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VC’s Global Citizenship award for SGBV work
Anne Isaac, the project manager of UCT’s Tribunal for Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, has won a Vice-Chancellor’s Global Citizenship Award for her work in countering SGBV.
06 Dec 2021
Liesl Hermanus dedicates Global Citizenship Award to ‘formidable’ team
For her outstanding work in service of the Hanover Park community, Liesl Hermanus has received the 2021 UCT Vice-Chancellor’s Global Citizenship Award.
06 Dec 2021
Long-term neuropsychological outcomes in severe COVID-19
People who develop severe illness from COVID-19 have a much higher risk of neurological and mood-related disorders, particularly if they have been hospitalised.
06 Dec 2021
Six of the best: UCT graduates among Rhodes Scholars for 2022
UCT graduates have been awarded six of the 10 Rhodes Scholarships for Southern Africa for 2022.
03 Dec 2021
UCT scientists recognised in prestigious L’Oreal-UNESCO programmes
Three PhD candidates have been recognised by the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science programme for their excellent contributions to science in South Africa and sub-Saharan Africa.
01 Dec 2021
South Africa isn’t doing enough to provide HIV prevention treatment for mothers: why it needs to
South Africa has been committed to achieving the elimination of maternal to child transmission of HIV since 2015.
01 Dec 2021
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Scientific Leadership Prize for Graeme Meintjes
Professor Graeme Meintjes of UCT’s Department of Medicine has been awarded two prestigious awards honouring his work on HIV and TB in Africa.
01 Dec 2021
5 minutes with Prof Mary-Ann Davies: Director of the Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research
Prof Mary-Ann Davies has been extensively involved in epidemiologic analyses of COVID-19 in the Western Cape and leading the surveillance strategy in the province to guide our response. She has served on technical working groups for the Ministerial Advisory Committee and supported provincial planning for outbreak preparedness as well as vaccine rollout. We asked her a few questions.
23 Dec 2020
Occupational Medicine advocates for workplace health and safety
The Occupational Medicine Division, a relatively small team in the Faculty, has made a large footprint on the South African landscape, by playing major role in workplace health and safety in the midst of COVID-19 pandemic.
23 Dec 2020
Caring for the carers
Many health workers have reported that mental health conditions such as anxiety, depression and burnout have been made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Division of Consultation Liaison Psychiatry have developed a service which aims to prioritise employee health and wellness during the pandemic.
23 Dec 2020
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
Medical students rise to the challenge of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic provided a unique opportunity for more than 100 senior medical students to take on prescribed electives, or ‘selectives’, and to assist the Western Cape provincial response.
19 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
Grant supports ‘Creating a legacy of trust within the public’
In May 2020 the Wellcome Centre for Infectious Diseases Research in Africa’s (CIDRI-Africa) was awarded funding to support its critical public engagement (PE) mission of ensuring this work is mutually beneficial to both researchers and local communities. The additional funding, awarded by Wellcome , is to span a two-year period, while the centre enriches and further develops its PE activities.
15 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
Advocating for better rural health
For the past 20 years, the Rural Support Network (RSN) has aimed to advocate for better Rural Health Care development in Rural and peri-urban communities, through educating of future health care professionals in rural communities. This year we have continued to highlight the issues of rural health care and looking at how we, as students and health professionals, can do more for our communities to ensure a better future for all.
11 Dec 2020
Inclusive Practices Africa launches on a high note
There are over 300 million persons with disability on the continent. The impact of the burden of disease and disability as well the socio-economic and socio-structural factors that often inhibit the progression of marginalised communities, requires a strong need for the reduction of inequality. The Faculty of Health Sciences’ Inclusive Practices Africa (IPA) Research unit , accredited in 2020, takes this work head on.
11 Dec 2020
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