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Knowledge Translation Unit launches ‘long-awaited’ PACK programme for children
PACK Child is set to change the way frontline healthcare workers assess, manage and treat children in primary healthcare.
15 Dec 2023
“Can we achieve equity in global health research and education?” Epidemiologist shares perspective
On Tuesday, 12 December 2023, Professor Madhu Pai, Research Chair in Epidemiology and Global Health at McGill University in Canada, delivered this keynote address at a seminar for Health Sciences students and staff.
13 Dec 2023
‘The DTA is a humbling validation’
Dr Marcin Nejthardt is a Distinguished Teacher Awardee at UCT and views the honour as a validation of his teaching nous.
13 Dec 2023
UCT students win second place in MTN MoMo API Hackathon 2023
A trio of UCT MPhil students took home the second-place prize of US$3 000 in the MTN MoMo API Hackathon 2023.
11 Dec 2023
Parents urged to be vigilant as vaping by adolescents rises
A recent study by the UCT Lung Institute found that almost 7 000 learners vape, more than a quarter of them in Grade 12.
08 Dec 2023
Republished
UCT a partner in new collaborative to strengthen primary healthcare in Africa
UCT is one of the nine partners in the new Africa Higher Education Health Collaborative, a pioneering initiative aimed at strengthening primary healthcare across Africa.
08 Dec 2023
Distinguished teacher cultivates hope in a hopeless world
Assoc Prof Tasleem Ras is one of three recipients of UCT’s 2022 Distinguished Teacher Award.
06 Dec 2023
‘The spirits are rejoicing. They are home again’
The Sutherland Nine are finally laid to rest in the land of their ancestors, capping a repatriation process that is an exemplary case study.
01 Dec 2023
UCT’s Open Textbook awardee had students at heart when devising book
Nomusa Ntinga’s physiotherapy terminology e-book is the winner of UCT’s 2023 Open Textbook Award.
30 Nov 2023
Study reaffirms importance of developing nationwide pollen-monitoring system
The nationwide pollen-monitoring study is the country’s first-ever aerospora monitoring system.
30 Nov 2023
Exploring the nexus of obstetric violence and mental ill-health
To address the critical issues surrounding maternal health and mental well-being, the Perinatal Mental Health Project organised an event on 23 November.
29 Nov 2023
‘Huiswaarts’: Sutherland Nine laid to rest in the ground of their ancestors
The three-day programme to restore the sacred remains of the Sutherland Nine to their ancestral home culminated in their burial in the town’s historic Anglo–Boer cemetery.
28 Nov 2023
Poignant moment as Sutherland Nine make final journey home
On Friday, 24 November, more than 100 years after UCT unethically acquired nine skeletal remains for teaching and learning purposes, the Sutherland Nine made their final journey home.
28 Nov 2023
Bringing home the expertise to tackle TB
Based at the Faculty of Health Sciences, Associate Professor Suraj Parihar received a distinguished award to build capacity in immuno-metabolic and immuno-genetic research at UCT.
28 Nov 2023
Meet Hlamulo Khorommbi – the newly elected president of UCT’s SRC
Hlamulo Khorommbi plans to lead from the front and effect positive change in students’ lives.
27 Nov 2023
Orthopaedic curriculum alterations breed more engaged students
Student-centered curriculum co-creation in orthopaedic surgery has generated more engagement from scholars, Prof Michael Held said during his inaugural lecture.
24 Nov 2023
KTU’s updated clinical tool reaffirms support for frontline healthcare workers
The updated Adult Primary Care clinical tool contains the latest guidelines and policies across multiple clinical programmes.
24 Nov 2023
UCT students dominate Rhodes Scholarship 2024 awards
Of the 10 Rhodes Scholars-Elect for 2024 from Southern Africa, announced on 12 November, six are either current or former UCT students.
20 Nov 2023
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