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UCT, Harvard partnership brings surgical hackathon to Cape Town The hackathon marks a significant milestone in the UCT–Harvard partnership, fostering stronger academic ties and expanding avenues for future research collaborations. 31 Mar 2025

Bridging the gap between upper campus and the health sciences Leadership is all about service, says Blessing Gumbu, a 2024 Student Leadership Award recipient who opened the doors of Health Sciences societies to upper campus students. 27 Mar 2025

International student’s rocky road to graduation After a few stops and starts, Innocent Biringanine will graduate with his degree in audiology. 26 Mar 2025

SHAWCO – committed to building healthy, well-rounded communities SHAWCO’s mom and baby clinic was held in Hout Bay on Saturday, 22 March. 25 Mar 2025

Meet the neuroscience star who’s using tech to decode the brain Simamkele Bongo topped the class in matric, excelled during his MBChB degree and will soon graduate with an honours degree. 24 Mar 2025

Addressing the comorbidity challenge around TB in SA This World TB Day we highlight some of this work being done by researchers at UCT who are working to address the comorbidity challenge of tuberculosis (TB) and HIV: a serious public health threat. 24 Mar 2025

A journey of leadership and impact Rirhandzu Mkhari is a recipient of a 2024 Student Leadership Award. She will be graduating with a BSc Honours in Infectious Disease and Immunology on 2 April 2025. 24 Mar 2025

Tackling the challenges of tuberculosis in South Africa Researchers at the UCT Faculty of Health Sciences are working to tackle TB on many fronts. To commemorate World TB Day, we spotlight a few examples of cutting-edge TB research at UCT. 24 Mar 2025

Turn PEPFAR funding freeze crisis into opportunity The PEPFAR funding freeze has impacted millions of South Africans living with HIV. 14 Mar 2025

Teach your mini-me critical thinking UCT’s Dr Heidi Matisonn said teaching children critical thinking will help them develop into thoughtful, rational and capable adults. 12 Mar 2025

Two UCT academics awarded SARChI research chairs Profs Tanja Bosch and Keertan Dheda were awarded SARChI Chairs in Digital Media Sociology and Interrupting Antimicrobial Resistance Amplification, respectively. 11 Mar 2025

Low literacy levels exacerbate rapidly rising lower limb amputations New research by Dr Katleho Limakatso demonstrates some interesting findings on patients predisposed to lower limb amputations. 06 Mar 2025

Next Prince Lab, CANSA Shavathon set for 7 March People are encouraged to shave, spray and donate in support of the Prince Laboratory and CANSA’s initiative that offers support to cancer patients and their families. 03 Mar 2025

High prevalence of critically ill patients dying in African hospitals Approximately 12.5% of in-hospital patients across the continent are critically ill. 03 Mar 2025

Looking through the lens of missed vaccination opportunities Dr Chukwudi Nnaji probes three critical questions for missed opportunities for vaccination in his PhD research. 26 Mar 2024

Bending the arc towards health equity Professor Susan Cleary delivered her inaugural lecture on 14 March. 25 Mar 2024

Adopt a social approach to managing TB UCT’s Dr Anna Versfeld said patients’ social contexts must be taken into consideration to help tackle the TB scourge in South Africa. 24 Mar 2024

Infrastructure and innovation for a healthy Africa These SARChI chairs have integrated innovative science and technology to make a material contribution to a healthy Africa. 22 Mar 2024

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