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Pregnant, postpartum women prefer injectable shots over oral pills for HIV prevention
Pregnant and postpartum women on oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) may desire to switch to long-acting injectable PrEP as it becomes available in South Africa and Kenya. This is according to a new study, which suggested that further efforts are needed to increase the choice and accessibility of various PrEP options to benefit the wellbeing of pregnant and postpartum women and their infants.
08 Jun 2023
Opportunity to become an accredited mediator for the University of Cape Town
The OIC has acquired funding to capacitate 40 permanent staff members. As a mediator, you will be capacitated in dispute resolution techniques that will contribute towards creating a UCT workplace environment that is conducive to resolving differences in a manner that promotes collegiality and addresses matters of discrimination, workplace grievances and harassment. The mediation course which will be facilitated by UCT Law@Work is internationally accredited (which costs R20 000 per delegate). This qualification will provide you many opportunities to expand your career development within and beyond UCT as a mediator. In addition to the training, you receive coaching, assessments, and mentorship.
07 Jun 2023
Fungi could be essential to reaching net zero
Mycorrhizal fungi have been supporting life on land for at least 450 million years by helping to supply plants with soil nutrients essential for growth. In recent years, scientists have found that in addition to forming symbiotic relationships with nearly all land plants, these fungi are important conduits to transport carbon into soil ecosystems.
07 Jun 2023
Water justice conference to share arts-based dialogue in mobile interactive exhibit at UCT
The University of Cape Town’s Centre for African Studies (CAS) Gallery will host the launch of Confluency – an interactive, transdisciplinary and mobile art exhibit created to engage diverse communities in water justice research and action – on Wednesday, 7 June 2023, from 17:00 to 19:00 at CAS, UCT’s Upper Campus.
05 Jun 2023
South Africa’s first youth violence-prevention centre gets green light
University of Cape Town (UCT) student and community activist Zukile Ntentema has set the wheels in motion to establish the first youth violence-prevention centre on home soil. This example of an anti-crime initiative successfully adopted in the Global North will be housed at UCT, and will support government, law enforcement agencies and civil society to effectively monitor crime trends in the Mother City, and to inform new, targeted crime prevention strategies aimed at the youth.
01 Jun 2023
UCT drug discovery pioneer named one of Africa’s top 25 public health leaders
The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Professor Kelly Chibale has been named among Harvard Public Health Magazine’s top 25 public health leaders in Africa. These “ standout voices ” include scientists, public health advocates and policy experts. Professor Chibale holds the Neville Isdell Chair in African-centric Drug Discovery and Development and is the director of H3D , UCT’s drug discovery and development centre.
30 Jun 2022
Young researchers crowned in science communication competition
The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM) Education Working Group, in partnership with Jive Media Africa, recently hosted a hybrid FameLab heat. The two-part session was presented online and at the IDM’s Wolfson Pavilion Lecture Theatre.
27 Jun 2022
UCT’s urine researcher takes up prestigious three-year guest researchership with Swedish university
Associate Professor Dyllon Randall of the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Future Water Institute will take up a prestigious August T Larsson Guest Researchership at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) in Uppsala, Sweden. This will strengthen the institutions’ collaborative research on circular sanitation technologies, specifically using human urine to make fertilisers.
24 Jun 2022
Young UCT scientist chosen to attend Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in Germany
When the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Dr Shepherd Siangwata arrives at the 71st Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in Germany, he’ll be aware of the possibilities for young African researchers like himself – making their mark at this highest international level.
24 Jun 2022
App empowers communities to take control of their health
A venting session in a cardiovascular research lab on the state of healthcare in South Africa and the challenges it poses for patients, especially those in marginalised communities, was exactly what a group of final-year medical students and a PhD candidate at the University of Cape Town (UCT) needed to jump into action and exercise their civic duty.
15 Jun 2022
Teachers need to control their classes without using corporal punishment
The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Children’s Institute, represented by the Equal Education Law Centre (EELC), today, 14 June 2022 made submissions as a friend of the court ( amicus curiae ) in the matter between the Centre for Child Law and Others, and South African Council of Educators (SACE) and Others. SACE is the professional council for teachers and also has a duty to protect children.
14 Jun 2022
Young UCT scientist selected as one of esteemed global Schmidt Science Fellows
Geomagnetic currents fundi and University of Cape Town’s (UCT) National Astrophysics and Space Science Programme (NASSP) graduate, Dr Michael Heyns, has been announced as one of the esteemed 2022 Schmidt Science Fellows by philanthropists Eric and Wendy Schmidt.
14 Jun 2022
Launch of the South African Child Gauge 2021/2022: Children’s mental health: A catalyst for development
Child and adolescent mental health is the foundation of a strong, vibrant and healthy society. Yet, children and adolescents in South Africa continue to face multiple adversities that erode their mental health. Investing early to promote children’s optimal wellbeing is one of the best investments we can make in our future prosperity, as it offers an opportunity to break the cycle of poverty, violence and mental ill health.
13 Jun 2022