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Four doctors, two families make it a double
It’s not often that two sets of brothers who are close friends graduate from the same two faculties – and each with the title of doctor.
14 Dec 2018
‘Razor-sharp intellect, exceptional humility’
UCT alumnus and a founding trustee of the university trust, Nobel Prize winner Sir Aaron Klug is remembered for his “razor-sharp intellect”, yet “exceptional humility”.
12 Dec 2018
Commitment, passion and dogged determination
Due to graduate with a PhD in Medical Biochemistry, Kehilwe Nakedi reflects on her academic journey and the pleasure of seeing things finally fall into place.
12 Dec 2018
International honour for cardiology fellow
UCT’s Dr Charle Viljoen has been honoured with the 2018 International Resident Leadership Award by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
12 Dec 2018
UNESCO PhD fellowship for UCT student
UCT student Lerato Hlaka is among 14 young female African scientists to be honoured with a L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science doctoral fellowship.
07 Dec 2018
Answering the call for ‘Futures Scholarship’
The UCT Surgical Society is set to launch a specialist incubator addressing health system challenges in answer to the VC’s “Futures Scholarship” initiative.
06 Dec 2018
Gold medallist Chibale warns of African ‘brain drain’
UCT’S H3D director Professor Kelly Chibale has used the occasion of his SACI Gold Medal award and other platforms to warn of the “brain drain” of African scientists.
05 Dec 2018
Increasing the uptake of HIV testing
Many people struggle to overcome real and perceived barriers to HIV testing, although many hurdles might not be as big as once thought.
05 Dec 2018
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