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An emotional homage of a UCT graduate A beautiful tribute to Sepedi culture: Lebogang Nkopodi’s attire reflects both her heritage and a heartfelt commemoration of her late mother. 06 Sep 2024
UCT celebrates latest PhD graduates UCT celebrated the achievements of its PhD students during a dinner hosted by Chancellor Dr Precious Moloi-Motsepe. 06 Sep 2024
Supporting our researchers to compete on the international funding stage The Faculty of Health Sciences has a team dedicated to helping researchers secure international grants. 06 Sep 2024
Xhosa pride on graduation day – a powerful statement about cultural identity A bold display of cultural pride: Msindisi Sixhanti graduates in traditional Xhosa attire, celebrating his roots. 06 Sep 2024
Coveted NRF P-rating win for emerging UCT researchers Three P-rated researchers emerge out of UCT through NRF recognition.   05 Sep 2024
Significant number of blood donors testing positive for HIV are also on antiretroviral treatment – UCT study Approximately 10% of the blood donors who test positive for HIV are also on antiretroviral drugs, suggesting that they were aware of their HIV status at the time of donating, a University of Cape Town (UCT) PhD research into the intersection of the HIV epidemic and blood donation in South Africa has found. 05 Sep 2024 Media release
The familiar story of an African patient During an interactive discussion, Assoc Prof Tasleem Ras unpacked some of the challenges patients face at primary healthcare level. 05 Sep 2024
SU and UCT build bridges with Vice-Chancellor’s Lecture Stellenbosch University recently hosted UCT VC Prof Mosa Moshabela for its annual Vice-Chancellor’s Lecture. 05 Sep 2024 Republished
SA’s healthcare workers’ moral suffering reaching epidemic proportions Unless real support is provided for healthcare workers whose moral suffering is already reaching epidemic proportions, the disease of burden will be fatal, argued University of Cape Town (UCT) Professor Jackie Hoare and Dr Heidi Matisonn in a commentary published in the South African Journal of Science . As with any disease, the longer you wait to intervene, the more difficult it is to cure. 05 Sep 2024 Media release
UCT to host language indaba and other updates The University of Cape Town's (UCT) Language Indaba will be hosted on Thursday, 12 September 2024. 04 Sep 2024
UCT professor challenges masculine workplace norms and advocates for epistemic justice African perspectives on work and family are significantly underrepresented, despite the continent's rich cultural, geographic, and ethnic diversity. This is one of the many challenges addressed by Professor Ameeta Jaga of the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) School of Management Studies during her recent inaugural lecture. 04 Sep 2024 Media release
UCT inaugural lectures for September 2024 The University of Cape Town's (UCT) Inaugural Lecture series not only affords us an opportunity to celebrate colleagues who have been promoted to the rank of professorship. 04 Sep 2024
‘Forward thinking’ UCT, CAF executive programme takes flight UCT and CAF have teamed up to train African football executives. 04 Sep 2024
From personal struggle to pioneering research: UCT PhD graduate turns childhood challenges into a passion for health sciences Witnessing the burden of suffering from heritable diseases like sickle cell disease, hereditary deafness, and congenital heart defects while growing up in his community attracted him to health sciences research, said University of Cape Town’s (UCT) PhD graduate Polycarp Ndibangwi. 04 Sep 2024 Media release
UCT researchers triumph at NRF awards UCT researchers celebrated by the NRF for their work advancing knowledge and impacting society.   04 Sep 2024
Faculty of Commerce graduation ceremony 3 – September 2024 UCT celebrates the advanced scholars in Commerce, shaping the future of business. 04 Sep 2024
Stokvels contribute to healthy eating, food security and women empowerment – UCT study Stokvels play a significant role in promoting healthy eating by making nutritious food more accessible and affordable to their members. 04 Sep 2024 Media release
UCT researchers design a couples-focused intervention to improve diabetes management A groundbreaking study by researchers at the University of Cape Town (UCT) has revealed that a couples-focused intervention could enhance diabetes self-management. The study, which was conducted in collaboration with the Couples Health Research and Intervention Studies (CHERISH) team from the University of Southampton, UK, has demonstrated that this innovative approach is both acceptable and feasible for couples in Cape Town, where one partner is living with type 2 diabetes. 04 Sep 2024 Media release
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