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Pregnant women in South Africa suffer at hands of violent partners
A study from UCT has found that many South Africa women are experiencing violence during pregnancy at the hands of their intimate partners.
17 Jul 2018
New TB meningitis test beats the rest
Antrum Biotech and the University of Cape Town have developed a new rapid test that can diagnose TB meningitis within two hours.
17 Jul 2018
Mine closures: Addressing the fallout
Interventions are essential to assist communities left devastated by South Africa’s mining downturn, which has seen 6 000 mines abandoned in the past two decades.
16 Jul 2018
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Successfully fighting fake news
Winning the battle against fake news will take a combination of both technology and people power, so make sure you flag it when you see it.
13 Jul 2018
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Teen TB vaccine trial offers new hope
Revaccination of teens with the Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine they first got as babies could be key to driving down South Africa’s shocking tuberculosis rates.
13 Jul 2018
Ekso suit gives disabled patients new hope
Robert Evans, a PhD candidate in exercise science and sports medicine at UCT, explains the benefits of the Ekso suit, a mobility device used in physical rehabilitation.
12 Jul 2018
Water-sensitive design win
UCT master’s student Boipelo Madonsela has won an award for the Most Promising Research for her work on integrating water-sensitive design into the urban environment.
10 Jul 2018
Challenging the middle-class comfort zone
South Africans are being invited to check their privilege, courtesy of a new income comparison tool created by UCT economists.
06 Jul 2018
UCT hosts first gesture studies conference in Africa
Emerging sign languages in Africa will be high on the agenda as signing and gesture experts from around the world meet in Cape Town this week.
05 Jul 2018
Prof Reddy to lead International Science Council
UCT mathematician Professor Daya Reddy has been elected as president of the newly formed International Science Council (ISC).
05 Jul 2018
Wellcome Fellowship could produce new TB vaccine
Protection of South African healthcare workers from highly infectious tuberculosis is central to the work of UCT’s prestigious Wellcome Fellowship winner Dr Muki Shey.
05 Jul 2018
Beyond the metrics: why care about how we assess research impact?
UCT has been grappling with the challenges of measuring the impact of research beyond bibliometrics. Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng introduced a recent symposium on the topic.
05 Jul 2018
Kyobe appointed acting DVC
Professor Michael Kyobe has been appointed as UCT’s acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research and Internationalisation.
04 Jul 2018
Problem of antibiotic resistance under unprecedented scrutiny by new unit
New unit creates a multi-disciplinary international team dedicated to addressing the origins and effects of antimicrobial resistance and to developing potential preventative strategies.
03 Jul 2018
5 lessons learnt from Cape Town’s water crisis
Over the past three years, Cape Town and the surrounding region have experienced an abrupt change in weather conditions. There are five lessons to be learnt from the water crisis, writes Kevin Winter.
03 Jul 2018
NSTF award for Harald Winkler
Professor Harald Winkler, of UCT’s Energy Research Centre, has won the NSTF-South32 Special Annual Theme Award: Sustainable Energy for All.
02 Jul 2018
What ocean and atmosphere modelling can tell us about climate and weather
Studying patterns of ocean and atmosphere interactions not only improves weather forecastin, but can help us to better predict and ameliorate the social impact of climate events.
01 Jul 2018
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