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Lighting a candle for Mayosi’s legacy Professor George Mensah delivered the inaugural Bongani Mayosi Memorial Lecture, which took place in honour of the Faculty of Health Sciences’ late dean. 29 Jan 2021
How to grow the local vaccine production industry The issue of vaccine production has become a topic of hot debate following the approval of treatments for COVID-19. 25 Jan 2021 Republished
COVID-19 vaccines for African countries? Dr Benjamin Kagina, a senior research officer in UCT’s Vaccines for Africa Initiative, answers key questions about COVID-19 vaccines for African countries. 22 Jan 2021 Republished
COVID-19: insights and lessons with Prof Marc Mendelson Professor Marc Mendelson, the head of UCT’s Division of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine at Groote Schuur Hospital, recently delivered a Summer School lecture on COVID-19. 19 Jan 2021
Diversity in research: a new focus for neurogenetics In a Science article on the genetics of schizophrenia in South Africa, UCT researchers emphasised the role that rare genetic mutations may play in causing the illness. 31 Jan 2020
WEF names Pityana as co-chair of its Africa board UCT’s Chair of Council Sipho M Pityana has been appointed the co-chair of the World Economic Forum’s prestigious new Africa Regional Stewardship Board. 31 Jan 2020
‘Lift as you rise’: honouring Bongani Mayosi On the anniversary of his birthday, UCT colleagues, family and friends honoured Professor Bongani Mayosi with a renaming, renovations, a bibliography and an inaugural lecture. 29 Jan 2020
Community-based intervention to identify undiagnosed TB cases An innovative tech-driven idea pioneered by UCT’s Centre for Lung Infection and Immunity will take TB testing from the lab into the community. 20 Jan 2020
Appointment of Health Sciences Dean VC Prof Mamokgethi Phakeng writes to the UCT community about the appointment of the new dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS). 17 Jan 2020
Body of work: reflections of an anatomist Professor Graham Louw reflects on 31 years of teaching fledgling doctors at UCT to map the human body – step one in patient care. 15 Jan 2020
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