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National innovation award for UCT engineer’s urine project
The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Associate Professor Dyllon Randall has won the South African Institution of Chemical Engineers (SAIChE) 2021 Innovation Award for a project on the development of a fertiliser-producing urinal and urine bio-brick process.
03 Jun 2021
Effecting change in STEM must start at school level
Dr Zina Ndabeni made history when she joined the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Department of Physics in 2020. As the first black South African woman to take up an academic role in the department, Dr Ndabeni said there’s serious work to be done to nurture young black students in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
03 Jun 2021
UCT scientist awarded prestigious AXA Research Chair in Non-Communicable Diseases
Lara Dugas, an Honorary Professor in Human Biology at the University of Cape Town (UCT), has been awarded a prestigious AXA Research Chair, titled The AXA Research Chair in Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) Epidemiology. The Chair is only the second awarded to a researcher in Africa and will allow Dugas to continue her ongoing research into how the lived environment impacts long-term NCD outcomes in African populations.
02 Jun 2021
Interactive video games improve cognitive performance in older adults with memory complaints
The decrease in cognitive performance that occurs with aging leads to decreased health status and quality of life, and may lead to older adults experiencing memory complaints, associated with poor executive function and delayed recall.
01 Jun 2021
Clarity of facts related to Athol Williams’ repeated allegations about UCT
The University of Cape Town (UCT) respects and applauds Mr Athol Williams for his efforts to blow the whistle on fraud and corruption. We recognise that exposing fraud and corruption is a service to the nation. We also appreciate the profound toll such a process can take on the whistle-blower.
01 Jun 2021
New study suggests falcons have natural ‘eye makeup’ to improve hunting ability
Dark ‘eyeliner’ feathers of peregrine falcons act as sun shields to improve the birds’ hunting ability, a new scientific study suggests.
01 Jun 2021
UCT media professor to address first WHO infodemiology conference
Professor Herman Wasserman from UCT has been invited to deliver a keynote address at WHO's first infodemiology conference which is taking place from 30 June to 16 July 2020.
30 Jun 2020
Employers urged to fund healthcare of the COVID-19 prone poor
UCT's Professor Athol Williams has proposed a way through which the government can lift the nationwide lockdown in the interest of the poor.
30 Jun 2020
South African youth hit hard by COVID-19, UCT study finds
Over 60% of young people aged between 18 and 34 in South Africa are “very worried” about COVID-19, with many of them uncertain about the future and if there will be jobs for them.
29 Jun 2020
UCT to host virtual sessions on global collaborations in higher education amid COVID-19 disruption
UCT will host a series of virtual events that will rethink global collaborations for a sustainable and equitable planet following the COVID-19 pandemic’s disruption of higher education international activities and the financial models on which universities increasingly depend.
26 Jun 2020
Global Citizen Programme redesigned with African focus
After a successful decade of teaching UCT students the value of paying it forward and the importance of participating in critical conversations, UCT’s Global Citizenship Programme has been redesigned with an African focus at the heart of its curriculum.
25 Jun 2020
UCT investigating allegations against lecturer
The University of Cape Town is investigating allegations of gender-based violence made on social media against a lecturer.
25 Jun 2020
App helps reduce queues at beauty and hair salons
The Fleeker platform, founded by four UCT students, allows users to schedule appointments with hairstylists, barbers, make-up artists and nail technicians – and beat the long in-salon queues with the click of a button.
25 Jun 2020
Return of researchers, postdoctoral fellows and research-based postgraduates to UCT campus
Following the recent update by Vice-Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng on UCT developing a framework for returning to campus, the university is working on getting researchers, postdoctoral fellows and research-based postgraduates back to campus.
17 Jun 2020
Online peer study programme launched to support students amid pandemic
UCT’s Residence Life Division has launched its pilot Study Buddy online student peer programme to support residence students who are now learning and studying off-site as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
12 Jun 2020
UCT retains top university ranking on the continent
UCT has been ranked the top university on the continent by the Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings 2021. These latest rankings place UCT 220th in the world.
11 Jun 2020
UCT engineers create face shield easily made with household items
UCT’s A/Prof Sudesh Sivarasu and his team of biomedical engineers have been working on a variety of devices, including a face shield that can be made easily with household items.
11 Jun 2020
New research calls for better probiotics for vaginal health
Newly isolated strains of vaginal Lactobacillus bacteria perform better than those currently used in South African vaginal probiotics. This is according to recent research published by an international team led by the University of Cape Town.
10 Jun 2020
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