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‘Overwhelming’ student response to staff COVID-19 hotline
Over 100 UCT Faculty of Health Sciences students have volunteered to staff the COVID-19 hotline at Tygerberg Hospital’s Disaster Management Centre.
31 Mar 2020
Q&A with UCT Careers Service’s new director
To mark three months in her new role, Brenda Martin shares some of her goals and plans as the director of the UCT Careers Service.
31 Mar 2020
SHAWCO’s COVID-19 info and soap outreach
Information and soap are precious commodities in townships in a time of COVID-19, and SHAWCO Health members went all out to distribute both before lockdown.
30 Mar 2020
Fighting inequality through health economics
UCT PhD graduate Tryphine Zulu will continue using her passion for health economics to help fight inequalities in the country, in Africa and beyond.
30 Mar 2020
R5 million donation for UCT’s COVID-19 offensive
The Motsepe Foundation has donated R5 million to help UCT manage its multi-faceted response to the global COVID-19 pandemic.
28 Mar 2020
Lockdown: how to survive working from home
Experts in the UCT community say that establishing a routine and practising mindfulness can help staff and students survive working and studying from home.
27 Mar 2020
CoviID: new app to avoid future lockdowns
UCT researchers are developing a privacy-centred smartphone app using blockchain technology that could become key to managing future outbreaks of COVID-19.
27 Mar 2020
Help for the elderly continues during lockdown
A group of volunteers with a UCT student at the helm will continue supporting the elderly during the 21-day nationwide lockdown.
27 Mar 2020
COVID-19 and how to manage your mental health
Associate Professor Kevin GF Thomas, head of UCT’s Department of Psychology, shares advice for managing mental health struggles during this period.
27 Mar 2020
Trials, tribulations – but a degree 10 years later
After 10 years, and having prevailed over many challenges, Paveshan Moodley finally has his degree from UCT.
26 Mar 2020
Supporting students during the national lockdown
DVC Feris addresses students about the support that UCT is providing during the national lockdown to “flatten the curve” of the COVID-19 virus.
26 Mar 2020
Sport and isolation in a time of COVID-19
UCT sports physician and exercise scientist Dr Jeroen Swart talks about isolation and keeping elite athletes on track during the COVID-19 pandemic.
26 Mar 2020
Creating a community of care and support
VC Phakeng calls on the UCT community to be a community of support and care even though we may not be together.
26 Mar 2020
Parenting out-of-school children during COVID-19
To encourage constructive parenting during the time of COVID-19, the World Health Organization and UNICEF – with partners including UCT researchers – have released resources for parents.
26 Mar 2020
Rethinking policies for the global bio-economy
Reimagining global access and benefit sharing policies can better protect biodiversity and achieve equitable science.
25 Mar 2020
A message from UCT's VC to students and staff during Covid-19
The University of Cape Town Vice-Chancellor, Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng, updates staff and students ahead of the Covid-19 lockdown.
25 Mar 2020
A message from UCT’s VC to parents, guardians and sponsors during Covid-19
Vice-Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng updates parents, guardians and sponsors ahead of the Covid-19 lockdown. ’
25 Mar 2020
Lessons from the HIV and AIDS pandemic
What histories of past epidemics show is that the biggest danger during pandemics is not necessarily the causative agents, but how people respond to them.
24 Mar 2020
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