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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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Once-in-a-lifetime fellowship
UCT’s Mandy Mason is among five young scientists to scoop one of the Crick African Network’s (CAN) first African Career Accelerator Awards.
30 Nov 2018
HIV- babies of HIV+ mothers: major health challenges
While they might be uninfected themselves, babies born to HIV-positive mothers are still at almost two times greater risk of dying before their first birthday.
29 Nov 2018
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Health economist promoting African voices
John Ataguba says his selection to the World Economic Forum Global Future Council on Health and Healthcare is an opportunity for African voices to be heard.
27 Nov 2018
Recognising the diversity of SA families
Nuclear families are rare in South Africa, where four million children don’t live with either biological parent – yet the laws still don’t reflect the reality.
22 Nov 2018
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Millions of SA children going hungry
As millions of South African children go hungry, the 2018 Child Gauge highlights the urgent need for the government to address the gaps in family services.
20 Nov 2018
Decades of memories
Among this year’s 134 long-service awardees are 10 colleagues who are celebrating 35 years with the university. A trio of them have shared their memories.
20 Nov 2018
Storehouses of institutional memory
This year’s 134 long-service awardees for 15, 25, 35 and 45 years have a collective 2 460 years of service, representing a storehouse of institutional memory.
20 Nov 2018
Aquaculture key to food security and nutrition?
Aquaculture is key to future global food security and nutrition as we look to the oceans for alternatives like seaweed, the worldʼs fastest growing food sector.
19 Nov 2018
Live stream: Unpacking violence within families
UCT’s Children’s Institute will host a live stream of a symposium unpacking the impact of violence within families on 21 November.
16 Nov 2018
Infectious diseases treatment breakthrough
UCT scientists have determined that a common immune suppressant can significantly reduce the risk of a third complicating syndrome among HIV-positive patients also taking anti-TB medication.
15 Nov 2018
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