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High praise for UCT’s open online courses With five MOOCs in the Class Central list of the Top Free Online Courses of All Time, UCT shares top spot alongside MIT and the University of Sheffield. 30 Aug 2019
Award encourages African academics to lead Two UCT researchers are among the cohort of seven scientists who have received prestigious Crick African Network African Career Accelerator Fellowships. 29 Aug 2019
Conflict leaves children traumatised, anxious – for life It’s critical to intervene early in cases of trauma in children, UCTʼs Professor Shanaaz Mathews told delegates to The African Regional Child Trauma Conference 2019. 26 Aug 2019
UCT Lung Institute says cheers to 20 years The University of Cape Town Lung Institute celebrated its 20th anniversary in grand style on Tuesday, 20 August. 22 Aug 2019
‘Education was my secret weapon’ Dr Rachael Dangarembizi, a UCT postdoctoral research fellow, says becoming the head of her family as a teen was difficult, but that faith carried her through. 21 Aug 2019
UCT team’s central role in R5-bn settlement UCT academics played an important role in South Africa’s historic R5-billion settlement for gold miners who contracted silicosis and/or pulmonary TB at work. 20 Aug 2019
Tackling the obesity health challenge UCT is part of a consortium of 14 organisations in nine countries encouraging youths to drive critical policy change to tackle the obesity epidemic in adolescents. 14 Aug 2019
Lifetime Achievement Award for UCT’s Mabuza His extraordinary contribution to efforts to eliminate malaria in South Africa has earned Aaron Mabuza an MRC Lifetime Achievement Award. 13 Aug 2019
UCT job expo an epic success Hundreds of UCT students learnt about high-profile companies and met with industry leaders at the Epic Job Expo. 08 Aug 2019
UCT’s 20th MOOC delivers inclusivity From conception to the final product, UCT’s 20th MOOC is all about inclusivity. 07 Aug 2019
Healing hearts is top priority for Mayosi protégé UCT Associate Professor Liesl Zühlke credits Professor Bongani Mayosi for developing her into an award-winning scientist who uses her passion and expertise to heal hearts. 07 Aug 2019
Help, hope for amputees with phantom limb pain Phantom limb pain is a debilitating condition that affects amputees, but a new UCT research trial has shown there is affordable and effective treatment available. 02 Aug 2019
Clinical research site shines in Khayelitsha Working on breakthroughs in TB diagnostics and testing HIV and TB vaccines is part of the work being done at a UCT-administered research centre in Khayelitsha. 01 Aug 2019
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