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PhD proposal shows how disability can be included in MBChB training
Sarah Whitehead’s PhD is an important academic contribution to teaching and learning; a proposal outlining how disability can be included in the medical undergraduate curriculum.
14 Jul 2023
San and Khoe skeletons: how UCT sought to restore dignity and redress the past
The skeletonised remains of nine people were donated to UCT’s anatomy department by Carel Gert Coetzee, who had unearthed them and was a medical student at the university.
14 Jul 2023
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UCT hosts vibrant Nelson Mandela/Fidel Castro medical programme graduation
More than 400 medical doctors graduated through the Nelson Mandela Fidel Castro (NMFC) Medical Collaboration Programme this year.
12 Jul 2023
FlexiGyn named joint winner of 2023 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation
UCT PhD student Edmund Wessels is a joint winner of the 2023 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation, recognised for his easy-to-use gynaecological device.
11 Jul 2023
Cholera: vaccines can stop the spread, but the biggest deterrent is clean water
‘The Conversation Africa’ spoke to University for Cape Town (UCT) vaccinologists Edina Amponsah-Dacosta and Julie Copelyn about the cholera vaccine and other ways to curb the outbreak.
05 Jul 2023
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‘You are a UCT graduate made to lead’
UCT’s first in-person graduation since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic kicked off in fine style on Friday, 22 July.
25 Jul 2022
Inspirational PhD grad: New findings on managing phantom limb pain
PHD graduand Katleho Limakatso has broken new ground on pain management for amputees experiencing phantom limb pain. His results yield some surprises too.
15 Jul 2022
Lockdown is taking a toll on the mental health of pregnant women
COVID-19 lockdown is taking a toll on the mental health of pregnant women living in low-resource settings.
27 Jul 2021
UCT lecturer recognised with Western Cape Government service excellence award
Dr Itumeleng Ntatamala’s work in occupational medicine recently earned him one of the Western Cape Government’s 2020 Service Excellence Awards.
26 Jul 2021
In pictures: Celebrating UCT’s Humanities and Health Sciences PhD graduates
The University of Cape Town (UCT) recently celebrated the 2021 mid‑year graduation ceremonies, from 12 to 19 July. On 14 and 15 July.
23 Jul 2021
African women with diabetes at high risk of cardiovascular disease
UCT PhD research says one in every 11 African women of childbearing age has type 2 diabetes, and is at high risk of cardiovascular disease.
21 Jul 2021
Scientists develop new method of diagnosing TB from skin
UCT’s Professor Keertan Dheda is part of a team that has developed a new diagnostic methodology for detecting tuberculosis.
16 Jul 2021
People with diabetes at risk of severe COVID-19, study confirms
A recent study from UCT confirmed that people living with diabetes are at an increased risk of severe COVID-19 (hospitalisation and mortality).
15 Jul 2021
Racism in medicine is ‘a horrible injustice’
Professor Ntobeko Ntusi, the chair and head of UCT’s Department of Medicine, discussed racism in medical science and in the medical fraternity during a recent academic seminar.
13 Jul 2021
HIV‑exposed but uninfected babies weigh less
Research by a team from CIDER at UCT found that on average, infants who are born to mothers with HIV, but are themselves uninfected, weigh less.
13 Jul 2021
UCT buckles up for mammoth virtual graduation season
UCT’s bumper mid-year graduation season will see over 6 000 students graduate virtually during six faculty ceremonies, between 12 and 19 July.
12 Jul 2021
Africans want consensual democracy – why is that so hard to accept?
UCT’s Dr Sishuwa Sishuwa and University of Birmingham’s Professor Nic Cheeseman find that contrary to claims that “Western-style” democracy is “unAfrican”, there is in fact widespread support for a form of consensual democracy.
12 Jul 2021
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Raising awareness about early antenatal care
UCT’s School of Public Health and Family Medicine recently kicked off a new health campaign to raise awareness about the importance of early antenatal care.
12 Jul 2021
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