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Scientific Leadership Prize for Graeme Meintjes Professor Graeme Meintjes of UCT’s Department of Medicine has been awarded two prestigious awards honouring his work on HIV and TB in Africa. 01 Dec 2021
UCT researchers win big at NRF Awards Five University of Cape Town researchers have been recognised for their outstanding work during this year’s NRF Awards. 25 Nov 2021
‘Reboot and rebuild’ – SAICE’s new UCT president Marianne Vanderschuren, SAICE’s new president – and UCT’s new SARChI chair – plans to reboot the institute and work with government to urgently tackle SA’s crumbling infrastructure. 09 Nov 2021
2030 Future Leaders Dinner: celebrating excellence The UCT 2030 Future Leaders Dinner, celebrating up-and-coming scholars from various faculties, was held on 22 October 2021. 26 Oct 2021
A leading cause of death in SA, head trauma is under-researched A multi-million-rand grant has enabled further study into traumatic brain injury, under the guidance of Prof Anthony Figaji of UCT’s Paediatric Neurosurgery Unit. 04 Oct 2021
UCT professor heads Law and Society Association’s global activities portfolio The Law and Society Association, an interdisciplinary organisation for sociolegal scholars, has appointed UCT’s Professor Dee Smythe as its inaugural coordinator of global activities. 14 Apr 2021
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