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Emotional intelligence smartens up sports success, finds UCT study
Success on the sporting field is as much about being sensitive to fellow teammates' needs as it is about physical preparedness, according to research done by Exercise Science PhD graduand David Thomas Crombie at the University of Cape Town.
12 Dec 2011
The sword in the stone: UCT research documents ancient human movement in Garden Route cave complex
A well-dated cave complex at Pinnacle Point in the Garden Route contains a rich archaeological record of human occupation covering most of the known chronological range of the Middle Stone Age. This is according to University of Cape Town student Kyle Brown. According to his PhD thesis,The sword in the stone: lithic raw material exploitation in the Middle Stone Age at Pinnacle Point site 5-6, Southern Cape, South Africa, this locality represents one of the most important archaeological sites in southern Africa in the Middle Stone Age (about 280 000 to 40 000 years Before Present). Brown's thesis represents a comprehensive analysis of the stone artefacts from the site.
12 Dec 2011
Mothers transmit trauma to children, suggests UCT research
University of Cape Town PhD student Bruce Christopher Bradfield's thesis, A relational psychoanalytic exploration of the intergenerational transmission of trauma from mothers to their adult children, suggests that trauma is not limited to the person experiencing it. Instead, Bradfield suggests, it can be transmitted from mother to child.
12 Dec 2011
UCT research looks at the mate-swapping albatross, the non-conforming penguin and other fowl topics
Six doctoral students at the University of Cape Town have completed studies on southern African birdlife: 5 of them focusing on specific species, while the sixth travelled 160km on foot, collecting almost 1 million vegetation data points and more than 32,000 insects, and monitoring more than 400 birds' nests to calculate the diversity of grassland.
09 Dec 2011
UCT research tackles Ghana's barriers to healthcare access
The University of Cape Town is set to graduate more than 70 PhDs during the December 2011 graduation ceremonies. Among these are international students whose research focused on issues specific to their home countries. With a primary focus on Ghana, Bertha Garshong's thesis tackles the challenge of access to healthcare.
09 Dec 2011
UCT research investigates infrastructure development
The engineering sector in South Africa remains among the most sought-after skills areas for employers and the development or improvement of infrastructure. Five PhD candidates set to graduate from the University of Cape Town devoted their research to studying issues that could have an important impact on this sector.
09 Dec 2011
UCT research examines future and past of baboons
UCT Zoology PhD graduand Tali Hoffman provides the first detailed investigation into the conflict over space between baboons and humans in the Cape Peninsula, while archaeology doctoral graduand Riashna Sithaldeen explains how climate and landscape might have guided the evolution of the species.
09 Dec 2011
UCT Chemistry PhD researchers do their bit to fight malaria
According to the World Health Organisation, a child dies from malaria every 30 seconds. Malaria accounts for about 1 million deaths every year, most of them in sub-Saharan Africa. Two Science graduands at the University of Cape Town - one of them from Kenya - devoted their doctoral research to the development of anti-malarial treatments.
09 Dec 2011
UCT to graduate 89 doctoral candidates this month - 5249 total graduands to be hooded between 12 and 17 December 2011
The University of Cape Town will graduate a total of 89 Doctors of Philosophy at 12 ceremonies beginning at 10:00 on Monday, 12 December 2011. The total number of graduates for December 2011 is 5249, an increase of 187 graduates from December 2010. The total number of PhDs awarded for 2011, including the June graduates, is 152.
08 Dec 2011
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, Ms Mary Burton and Dr David Potter to be honoured at graduation ceremonies in December
The University of Cape Town will honour Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu with the Graça Machel Chancellor's Award for Continental Leadership at the graduation ceremony at 10:00 on Monday, 12 December, in Jameson Hall. (Media seating is limited; please confirm your attendance by Thursday, 8 December: email Ms Mologadi Makwela or phone +27 (0)21 650 5427.) In addition, human rights champion Ms Mary Burton and software genius Dr David Potter will receive honorary degrees at graduation ceremonies on 12 and 13 December respectively.
06 Dec 2011
UCT students become first Africans to win global negotiation competition
A team of 4 law students from the University of Cape Town have become the first African team to win the Copenhagen Competition - an international negotiation contest hosted by the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. The UCT team beat competitors from the University of Copenhagen, the National University of Singapore and Yale University at the finals on 1 December 2011.
05 Dec 2011
UCT's newest A-rated researcher looks to plants, insects for major vaccines
Professor Ed Rybicki of the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology is the University of Cape Town's newest A-rated researcher, following the release of the latest ratings by the National Research Foundation (NRF).
05 Dec 2011