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Child and adolescent mental healthcare still has many gaps
‘Keep separate facilities for children and adolescents with mental healthcare needs’. That’s the plea of University of Cape Town (UCT) PhD graduate Dr Stella Mokitimi this Mental Health Awareness Month, as she continues to advance this work at the primary level of healthcare.
12 Oct 2021
Scientists appeal for PrEP for pregnant and breastfeeding women at risk of HIV
Top medical scientists and epidemiologists are appealing to the national and provincial departments of health to urgently implement pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for pregnant and breastfeeding women at risk of HIV acquisition, in view of the persistent and unacceptably high rate of maternal HIV infection and transmission in the country.
11 Oct 2021
Education needed to improve low levels of climate change literacy in Africa
The average national climate change literacy rate (percentage of population that has heard about climate change and thinks that human activity is wholly or partly the cause of climate change) in Africa is only 37%, with vast differences among countries. This is according to a new study published in the journal Nature Climate Change by researchers from the University of Cape Town (UCT) and the University of Connecticut (UConn).
07 Oct 2021
A leading cause of death in SA, head trauma is under-researched
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) remains an under-researched area, despite the large burden of disease it represents. There is currently little data on incidence, outcomes and quality of clinical care administered.
04 Oct 2021
Researcher dives deep into human brain to investigate epilepsy
Over 50 million people worldwide live with epilepsy, a neurological disorder that arises from malfunctioning brain networks that result in seizures. Emerging researcher Dr Joseph Raimondo, a senior lecturer in the Department of Human Biology at the University of Cape Town (UCT), is investigating this disorder through his recently awarded Wellcome Trust International Intermediate Fellowship.
04 Oct 2021
'COVID-19 free' hospitals needed to curb delayed surgeries
30 Oct 2020
UCT statement on alleged harmful psychiatric practices with respect to Trans (including non-binary) children
The University of Cape Town (UCT) acknowledges discrimination and forms of violence experienced by trans, gender diverse and gender non confirming individuals.
29 Oct 2020
UCT celebrates its female executive leadership
To celebrate its women leadership, the University of Cape Town (UCT) held a webinar titled, A Women-led UCT. For the first time in its history, UCT’s executive team is predominantly led by women, and several women are serving as deans and executive directors.
29 Oct 2020
UCT ParaSports club raises awareness on blind football
The ParaSports club at the University of Cape Town (UCT) is on a mission to have blind football included as one of the university’s official sporting codes. As one of the first steps towards achieving this goal, the club hosted a benchmarking webinar on the growth of the sport in other parts of the continent and for tips and advice on what UCT needs to do to get the ball rolling.
29 Oct 2020
UCT moves up in research rankings
The University of Cape Town (UCT) moved up 18 places, from 121st to 103rd position in the 2021 US News & World Report Best Global Universities rankings , and was ranked in the top 100 for six subjects, including an outstanding top 10 ranking for infectious diseases.
27 Oct 2020
UCT climate change experts develop Just Transition Transaction aimed at addressing South Africa’s electricity supply crisis
Three University of Cape Town (UCT) climate change experts have carried out a case study to understand what a just transition of South Africa’s energy landscape into a low-carbon environment could look like. This Just Transition Transaction (JTT) aims to simultaneously solve the electricity supply crisis in South Africa while moving the country towards renewable energy, its emissions commitments and job creation in terms of the Paris Agreement.
27 Oct 2020
UCT student organisation helps youth in marginalised communities
Pantsula with a Purpose, a youth development non-profit organisation (NPO) that provides training and development programmes to youth in under-resourced communities has been tipped as a potential winner of the 2020 Entrepreneurship Intervarsity national final.
27 Oct 2020
UCT research to shed light on immune system’s response to COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has directly affected more than 700 000 South Africans, and each patient experienced the virus differently – many paid the ultimate price. In recent weeks globally, a handful of patients have reportedly been reinfected with COVID-19.
26 Oct 2020
A women-led UCT: In conversation with senior women executives
Join the discussion of 'A Women-led UCT', a series profiling executive leadership at the University of Cape Town (UCT). Connect with UCT Deans of Faculties, Associate Professors Shose Kessi (Humanities) and Linda Ronnie (Commerce), Professor Alison Lewis (Engineering and the Built Environment) and Dr Catherine Duggan (Director of UCT’s Graduate School of Business) as they reflect on their leadership journey, their experiences of being senior women executives along with their vision for a UCT of the future.
26 Oct 2020
“You are the generation that will shape the skills of the future” – UCT Chancellor tells students
The University of Cape Town Chancellor, Dr Precious Moloi-Motsepe, has wished students well ahead of the examinations following seven months of adapting to remote learning.
23 Oct 2020
UCT launches interactive website to track SA’s post-secondary school qualifications since 1994
In 2020 approximately 14% of South Africans managed to attain a post-secondary school qualification – a 7% increase compared with figures from 1994. While there has been steady progress over the past 25 years, achieving governmentʼs target of 22% by 2030 will take work.
22 Oct 2020
UCT’s budding legal eagles soar at competition moderated by former ConCourt judges
After a nail-biting final round, the University of Cape Town (UCT) emerged victorious at this year’s Kate O’Regan Intervarsity Moot Competition.
22 Oct 2020
The Baxter is back with a benefit fundraiser
Championed by the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Vice-Chancellor, Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng, a new production celebrates the Baxter’s return under lockdown Level one and serves as a benefit fundraiser aimed at helping recover the loss of income over the past six months.
21 Oct 2020
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