lives by meeting a target of arriving on the scene within 15 minutes for life-threatening calls.
26 Aug 2022
Invite: Engaging high school learners on big data in genomics medicine
Public Understanding of Big data in Genomics Medicine in Africa (PUBGEM-Africa), in partnership with the mobile genomics in Africa project (mGenAfrica) and the Metro South District (MSED-WCED), will be engaging high school learners to foster literacy and interest in ethical, legal and social issues related to genomics and big data in medicine and healthcare on 27 August, 2022, at the University of Cape Town Faculty of Health Sciences (UCT FHS).
26 Aug 2022
Encouraging students to attend the SWS Health Promotion Drive
25 Aug 2022
Migrating courses from Vula to Amathuba for 2023
25 Aug 2022
Activism and the corporate university: incompatible or possible?
Professor Fran Baum of the University of Adelaide in Australia delivered the 56th annual TB Davie Memorial Lecture on Wednesday, 24 August.
24 Aug 2022
The 2022 TB Davie Memorial Lecture and other updates
The annual TB Davie Memorial Lecture will take place on Wednesday, 24 August.
24 Aug 2022
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