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Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra’s concert of gratitude for healthcare workers In honour of healthcare workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra performed the Concert of Gratitude. 16 Sep 2021
Rethinking ‘ukuthwala’, the South African ‘bride abduction’ custom Nyasha Karimakwenda, a postdoctoral research fellow at UCT, shares findings from her research about ukuthwala. 15 Sep 2021 Republished
UCT master’s student handpicked to co-edit New African magazine Nqabisa Faku was part of a group of African youth selected to guest-edit the August/September edition of the New African magazine. 15 Sep 2021
Vitamin D deficiency does not increase TB risk in young children A study by UCT and Boston University researchers examines whether Vitamin D is linked to subsequent TB in young children. 14 Sep 2021
UCT PhD graduand celebrates with community in Khayelitsha UCT PhD graduand Mluleki Majavu hosted a celebratory event in Khayelitsha to mark the completion of his studies. 14 Sep 2021
UCT acquires work of art by Gerald Machona UCT’s African Modern Art collection has grown with the addition of Gerald Machona’s Survive. 13 Sep 2021
UCT scientists celebrated as superheroes who save the world Fun-for-kids initiative SupersScientists helps children see researchers and scientists as the heroes they are. UCT academics are among the superheroes children learn about in class. 13 Sep 2021
Providing excellent nursing care for Africa’s children UCT’s Harry Crossley Children’s Nursing Development Unit continually finds opportunities to strengthen paediatric nursing practices on the African continent. 10 Sep 2021
Virtual exhibition breathes life into Lesotho’s musical tradition and clay art A collaboration led by the South African College of Music at UCT aims to return attention to Lesotho’s musical tradition. 10 Sep 2021 Republished
UCT grads build scaleable, low-cost tech centre for EC learners Five UCT alumni have created a low-cost, off-grid centre that is changing the lives of the youth and communities of five rural Eastern Cape villages. 10 Sep 2021
Women benefit more from collaboration The positive effects of research collaboration are stronger for women researchers than their men counterparts, says a new paper on the topic. 09 Sep 2021
Barefooted scholar now a joint PhD candidate Hungry for learning, Bongai Munguni started out walking eight hours to and from school daily. Now she’s a joint PhD candidate in a UCT/Bristol programme. 09 Sep 2021
Grant enables expansion of student success services The Michael and Susan Dell Foundation grant, COVID-19 Response: Virtual Student Support Services, was awarded to UCT to support additional student success related requirements. 08 Sep 2021
Join pledge in support of fair working conditions in the gig economy The Fairwork Project is calling on organisations across South Africa to demonstrate their public commitment to fairer platform work. 07 Sep 2021
The ancient African plant that captured Armani’s attention Professor Jill Farrant is advising Giorgio Armani on the exceptional anti-ageing properties of resurrection plants, while simultaneously contributing to the plants’ own longevity. 07 Sep 2021
UCT’s star athlete Mpumelelo Mhlongo shines in Tokyo Mpumelelo Mhlongo, a PhD student at UCT and the university’s star athlete, broke two world records at the 2021 Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. 07 Sep 2021
Turning Africa’s cities into a source of optimism and sustainable development The busy cities we live in have momentum of their own. But if we do not put them on to a more sustainable footing, this key source of human connectivity and innovation may well contribute to our demise, writes Professor Edgar Pieterse, the founding director of the African Centre for Cities (ACC) at the University of Cape Town (UCT) and holder of the South African Research Chair in Urban Policy. 07 Sep 2021 Republished
UCT’s and Sasol’s significant step toward CO2 hydrogenation technology UCT and Sasol are collaborating on the use of commercial iron catalysts to convert hydrogen and CO2 into green jet fuel. 07 Sep 2021
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