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Access to vital form of contraception received by only 50% of women in Cape Town health facilities
Many women receiving antenatal care in public health services in Cape Town choose bilateral tubal ligation as their preferred method of postpartum contraception during their antenatal course. If the sterilisation does not occur immediately, these women are discharged on an alternative form of contraception and, ideally, an interval date for bilateral tubal ligation is arranged.
16 Feb 2023
Peri-urban Cape Town youth with HIV face social challenges contributing to increased risk of obesity
More than two fifths (41%) of adolescents and youth living with HIV (AYLHIV) across peri-urban Cape Town were found to have abdominal obesity, compared to rates for young people in the general South African population (13.7–22.1%). Various factors ranging from the food and built environment, community, family and individual level factors were found to be associated with abdominal obesity in this population.
15 Feb 2023
UCT expands executive short courses to bridge skills gap in labour market
The University of Cape Town (UCT) aims to help the workforce obtain relevant skills by expanding its more than 200 executive education short courses and open up further opportunities for study to school-leavers and recent graduates, as well as to drive continuous development among working professionals.
13 Feb 2023
Study shines spotlight on protecting mental health of elite cricketers
We don’t like cricket. We love it. This love for the sport though, comes at a price. Cricket is one of the world’s most demanding sport. Extensive travel and time away from home, different formats, and constant pressure to improve match statistics. The demands and challenges within cricket expose players to the risk of mental-ill health – specifically, anxiety and depression.
13 Feb 2023
Large-scale research provides analysis into SA’s socio-economic problems
The conclusion of the Research Project on Employment, Income Distribution and Inclusive Growth (REDI3X3) – a large-scale, multi-year research undertaking led by the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit (SALDRU) – provides an in-depth analysis of some of South Africa’s most pressing challenges; and how to fix them.
09 Feb 2023
New digital tools to enable UCT scientists prepare for malaria outbreaks in southern Africa
The Wellcome foundation has provided approximately R487-million to support global research to address urgent health threats brought about by climate change. This funding provides for 24 research teams in 12 countries around the world to develop innovative digital tools to model the relationship between climate change and infectious disease.
07 Feb 2023
UCT research directed at focusing on care for the elderly
The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Professor Elena Moore has been awarded a prestigious Wellcome Career Development Award that will bolster a unique five-year research programme that places older people in southern Africa at the top of its priority list.
02 Feb 2023
Update on UCT’s staff salary increment for 2023
The University of Cape Town (UCT) executive has signed an agreement with the Academics Union (AU) over salary increment for 2023; and will exercise the option to implement discretionary increment for professional, administrative support and service (PASS) staff.
31 Jan 2023
Annual Bongani Mayosi Memorial Lecture – celebrating an extraordinary legacy
The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Faculty of Health Sciences, in partnership with the Bongani Mayosi Foundation, will host the annual Bongani Mayosi Memorial Lecture at the foundation’s fundraising gala dinner on the late professor’s birthday.
27 Jan 2023
On the brink of the abyss – from the Zuma to the Ramaphosa presidency
As part of the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Summer School programme, author and journalist Jacques Pauw will deliver a lecture titled, ‘On the brink of the abyss’ . He will pick up from the dying days of the Jacob Zuma administration and talk through the reign of President Cyril Ramaphosa
27 Jan 2023
UCT retains top spot as Africa’s most international university
The University of Cape Town (UCT) has been ranked 57th most international university in the world. This is according to the annual list published by Times Higher Education (THE) this week. UCT is also the only university in Africa to make the cut.
26 Jan 2023
Top matric achievers encouraged to choose UCT
As the class of 2022 gears up to receive their matric results this week, the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Vice-Chancellor (VC) Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng has urged the country’s top achievers to consider making UCT their university of choice by accepting her offer to become the Vice-Chancellor’s “Blue Carpet” Scholarship recipients.
16 Jan 2023
Illegal wildlife trade continues to threaten African elephants
Illegal killing for ivory continues to threaten African elephants. To help guide responses to the ongoing poaching, a study by the University of Cape Town (UCT) and Oxford University sought to uncover what might drive, facilitate, or motivate continent-wide poaching.
13 Jan 2023
T cell receptor repertoires associated with control and disease progression following Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection
Researchers from the University of Cape Town-based South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI) have just published results from a study using cutting edge-technology to identify new targets for novel TB vaccine candidates.
06 Jan 2023