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Maximising the value of platinum group metals reserves remains a pressing issue
University of Cape Town (UCT) professor of inorganic chemistry Gregory Smith will deliver his lecture as part of the UCT Inaugural Lecture series on Thursday, 19 September 2024. The lecture is titled “The Marriage of Organometallic Chemistry – Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue”.
17 Sep 2024
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A journey of GBV and femicide in SA and how the media reports it – UCT lecture
Women’s stories and their experiences of gender-based violence (GBV) challenge the popular narrative of a passive and helpless woman. Instead, their experiences reveal “counter-stories” that challenge society’s focus on physical violence as the only form of legitimate violence. Women experience psychological abuse as being more harmful than physical abuse.
16 Sep 2024
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UCT’s MSc candidate wins prestigious Esther Mahlangu Master’s Fellowship at Women in Science Awards
Pear Joubert, a trailblazing student at the University of Cape Town (UCT), has just been awarded the prestigious Esther Mahlangu Master’s Fellowship by the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) as part of the 2024 Women in Science Awards.
16 Sep 2024
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UCT lecturer honoured with prestigious civil engineering award
Gundo Maswime, a lecturer at the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Department of Civil Engineering , has been awarded the prestigious 2024 Academic Staff Award at the SANRAL SAICE Awards. The event, hosted by the South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) and the South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE), took place on Thursday, 5 September 2024 at Monte Casino in Johannesburg and celebrated excellence in civil engineering across South Africa.
16 Sep 2024
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UCT scientific prowess – top researchers scoop NRF awards
Several top University of Cape Town (UCT) researchers were honoured with prestigious accolades at this year's National Research Foundation (NRF) Awards. The awards celebrate the country’s top researchers, scientists and research teams for their work towards advancing knowledge and helping society address and overcome challenges through research.
12 Sep 2024
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UCT joins global coalition to expand higher education access for refugees
In response to the urgent need for improved higher education programmes and support services for refugees and their communities, the University of Cape Town (UCT) is among several leading universities from three continents who launched the Global University Academy (GUA) to develop a universal higher education model. Universities based in Africa, Europe, and North America formed the GUA following a workshop hosted by the University of Oslo in June 2024.
12 Sep 2024
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UCT professor to tackle gender-based violence and femicide in her lecture
The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Professor Floretta Boonzaier will present her groundbreaking lecture, " Finding Hope and Healing While Researching Violence: Decolonial Feminist Explorations into Gender-Based Violence and Femicide ," on Wednesday, 11 September 2024 at 17:30 SAST in the Chris Hani Lecture Theatre, University Avenue North, upper campus.
11 Sep 2024
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UCT leading the way in women’s health innovation: GIFT device offers early detection of STIs
The University of Cape Town (UCT), in collaboration with global and local partners, is at the forefront of a revolutionary development in women’s health, which is aimed at assessing the effectiveness of the Genital Inflammation Test (GIFT) – an innovative and user-friendly device aimed at detecting sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and bacterial vaginosis (BV) in asymptomatic women.
11 Sep 2024
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Study links personal and work-related factors with low resilience among doctors and ambulance personnel
The South African healthcare system is grappling with myriad challenges, placing immense pressure on healthcare workers (HCWs) who require exceptional resilience to navigate these difficulties. Psychological resilience is imperative for enabling effective adaptation in the face of such demanding environments.
10 Sep 2024
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Delaying the just energy transition could prove costly – UCT economists
Recent research by economists at the University of Cape Town (UCT) suggests that delaying the just energy transition (JET) could be expensive, especially in light of evolving trade protocols that are increasingly calling for environmentally friendly alternatives, such as electric vehicles or green steel.
09 Sep 2024
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Bridging the gaps in cancer care: UCT’s academic calls for a comprehensive, patient-centered approach
Associate Professor Tasleem Ras of the University of Cape Town (UCT) has presented a real-life case study that illustrated some of the difficulties that South African cancer patients encounter while trying to access the public health system and the extreme pressure that front-line healthcare providers endure.
09 Sep 2024
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Significant number of blood donors testing positive for HIV are also on antiretroviral treatment – UCT study
Approximately 10% of the blood donors who test positive for HIV are also on antiretroviral drugs, suggesting that they were aware of their HIV status at the time of donating, a University of Cape Town (UCT) PhD research into the intersection of the HIV epidemic and blood donation in South Africa has found.
05 Sep 2024
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SA’s healthcare workers’ moral suffering reaching epidemic proportions
Unless real support is provided for healthcare workers whose moral suffering is already reaching epidemic proportions, the disease of burden will be fatal, argued University of Cape Town (UCT) Professor Jackie Hoare and Dr Heidi Matisonn in a commentary published in the South African Journal of Science . As with any disease, the longer you wait to intervene, the more difficult it is to cure.
05 Sep 2024
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UCT professor challenges masculine workplace norms and advocates for epistemic justice
African perspectives on work and family are significantly underrepresented, despite the continent's rich cultural, geographic, and ethnic diversity. This is one of the many challenges addressed by Professor Ameeta Jaga of the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) School of Management Studies during her recent inaugural lecture.
04 Sep 2024
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From personal struggle to pioneering research: UCT PhD graduate turns childhood challenges into a passion for health sciences
Witnessing the burden of suffering from heritable diseases like sickle cell disease, hereditary deafness, and congenital heart defects while growing up in his community attracted him to health sciences research, said University of Cape Town’s (UCT) PhD graduate Polycarp Ndibangwi.
04 Sep 2024
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UCT researchers design a couples-focused intervention to improve diabetes management
A groundbreaking study by researchers at the University of Cape Town (UCT) has revealed that a couples-focused intervention could enhance diabetes self-management. The study, which was conducted in collaboration with the Couples Health Research and Intervention Studies (CHERISH) team from the University of Southampton, UK, has demonstrated that this innovative approach is both acceptable and feasible for couples in Cape Town, where one partner is living with type 2 diabetes.
04 Sep 2024
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