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UCT to jointly host molecular farming workshop
The University of Cape Town's Biopharming Research Unit (BRU) and iBio Inc and will host a Molecular Farming Workshop in Franschhoek from 3-4 November 2017. The workshop will bring together public and private entities driving biologics production and human and animal healthcare in South Africa for the purpose of establishing a plant-based biopharmaceutical manufacturing capability in South Africa.
30 Oct 2017
UCT-led team discovers megacarnivore roaming southern Africa 200 million years ago
At the outset of the Jurassic Period, about 200 million years ago, the largest carnivorous dinosaurs were relatively small, with a body length of 3-5 metres. Now, an international team of scientists from the University of Cape Town, University of Manchester, UK, and Universidade de S
26 Oct 2017
Safety of medicines and vaccines in pregnancy under the spotlight at UCT workshop
The University of Cape Town's Centre for Infectious Diseases Epidemiology and Research (CIDER) recently hosted an innovative workshop aimed at building capacity in Africa for the surveillance of poor birth outcomes by developing the science of teratovigilance.
24 Oct 2017
UCT Vice-Chancellor appeals for release of Fees Commission report
The University of Cape Town Vice-Chancellor, Dr Max Price, has expressed grave concern that the President has not yet released the report of the Commission of Inquiry into Higher Education and Training (Fees Commission) established nearly 24 months ago.
23 Oct 2017
UCT student to represent southern African at the World Economic Forum
The University of Cape Town's Shamiso Kumbirai, a master's candidate in the Department of Civil Engineering, has been selected to represent the voice of the southern African youth at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos in 2018.
23 Oct 2017
UCT receives funding from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative for research to map all cells in a human body
The University of Cape Town has been awarded a grant for the work of Professor Musa Mhlanga in the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative's first open request for applications in support of the Human Cell Atlas community.
17 Oct 2017
UCT student develops greywater system to solve water crisis in Cape Town
A third-year civil engineering student at the University of Cape Town, Nkosinathi Nkomo, was unable to register in 2017 due to lack of funds. To raise funds, he decided to apply some of the knowledge he had acquired practically to come with a solution to the water crisis in Cape Town.
16 Oct 2017
UCT event highlights the need to close mental health treatment gap
South Africa needs sustainable solutions to deal with its mental health treatment gap, delegates heard at a recent roundtable discussion at the University of Cape Town ahead of World Mental Health Day (WMHD) on Tuesday, 10 October 2017.
12 Oct 2017
Research reveals possible new treatment pathway for severe allergic asthma
Research demonstrates that blocking the action of 2 pro-inflammatory molecules significantly reduces symptoms of allergic asthma in mice, which could lead to development of a new treatment for people with a severe form of the condition.
12 Oct 2017
UCT to rename residence after Harold Cressy - the first coloured person to obtain a university degree in SA
The University of Cape Town will rename its Palm Court Residence in Mowbray in honour of Mr Harold Cressy, who was the first coloured person to gain a degree in South Africa at the then South African College, which later became UCT.
02 Oct 2017