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Body donor programme fit and well despite COVID-19 Rigorous COVID-19 health and safety protocols have enabled UCT’s Faculty of Health Sciences to maintain its body donor programme, essential to teaching anatomy to students and surgical registrars. 22 Dec 2020
UCT PhD candidates recognised for research excellence Two UCT PhD candidates are recipients of the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Sub-Saharan Africa Young Talent Awards. 17 Dec 2020
UCT has three highly cited researchers in 2020 Three University of Cape Town researchers have been included in the Highly Cited Researchers (HCR) list for 2020. 15 Dec 2020
Young scientists acknowledged for contribution to Institute’s research Last month the Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM) hosted the annual IDM Postgraduate Student Publication Competition – an initiative of the Institute Transformation Committee. 14 Dec 2020
First cystic fibrosis registry report for South Africa launched A new annual report from the South African Cystic Fibrosis Registry will help to keep track of people living with this debilitating disease. 10 Dec 2020
COVID-19’s sex bias: men more at risk of requiring critical care A paper by researchers from UCT and UCL investigating the role of sex in patients infected with COVID-19 has been published in Nature Communications. 09 Dec 2020
Using bacterial shape to understand TB gene function UCT researchers recently published a paper in eLife that outlines an investigation into the cell shape of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to better understand TB gene function. 07 Dec 2020
Health system’s response to disability ‘slow and limited’ A special edition of South African Health Review, released to coincide with the International Day of Persons with Disability, features the work of three UCT contributing editors. 04 Dec 2020
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative award for UCT postdoc The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative has presented an Imaging Scientist award to Dr Caron Jacobs, a postdoctoral fellow in the Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine. 03 Dec 2020 Republished
COVID-19 and the impact on women UCT’s Silindile Ngcobo and Hannah Simba from Stellenbosch University look at what is needed in terms of COVID-19 health responses and strategies to assist women. 03 Dec 2020 Republished
Lockdown limits safe spaces for abused women As the international campaign 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children is being commemorated, researchers from UCT are working towards alleviating the abuse of women. 02 Dec 2020
‘Find a mentor’, doctors in waiting urged UCT’s MBChB graduates have been encouraged to draw on the expertise of a mentor to jump the queue on their way to success. 23 Dec 2019
Guest speaker Dr Dumani Kula Dr Dumani Kula, deputy chief executive officer at the Clinix Health Group, was the guest speaker at the Faculty of Health Sciences graduation ceremony at 11:00 on Monday, 23 December 2019. 23 Dec 2019
UCT part of PhD graduand’s destiny As Olivia Matshabane prepared to receive her PhD from UCT this month, she said the highs have outweighed the lows during her journey. 20 Dec 2019
Former Miss SA’s road to graduation Tamaryn Green will graduate with her MBChB from UCT on Monday, 23 December, and says she will forever remember the “challenging yet fulfilling” seven-year journey. 19 Dec 2019
‘Make a commitment to your career’ UCT graduands were lauded for their hard work and commitment during the Faculty of Health Sciences’ second graduation ceremony on Friday, 13 December. 17 Dec 2019
‘I am not leaving UCT, I am taking UCT with me’ Outgoing Chancellor of UCT, Graça Machel, says it’s been both an honour and a privilege to have served the institution for the past 20 years. 13 Dec 2019
‘A place where reason triumphs over rage’ Honorary graduate and guest speaker at Friday’s humanities graduation ceremony, Professor Jonathan Jansen, said universities were under threat as institutions of diverse ideas and expressions. 13 Dec 2019
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