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Three UCT students showcase scientific solutions in Geneva
As finalists of a competition, three UCT students flew to Geneva for a summit that linked them with top science innovators.
08 Nov 2022
The convergence of isiXhosa texts and sociology
Sociology researchers at UCT are making early isiXhosa texts accessible – and key – to contemporary African sociology.
08 Nov 2022
Living on the edge: The IMF’s economic outlook for sub-Saharan Africa
The tentative recovery the sub-Saharan region enjoyed in the wake of the pandemic is set to teeter into retreat as global economic instability impacts key vulnerabilities within the region.
07 Nov 2022
Eight UCT researchers honoured by ASSAf & SAYAS
UCT researchers are among those recognised this year by the Academy of Science of South Africa and the South African Young Academy of Science.
07 Nov 2022
UCT team part of €40m ‘CARE-O-SENE’ SA–Germany project to decarbonise aviation
Professor Michael Claeys, the director of the DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Catalysis at UCT’s Department of Chemical Engineering, will lead a UCT team working to create sustainable aviation fuels.
04 Nov 2022
Farrant’s life’s work recognised with coveted German award
Prof Jill Farrant has been named as a recipient of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation’s coveted Georg Forster Research Award.
04 Nov 2022
UCT jumps up in clinical and health
UCT is 77th in the world for clinical and health and among the top 200 in four other subject areas, according to Times Higher Education.
02 Nov 2022
UCT 24th in the world for infectious disease research
UCT remains the best university in Africa and among the top 25 globally for studying infectious diseases, according to the US News and World Report.
31 Oct 2022
Celebrating innovation at UCT
Research Contracts and Innovation held an Inventors’ Breakfast on 24 October at the UCT GSB’s rooftop venue.
27 Oct 2022
The over-60s: Economic and social power that can’t be ignored
It’s time to re-examine how we think about older people, said UCT’s Dr Leon Geffen.
18 Oct 2022
Parents, caregivers, environments ‘powerfully shape’ infant mental health
Research into infant mental health revealed that supportive experiences during infancy are critical to enabling the well-being of infants, toddlers, children and, ultimately, young adults.
18 Oct 2022
UCT leaps up in international rankings
UCT soars 23 places to land at 160th globally in the latest international university rankings published by Times Higher Education.
12 Oct 2022
Humans are the result of ‘braided’ genetic streams, not a ‘tree’ of evolution
A new paper explores humankind’s ‘braided’ stream of evolution, the result of genetic admixture when Neanderthals and other ancient groups met and mixed in ancient times.
07 Oct 2022
Long COVID Support Group gives safe space and mental support to staff
The UCT Long COVID Support Group meets alternate weekly and helps staff with information about how to treat symptoms and navigate workplace dynamics.
04 Oct 2022
Falling Walls Lab CT finals: UCT winner off to Berlin
Three young UCT innovators won the top spots in the local Cape Town Falling Walls Lab finals. Winner Emma Horn will compete in the Berlin global finals.
04 Oct 2022
Unprecedented first wave of black middle class retirees in 20 years
The UCT Liberty Institute of Strategic Marketing’s “2022 Black Middle Class Report” was launched on 20 September, an invaluable guide to this economy-driving sector.
28 Sep 2022
Heritage Month: ‘I want to call out their names one by one’
To mark Heritage Day, two UCT-affiliated co-curators talk about a unique exhibition of South African black women artists, many of whom never exhibited.
23 Sep 2022
Heritage Month: Restore the ‘critical knowledge’ of the ausis
June Bam-Hutchison speaks about the role of the ausi, the Khoi and San matriarchal knowledge bearer, and the importance of the Cape’s ‘herstoriographies’.
21 Sep 2022
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