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Biochemistry breakthrough for UCT researchers UCT researchers have produced a world-first visualisation at close-to-atomic resolution of a plant enzyme that could be used to boost drug discovery in Africa. 28 Feb 2020
Human waste on world innovation stage Master’s candidate Vukheta Mukhari was among the young innovators who presented their work at Design Indaba 2020. He talked about extracting value from human waste. 27 Feb 2020
Trains least safe public transport for women A new paper shows that South African women feel most vulnerable commuting by train and more gender-sensitive transport planning, networks and services are needed. 26 Feb 2020
Humble sandprawn: a champion water filterer The unassuming little sandprawn has been cast into the international spotlight by three UCT researchers who discovered its ability to filter coastal water. 26 Feb 2020
Africa pays too much for its debt An exaggerated perception of African debt levels has led to countries paying much higher interest rates on debt than they should. 21 Feb 2020 Republished
UCT in top 10 emerging economy universities UCT held its position among the top 10 globally and as top-ranked in Africa in the 2020 Times Higher Education Emerging Economies University Rankings. 19 Feb 2020
5 questions with Tinashe Mutsvangwa, biomedical engineer This UCT biomedical engineer is developing low-cost solutions for medical imaging and image analysis in low-resource settings. 14 Feb 2020
Fifty years of brine and biology In 2020 Emeritus Professor Charles Griffiths notches up 50 years as a member of UCT’s staff. He talks about how life as a marine biologist has changed over the past half century. 14 Feb 2020
Climate activists need to tackle right-wing populism Global cooperation is essential if climate action is to be effective, amid the right-wing onslaught against multilateralism. 13 Feb 2020 Republished
Medical waste reveals our drug choices A study on an archive of medical materials, collected over three years from public waste sites, shows which medicines were provided or purchased, consumed, and then discarded. 13 Feb 2020 Republished
Financial services urged to create shared value UCT postgraduate researchers have challenged South Africa’s financial services to be innovative in their approach to the creation of shared value. 11 Feb 2020 Republished
Thesis award for top honours graduate Civil Engineering’s top 2019 honours graduate Mwana Mwale’s research thesis has won second place in the National IP Showdown for South African universities. 07 Feb 2020
The ‘two faces’ of UCT The author of UCT Under Apartheid, Emeritus Professor Howard Phillips, says the book aims to provide a 360-degree perspective of UCT between 1948 and 1968. 07 Feb 2020
What the discovery of a new HIV strain means for the pandemic UCT’s Professor Linda-Gail Bekker said the fight against HIV has made some formidable gains in treatment and treatment outcomes with remarkable gains in longevity. 06 Feb 2020 Republished
Clinical trial halted, but search for HIV vaccine continues Scientists are disappointed, but not deterred by news that the massive HIV vaccine trial, HVTN 702, has been abandoned early for failing to stop HIV infections. 04 Feb 2020
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