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UCT observes World AIDS Day Ahead of World AIDS Day, UCT's Professor Linda-Gail Bekker said too many people living with HIV are still not receiving the care they need. 30 Nov 2020
Reflections of UCT’s Future Leaders Both old and new members of UCT’s 2030 Future Leaders programme share how the initiative, launched in 2018 by the vice-chancellor, has impacted their academic careers. 23 Nov 2020
Delivering innovation and inclusivity in science University of Cape Town researchers, Professor Ambroise Wonkam, director of Genetic Medicine of African Populations (GeneMAP) based at the Division of Human Genetics and Ntando Yola, the Community Engagement Lead at the Desmond Tutu Health Foundation will bring their unique perspectives together at a Science-meets-Science Culture talk that is open to all, Life Science Across the Globe. The session will be hosted on Wednesday.   20 Nov 2020
New UCT fellows’ crucible moments UCT’s newly inducted fellows shared crucible moments, surprising facts about themselves and their biggest mistakes at this year’s College of Fellows celebration. 20 Nov 2020
Millions of people are on treatment for HIV: why are so many still dying? Antiretroviral coverage of people with HIV has increased dramatically, but deaths have not decreased as much as was hoped. 20 Nov 2020 Republished
New coalition plans to tackle Africa’s growing burden of stroke Around 23% of people in Africa are at risk of stroke at some point in their life, but most may be avoided. 19 Nov 2020 Republished
Pregnancy, obesity and HIV explored in new study UCT is joining forces with two leading US universities to study a worldwide problem: obesity, specifically in pregnant HIV-positive women and their children. 19 Nov 2020
Bidding farewell to Dr Dale Peters, UCT eResearch director The UCT research community bids farewell to Dr Dale Peters, UCT eResearch director. 17 Nov 2020
Diabetes is a ticking time bomb in sub-Saharan Africa In 2019 about 1 in 11 adults in the world had diabetes. Of these, 19 million lived in sub-Saharan Africa, many unaware of their condition. 17 Nov 2020 Republished
UCT supports World Diabetes Day Ahead of World Diabetes Day, UCT’s Professor Naomi Levitt said not enough is being done globally to prevent and manage the disease. 13 Nov 2020
New, rare syndrome puts children at risk UCT researchers are part of a team investigating a rare disease which compromises the immune system of children and seems to have COVID-19 as a precursor. 13 Nov 2020
Research uncovers links between substance abuse and psychotic disorders A team of researchers at UCT have presented a paper identifying the links between substance abuse and psychotic disorders. 11 Nov 2020
Breathing beyond boundaries Co-hosted by UCT, the four-week BREATH: Inspire/Expire Symposium virtual event aims to showcase the growing field of medical and health humanities on the continent. 10 Nov 2020
Millions of new variants in African genomes discovered UCT researchers have collaborated on a large-scale study of genomic diversity across Africa that has discovered around three million novel genetic variants. 05 Nov 2020
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