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Wamkelekile, Welkom
Wamkelekile, Welkom
Spiritual calling impacts a quarter of UCT students' academic experience – survey
Preliminary results from the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Student Wellness Service (SWS) Indigenous Health Survey showed that 25% of the students sampled are undergoing an indigenous or African spiritual rite of passage that impacts their academic experience. They, and others, need appropriate support systems within a holistic UCT health and wellness framework that recognises diverse traditional medicine practices.
27 Sep 2023
Antiviral drug for COVID-19 infections linked to SARS-CoV-2 mutations
Researchers at the University of Cape Town (UCT) were part of a collaboration that has uncovered a link between an antiviral drug for COVID-19 infections called molnupiravir and a pattern of mutations in the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
27 Sep 2023
Student debt and financial sustainability come under focus at University of the Future event
The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Students’ Representative Council (SRC) and the University of the Future (UoF) Steering Committee recently hosted a co-create challenge event in the Sarah Baartman Hall for stakeholders to share their vision for and insights of the university.
26 Sep 2023
UCT medical student’s stellar academic record paves way for elective abroad
Fifth-year Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBChB) student Moses Malebana’s stellar academic record has paved the way for a special international elective at the University of Graz, making him the maiden recipient of this golden opportunity, and galvanising ties between the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Department of Medicine and the Medical University of Graz (Med Uni Graz) in Austria .
26 Sep 2023
UCT’s d-school Afrika building bags SAICE award
The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Hasso Plattner School of Design Thinking Afrika (d-school) building has been named the winner of the 2023 South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) Technical Excellence Project of the Year Commendation Award.
18 Sep 2023
UCT Research Development Academy celebrates fifth anniversary
The University of Cape Town Research Development Academy (UCT RDA) celebrated five years in existence this July, with an ongoing commitment to bolstering the development of research capacity in South Africa, and on the African continent.
18 Sep 2023
UCT lecture delves into costs and benefits of alternative health care interventions
The costs and benefits of alternative health care interventions will be under the spotlight when Professor Edina Sinanovic presents her inaugural lecture on Monday, 18 September. The lecture is titled "Getting the most out of life - Understanding the opportunity cost of your decisions”.
14 Sep 2023
Turning the tide on TB – report recommends new tools to catalyse response to increasing TB deaths
As the United Nations High-Level Meeting (UNHLM) on tuberculosis (TB) approaches, a new report from the Lancet Commission, co-authored by the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) researcher, released recommendations which provide a path forward to turn the tide on this preventable, treatable and curable disease.
14 Sep 2023
BioGenome project helps address enormous need for bioinformatics training in Africa
The University of Cape Town (UCT) will be one of the beneficiaries of the African BioGenome Project (AfricaBP), a project that seeks to accelerate knowledge exchange in biodiversity genomics and bioinformatics among African scientists.
13 Sep 2023
Astronomers reveal cosmic ribbon around rare galaxy
A team of international astronomers, including those from the University of Cape Town (UCT) and Queen’s University, Canada, have revealed a galaxy wrapped in a cosmic ‘ribbon’ using a telescope owned and operated by CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency.
13 Sep 2023
UCT academic part of technical report which charts wayforward for Paris agreement on climate change
A key technical report , which had the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Professor Harald Winkler as one of the two facilitators, has found that many creative and actionable solutions to overcome climate change challenges are ready to be implemented.
13 Sep 2023
UCT launches simulation suite to fast-track women’s health
In an effort to improve women’s health at all levels, the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology will launch a simulation suite aimed at advancing the teaching and training goalposts; and enhancing clinical and surgical training efficiency, effectiveness and safety.
12 Sep 2023
UCT chemists shine light on African scientists by winning coveted Royal Society prizes
Internationally renowned University of Cape Town (UCT) chemist Professor Kelly Chibale, who holds the Neville Isdell Chair in African-centric Drug Discovery and Development, and Dr Wade Petersen, a senior lecturer in the Department of Chemistry, have been announced as winners of the Royal Society Africa Prize 2023 and the Royal Society’s Rising Star Africa Prize 2023 respectively .
04 Sep 2023
Government urged to extend Social Relief of Distress Grant
To mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on people living in poverty, government introduced the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) Grant in 2020 – at the onset of the global health emergency – in an effort to support those in need.
29 Aug 2023