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UCT executive provides update on response to COVID-19
The University of Cape Town (UCT):
has had an increase in both undergraduate and postgraduate applications,
will commence the 2021 academic year on 15 March 2021,
will propose to Senate for its approval that the first semester be completed online , and
has, despite the complexities posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, responded with extraordinary commitment to support each other and complete the academic year.
14 Oct 2020
Reminder: UCT to host VC Open Lecture by UN Deputy Secretary-General on SDGs and a decade of action
University of Cape Town Vice-Chancellor (VC) Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng will host Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations and Chair of the United Nations Sustainable Development Group Ms Amina J Mohammed, who will present the VC Open Lecture titled “Decade of action for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): So what?”.
14 Oct 2020
South African scientists launch trial to test whether MMR vaccine protects front-line health-care workers against COVID-19
South African scientists from the Universities of the Cape Town (UCT) and Witwatersrand are launching a clinical trial to test whether the childhood vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) can protect front-line health-care workers from COVID-19, or reduce the severity of illness for those who do become infected.
12 Oct 2020
International Horizon 2020 project, “Mission Atlantic”, launched to map and assess sustainable development of the Atlantic Ocean
International ocean experts from Europe, Brazil, South Africa, Canada and the USA have joined forces to map and assess the current and future risks from climate change, natural hazards and human activities to Atlantic ecosystems.
09 Oct 2020
UCT to host VC Open Lecture by UN Deputy Secretary-General on SDGs and a decade of action
University of Cape Town Vice-Chancellor (VC) Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng will host Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations and Chair of the United Nations Sustainable Development Group Ms Amina J Mohammed, who will present the VC Open Lecture titled “Decade of action for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): So what?”.
08 Oct 2020
Kresge Foundation funding to boost equitable student outcomes at UCT
The University of Cape Town has been named among three new additions to the Kresge Education Program’s Siyaphumelela Initiative. The initiative is aimed at identifying and addressing the systematic obstacles that stand in the way of equitable student success at tertiary level.
07 Oct 2020
UCT Vice-Chancellor wishes class of 2019 matriculants well for their exams
University of Cape Town Vice-Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng has wished the class of 2019 matriculants well for their examinations. This year, 790 405 matriculants will sit for their exams, which started today.
23 Oct 2019
Harnessing Africa's potential to develop medicines for its people
Africa makes up 15% of the global population and 25% of the global disease burden yet the discovery and development of medicines that end up in Africa has historically only happened in the global North. It is time for the situation to change, says Professor Kelly Chibale, the director and founder of the University of Cape Town's Drug Discovery and Development Centre, H3D.
17 Oct 2019
A study in African women sheds new light on barriers to a cure for HIV
An international, collaborative study led by University of Cape Town (UCT) researchers has revealed an unexpected finding that could lead to better therapies towards reducing the HIV reservoir, a major barrier to developing a cure for HIV. The reservoir consists of viral DNA that survives hidden in the body even after indefinite treatment with antiretrovirals.
15 Oct 2019
Long-term success rates for kidney transplants between HIV positive donor and recipient
South Africa has one of the highest incidences of people living with HIV in the world with over seven million people living with the disease. Thus, a new study which has found that survival rates between an HIV positive donor and an HIV positive recipient shows long-term success is positive news for the country.
07 Oct 2019
Most plastic dumped at sea doesn't come from land-based sources, UCT study finds
New research led by the University of Cape Town has cast doubt on the widely held assumption that most marine plastic comes from land-based sources, but rather that a significant proportion come from ships dumping their litter at sea in contravention of international law.
02 Oct 2019
Arts project appreciates Macassar and its people
A project aimed at changing the tarnished image of the community of Macassar township near Somerset West, as being home only to crime, poverty and other social ills is reaping fruits after a collaboration between the University of Cape Town's (UCT) School of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics and the community. The arts project presents another side of the story of this community through an exhibition called:
31 Oct 2018
Local communities central to ending wildlife trafficking and disrupting transnational criminal networks - UCT study
The international donor community and government have disbursed millions of rands to fight illegal wildlife trade but have so far not succeeded in disrupting or ending illicit rhino poaching. Many local impoverished communities live near or in protected wildlife areas in South Africa. According to new research by the University of Cape Town's (UCT) Global Risk Governance Programme, local communities can be used as change agents in tackling the illegal wildlife economy.
30 Oct 2018
UCT's specialist social innovation centre to administer South Africa's impact investment initiative
The University of Cape Town's (UCT) Bertha Centre for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship will administer the new National Task Force for Impact Investment after South Africa became the first African country to join the Global Steering Group (GSG) for Impact Investing.
29 Oct 2018
UCT study seeks to identify elusive DNA in human remains found in the ocean
The University of Cape Town (UCT) is spearheading a study that seeks to resolve the global difficulties associated with identifying human remains found in the ocean or those that wash-up ashore. Its success will help to resolve mysterious cases and provide closure to many families whose members have died at sea and could not be identified.
24 Oct 2018