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New UCT fellows’ crucible moments
UCT’s newly inducted fellows shared crucible moments, surprising facts about themselves and their biggest mistakes at this year’s College of Fellows celebration.
20 Nov 2020
A much-needed, much-deserved retirement
After 20 years of ensuring the office space is clean and comfortable for fellow staff members, Charmaine Kannemeyer will retire at the end of the year.
20 Nov 2020
Millions of people are on treatment for HIV: why are so many still dying?
Antiretroviral coverage of people with HIV has increased dramatically, but deaths have not decreased as much as was hoped.
20 Nov 2020
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New coalition plans to tackle Africa’s growing burden of stroke
Around 23% of people in Africa are at risk of stroke at some point in their life, but most may be avoided.
19 Nov 2020
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Pregnancy, obesity and HIV explored in new study
UCT is joining forces with two leading US universities to study a worldwide problem: obesity, specifically in pregnant HIV-positive women and their children.
19 Nov 2020
Alan Hirsch: a legacy of service and building leadership
After an incredible 28 years at UCT, Professor Alan Hirsch will retire at the end of the year.
19 Nov 2020
Report highlights climate indicators and opportunities
Deemed the world’s most comprehensive review of G20 climate action, the Climate Transparency Report includes a South African profile compiled by UCT’s Energy Systems Research Group.
18 Nov 2020
School of IT Showcase displays students’ ingenuity
The annual School of IT Showcase gives senior UCT students in the field of science an opportunity to present their best work.
18 Nov 2020
Remote work has built trust among colleagues
Remote work has allowed workers to demonstrate their ability, good intentions, and integrity, thus earning their colleagues' trust.
18 Nov 2020
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College of Fellows 2020
This year, Council recognised six new fellows for induction to the UCT College of Fellows.
17 Nov 2020
Bidding farewell to Dr Dale Peters, UCT eResearch director
The UCT research community bids farewell to Dr Dale Peters, UCT eResearch director.
17 Nov 2020
Diabetes is a ticking time bomb in sub-Saharan Africa
In 2019 about 1 in 11 adults in the world had diabetes. Of these, 19 million lived in sub-Saharan Africa, many unaware of their condition.
17 Nov 2020
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A/Prof Markus Arnold on receiving the UCT College of Fellows Young Researcher Award
Markus Arnold holds a prize-winning bi-national German-French doctorate on Comparative and Francophone literatures, where he investigated in questions of violence and interculturality in contemporary novel writing of the Indian Ocean Islands.
17 Nov 2020
Dr Susan Cunningham on receiving the UCT College of Fellows Young Researcher Award
Dr Susan Cunningham knew from a very young age that she wanted to pursue a career as a biologist working with birds.
17 Nov 2020
A/Prof Nico Fischer on receiving the UCT College of Fellows Young Researcher Award
A/Prof Nico Fischer is a soft funded researcher working in the Catalysis Institute hosted by the Department of Chemical Engineering, specifically in the DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Catalysis c*change.
17 Nov 2020
Dr Itumeleng Monageng on receiving the UCT College of Fellows Young Researcher Award
Dr Itumeleng Monageng holds a joint lectureship position between the Department of Astronomy at UCT and at the South African Astronomical Observatory.
17 Nov 2020
Dr Ryan Nefdt on receiving the UCT College of Fellows Young Researcher Award
Dr Ryan Nefdt is an interdisciplinary researcher with a primary focuson cognitive science with specialisations in theoretical linguistics and the philosophy of language.
17 Nov 2020
Dr Elona Toska on receiving the UCT College of Fellows Young Researcher Award
Dr Elona Toska is a Senior Research Officer at the Centre for Social Science Research.
17 Nov 2020
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