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Increasing the uptake of HIV testing
Many people struggle to overcome real and perceived barriers to HIV testing, although many hurdles might not be as big as once thought.
05 Dec 2018
Republished
Behind the paper: a new timeline of human evolution in South Africa
Dr Robyn Pickering tells the story – including the ideas, buckets and babies – behind her new research into the timeline of early human evolution.
05 Dec 2018
Republished
Once-in-a-lifetime fellowship
UCT’s Mandy Mason is among five young scientists to scoop one of the Crick African Network’s (CAN) first African Career Accelerator Awards.
30 Nov 2018
HIV- babies of HIV+ mothers: major health challenges
While they might be uninfected themselves, babies born to HIV-positive mothers are still at almost two times greater risk of dying before their first birthday.
29 Nov 2018
Republished
International certification for DataFirst
UCT’s research data service DataFirst has become the only internationally-certified African repository, after being awarded a CoreTrustSeal endorsement.
29 Nov 2018
10 years of South African collaboration with CERN
The SA-CERN programme ensures that South African scientists, including from UCT, are on the frontlines of international, pioneering physics research.
28 Nov 2018
Republished
Impacting Airbus aircraft design
UCT mechanical engineering researchers have made their mark in the field of international aircraft design, specifically the Airbus A320.
28 Nov 2018
Violence against women and children: joining the dots
It makes sense to integrate our approaches to both violence against women and children, argues Professor Shanaaz Mathews.
27 Nov 2018
Republished
Health economist promoting African voices
John Ataguba says his selection to the World Economic Forum Global Future Council on Health and Healthcare is an opportunity for African voices to be heard.
27 Nov 2018
New hope in fight against African Horse Sickness
UCT’s Biopharming Research Unit is using tobacco plants to produce a promising new vaccine candidate to fight the scourge of African Horse Sickness.
26 Nov 2018
Harvesting storm water from the Liesbeek River
Three Biological Sciences students have made their mark with their first-ever publication on the role of the Liesbeek River in the management of Cape Town’s water crisis.
26 Nov 2018
Seeing the brain through the eyes
A neurosurgeon at UCT is pioneering a way to diagnose a brain condition through patients’ eyes.
26 Nov 2018
First steps to tackling South Africa’s abalone poaching
Breaking the cycle of illegal abalone poaching in South Africa is going to be tough, but not impossible.
23 Nov 2018
Republished
UCT contributes to report on G20 countries’ climate action
UCT researcher raises concerns that South Africa’s energy has been declared the G20’s dirtiest.
23 Nov 2018
Recognising the diversity of SA families
Nuclear families are rare in South Africa, where four million children don’t live with either biological parent – yet the laws still don’t reflect the reality.
22 Nov 2018
Republished
‘Fake news’ damaging media trust in Africa
The proliferation of “fake news” being disseminated in African countries poses a serious threat to the precarious foothold independent media have established on the continent.
22 Nov 2018
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Growing vaccines in plants
A revolutionary hydroponic farm in Cape Town is growing plants to produce vaccines, thanks to disruptive technology pioneered by UCT's Biopharming Research Unit.
22 Nov 2018
A new timeline for the evolution of early humans
A team of researchers led by UCT has established the first timeline for the evolution of our ancestors in the Cradle of Humankind.
21 Nov 2018
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