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UCT-led clinic in Khayelitsha at the forefront in fight against cervical cancer
As it intended almost three decades ago, the Khayelitsha Cervical Cancer Screening Project (KCCSP) has touched and changed the lives of thousands of women and adolescent girls living in Khayelitsha. The clinic is one of the community’s most prized possessions – bringing renewed hope in the global fight against cervical cancer.
11 Aug 2022
SA’s language learning policy needs to include African languages at universities
African-language-speaking students at South African universities must enjoy the same learning privileges afforded to English- and Afrikaans-speaking students. Changing South Africa’s language learning policy is crucial to this process and a fundamental step towards decolonising the education curricula in higher education institutions in the country.
10 Aug 2022
Africa’s most affordable Cambridge international qualification launched by UCT Online High School
A year since being launched, and some 5 000 CAPS learners later, the University of Cape Town Online High School (UCT OHS) is immensely pleased to be able to offer an additional curriculum in the form of the Cambridge Assessment International Education — the most affordable Cambridge International qualification in Africa at R3 300 per month!
03 Aug 2022
UCT VC to make another milestone announcement
Vice-Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng will make an announcement on a major education milestone for UCT, South Africa and the African continent at a virtual media conference to be hosted by the University of Cape Town (UCT) and the UCT Online High School.
03 Aug 2022
UCT professor wins award for commitment to safe and secure transport at ‘Science Oscars’
University of Cape Town (UCT) professor in Transport Planning and Engineering at the Department of Civil Engineering, Marianne Vanderschuren, recently won the Special Annual Theme Award: Basic Science and Sustainable Development at the National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF)-South 32 awards.
02 Aug 2022
Media reports on crimes against children focus on emotion rather than facts – study
Acknowledging that the advent of mass media has been one of the most significant developments in shaping the world as we know it today, recent University of Cape Town (UCT) PhD graduate Dr Sisanda Nkoala wanted to understand how that shaping occurs and what it persuades us of.
29 Jul 2022
UCT researcher receives two international awards for work in HIV associated lymphoma
University of Cape Town (UCT) researcher Dr Katherine Antel has been selected by the American Society of Hematology (ASH) to receive the 2022 ASH Global Research Award to support her work in HIV associated lymphoma (a type of cancer). Antel is one of 13 talented early-career investigators selected for this honour.
28 Jul 2022
Exceptional KwaZulu-Natal physics teacher wins UCT 2022 Stella Clark Award
Using tangible examples to teach a complex subject like physics – in a resource-constrained school to a class of matric learners who have continuously underperformed in the subject – is no simple task. But for Nonkululeko Sibisi, the recipient of the 2022 Stella Clark Teachers’ Award, who epitomises servant leadership, compassion and patience, this unique teaching methodology is second nature.
27 Jul 2022
Artwork showcasing reimagined UCT Jagger Library goes on display
The process of reimagining the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Jagger Library that required input from various stakeholders, including members of the public, has now been concluded. The work will be on display in the Molly Blackburn Hall on UCT’s upper campus on Thursday, 28 July. The display will take place between 13:00 and 14:30, members of the public are welcome to attend.
27 Jul 2022
Boys in poorest study environments more anxious about mathematics - study
New research by a PhD graduate at the University of Cape Town (UCT) found boys in the poorest study environments to have higher mathematics anxiety and poorer mathematics performance than boys in more stable study environments.
26 Jul 2022
Regulatory challenges on cross-border mopane worm trade affects livelihoods in southern Africa
Until now, not much has been known about the importation of mopane worms ( Masonja ) into South Africa as a massive business which attracts many harvesters and exporters across many communities in Botswana and Zimbabwe.
25 Jul 2022
Study explores waste-stream impact on human missions to Mars and beyond
With the National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA) planning to send humans further into the solar system by the 2030s, research from the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) SpaceLab suggests that new strategies must be developed to address the challenges of waste management during long-duration human spaceflight missions, most especially on the surface of Mars.
25 Jul 2022
A model for drug discovery and development in Africa
The COVID-19 pandemic has simultaneously highlighted global inequalities, underscored the importance of building local infrastructure and capacity for health innovation, and provided evidence that African institutions and scientists have the scientific capability to make important contributions to global health solutions.
25 Jul 2022