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Tracking science: a way to include more people in producing knowledge Science has become professionalised and institutionalised, making it increasingly difficult for independent researchers to participate. 06 May 2021 Republished
Creative book There are Mechanisms in Place wins at 2021 HSS awards A creative book by art scholars Nkule Mabaso and Associate Professor Nomusa Makhubu has won a prestigious humanities and social sciences award. 06 May 2021
Sub-Saharan Africa in desperate need of clinical haematologists UCT’s Division of Haematology is committed to training young haematologists and boosting the alarmingly low number of specialists in this field on the continent. 06 May 2021
Death to burial – COVID-19 risks live on Dr Marise Heyns has been travelling the length and breadth of the Western Cape province, training organisations on how to manage human remains in the context of COVID-19. 29 May 2020
Special COVID-19 app to screen SA’s workforce A partnership between UCT and the University of KwaZulu-Natal has delivered a special application that screens public and private sector employees’ readiness to attend work. 29 May 2020
Harnessing plant power to curb COVID-19 How UCT spin-off biotech company, Cape Bio Pharms, is helping to create fast and affordable COVID-19 antibody tests using a relative of the tobacco plant. 28 May 2020
A smartphone app to improve engagement in HIV care UCT academics have devised a smartphone app supporting ongoing engagement in care during and after pregnancy, to prevent transmission of HIV to the baby and ensure the health of the mother. 27 May 2020
UCT’s two 2020 WEF Young Scientists Dr Sarah Fawcett and Professor Salome Maswime have been selected to join the Class of 2020 World Economic Forum Young Scientists community. 26 May 2020
New multi-functional TB blood test validated This new test to screen for TB, called RISK6, fills gaps in the current available TB testing compliment. 25 May 2020
Siberians and First Americans go way back The newly sequenced genomes of prehistoric hunter-gatherers that lived near Lake Baikal in Siberia have revealed connections across Eurasia and with First Americans. 20 May 2020
COVID-19 could cancel 28 million surgeries More than 28 million elective surgeries could be cancelled or delayed globally this year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. 15 May 2020
‘Let science be in service of society’ The Knowledge Translation Unit at UCT’s Lung Institute has produced a series of COVID-19 resources targeted at under-resourced communities. 14 May 2020
Gig workers among the most vulnerable in SA’s COVID-19 crisis Researchers on the Fairwork project have highlighted how gig workers in South Africa are unable to access the same government assistance as other workers. 14 May 2020
Red algae alert! Rhodoliths discovered in SA waters A team involving UCT has discovered a bed of rhodoliths – ecologically important coral-like red algae – in the ocean off South Africa’s east coast. 12 May 2020
Four of UCT’s best now 2020 FLAIR fellows Four young UCT researchers have been selected as 2020 Future Leaders – African Independent Research Fellows, recognising them as potential future leaders in their fields. 11 May 2020
Exploited leopards pay long-term inbreeding costs A UCT study shows how exploitation of leopards is driving behaviour that encourages inbreeding. 11 May 2020 Republished
Student’s smart UVC sanitiser has multi applications UCT electrical engineering student Rowyn Naidoo is close to finalising an affordable, smart UVC light system that disinfects surfaces, the air and large rooms – and even face masks. 11 May 2020
‘Our bodies love rhythm and routine’: Why sleep is your bestie Dr Dale Rae’s research offers compelling glimpses into how sleep affects health, mental health and performance, and why quality sleep is vital for COVID-19-induced anxiety. 08 May 2020
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