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First Planetary Health Report Card for UCT's Faculty of Health Sciences
The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) took part in their first scorecard for the Planetary Health Report Card (PHRC), a global student-led initiative to promote education about planetary health and environmentally sustainable healthcare in health science campuses
31 May 2023
Improving early learning for pre-school children in vulnerable contexts
The Children’s Institute hosted a week-long, multi-country research partner meeting, focusing on improving early learning for pre-school children in vulnerable contexts. The project - titled SIPP: Safe, Inclusive, Participative Pedagogy: Improving Early Childhood Education – aims to explore and develop the application of safe, inclusive participative pedagogy in early childhood education.
31 May 2023
Study finds trading time restrictions for onsite alcohol retailers in Western Cape will save lives
A team of researchers at the University of Cape Town (UCT), led by Samantha Filby, recently collaborated with the DG Murray Trust to conduct a modelling study that estimated the health and economic impacts of restricting the trading hours of retailers selling alcohol for onsite consumption in the Western Cape.
31 May 2023
Groundbreaking study shows lifesaving solution dramatically reduces severe bleeding after childbirth
A new solution, known as E-MOTIVE, could provide a major breakthrough in reducing deaths from childbirth-related bleeding, according to a landmark study recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine .
31 May 2023
More than one in 10 adults in urban South Africa have tried e-cigarettes, survey finds
Ahead of World No Tobacco Day on 31 May, a new survey, the South African E-Cigarette Survey 2022, has revealed that more than one in 10 (11.3%) adults in urban South Africa have tried e-cigarettes, and 4% of adults were regular e-cigarette users at the time of the survey.
30 May 2023
UCT academics named amongst the cream of South African “Science Oscars”
Twelve University of Cape Town (UCT) academics have been selected as finalists in multiple categories in the 2022/2023 NSTF-South32 Awards – testament to their groundbreaking work in the fields of science, engineering and technology (SET) nationally and abroad.
29 May 2023
UCT, Department of Social Development to launch ASSIST app
The University of Cape Town (UCT), in partnership with the Department of Social Development (DSD), will launch the pilot of a web app – the Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Tool (ASSIST) – at Groote Schuur Hospital on Monday, 29 May 2023.
29 May 2023
