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COVID-19: Why critically ill patients in Africa are taking a bigger hit UCT’s Professor Bruce Biccard shares the findings of a study over 3 000 critical care patients from 64 hospitals in Africa. 24 May 2021 Republished
Pandemic perspectives and the role of the media During a recent UCT Summer School webinar, the Centre for Film and Media Studies shared findings on the role of media in the COVID-19 pandemic. 24 May 2021
Rare honours and international recognition for UCT research managers Two UCT staff members are part of the first four South Africans to be awarded Research Management Professional status by the International Professional Recognition Council. 24 May 2021
Inequality in South Africa is a ‘ticking timebomb’ UCT’s African Centre of Excellence for Inequality Research and the Embassy of France in South Africa hosted a dialogue on historical inequalities and economic transformation. 21 May 2021
Jagger reflections: ‘A place that housed our stories’ Three members of the UCT community share their reflections on the burning down of the Jagger Reading Room. 21 May 2021
‘As much as education changes lives, lives should change education’ Scientists from around the world met to discuss topical research under science and science culture umbrellas in this seminar series. 21 May 2021
AU called to support findings on racial police brutality UCT’s Emeritus Professor Rashida Manjoo is part of an international commission that has compiled a report on racist police violence in the US. 20 May 2021
Jagger reflections: ‘It’s still sinking in’ UCT alumnus and PASS staff member Yusuf Omar shares his reflections on the burning down of the Jagger Reading Room. 20 May 2021
Queen calls UCT student’s lifesaving efforts ‘splendid work’ UCT student and volunteer lifesaver Tanner Gorille was recently recognised by Queen Elizabeth II for rescuing a young woman in 2016. 19 May 2021
UCT professor co-authors first global report on cardiovascular disease in women UCT’s Professor Liesl Zühlke has co-authored a new Lancet Commission report which found that cardiovascular disease causes 35% of deaths among women globally. 19 May 2021
Decolonising art is about a ‘politics of recognition’ Decolonising art practice, theory and art schools is the focus of the 49th issue of OnCurating, co-edited by alumnus and Michaelis Galleries curator Nkule Mabaso. 18 May 2021
Tips for success from UCT alum and MTN’s CEO and president During a recent Zimbabwe Society event, UCT alumnus and MTN Group president and CEO Ralph Mupita shared lessons for student and work life. 18 May 2021
Minister Nzimande pledges help to UCT library, students after fire Visiting our fire-damaged upper campus, the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation promised help and cooperation to UCT Libraries and to students. 18 May 2021
Mafeje–Jordan Seminar: A Cape radical’s postcolonialism Emeritus Professor Crain Soudien examines the work of Ben Kies, one of South Africa’s most important yet lesser known political and intellectual figures. 17 May 2021
Community-based TB testing intervention enters critical multilayer phase The XACT Model project, led by academics in UCT’S Centre for Lung Infection and Immunity, has recently entered another multilayer stage. 17 May 2021
UCT alum Lucy Kemp presented with prestigious Whitley Award UCT alum Lucy Kemp has been awarded for her community approach to conserving the Southern Ground-hornbill. 14 May 2021
‘Life and Times of Michael K’ at the Baxter this June The special preview season of Nobel Prize-winning author JM Coetzee’s “Life and Times of Michael K” runs at The Baxter from 7 to 16 June. 14 May 2021
UCT professor elected as Fellow of the Royal Society William Bond, University of Cape Town (UCT) Emeritus Professor and global authority on non-forested ecosystems, has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society. 13 May 2021
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