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SHAWCO’s COVID-19 info and soap outreach Information and soap are precious commodities in townships in a time of COVID-19, and SHAWCO Health members went all out to distribute both before lockdown. 30 Mar 2020
Fighting inequality through health economics UCT PhD graduate Tryphine Zulu will continue using her passion for health economics to help fight inequalities in the country, in Africa and beyond. 30 Mar 2020
Best paper award for UCT TB vaccine research A paper on TB vaccine research by UCT professors has been selected as the best paper of the year for 2019 by the International Society for Vaccines. 24 Mar 2020
Achieving new heights despite a debilitating setback Despite the challenges of navigating campus on a prosthetic leg, Jamie Adams has received her second honours degree – this time in organisational psychology. 23 Mar 2020
Selective dorsal rhizotomy 30 years on UCT’s Dr Nelleke Langerak shares the findings of selective dorsal rhizotomy gait analyses 30 years after the study first began. 20 Mar 2020
Mom juggles challenges to thrive in disability studies A desire to learn more about disability in education inspired Sarah Oosthuizen to immerse herself in online courses and sign up for UCT’s Postgraduate Diploma in Disability Studies. 19 Mar 2020
Coronavirus support from Canada The Daniel Samuel Maseko Memorial Scholarship has donated funds to help students in financial need with transportation to get back home. 17 Mar 2020
Wolfson Memorial Lecture unpacks brain infections Professor of neurology Tom Solomon from the University of Liverpool delivered UCT’s 8th annual Wolfson Memorial Lecture this week. 13 Mar 2020
Centre has ‘Africanised’ neuroscience The world-class Neuroscience Centre at Groote Schuur Hospital was established to address South Africa’s high burden of disease in mental and neurological disorders. 12 Mar 2020
Scrub ride raises thousands for charity The UCT Surgical Society’s second annual scrub ride during the Cape Town Cycle Tour on Sunday, 8 March, raised R48 000 for Operation Smile South Africa. 10 Mar 2020
Hair relaxers tested by UCT lab found to be corrosive to skin According to a study by scientists from UCT, all commercially sold hair relaxers tested were found to be at pH levels that are corrosive to skin. 09 Mar 2020
Cultivating a health-conscious community Community-based organisation Sisonke Association of Friends, in partnership with UCT’s Division of Family Medicine, has hosted Gugulethu’s first Health and Wellness Fair. 29 Mar 2019
Miss SA helps break the TB stigma To help #BreakTheStigma, Miss SA Tamaryn Green returned to the place where her battle against TB began. 22 Mar 2019
Kelly Chibale: Leading the way in African drug discovery Professor Kelly Chibale, head of UCT’s Drug Discovery and Development Centre (H3D), is overcoming sceptics to take region’s innovation efforts seriously. 19 Mar 2019 Republished
Professor Ambroise Wonkam: Enabling genetic medicine On 13 March, Professor Ambroise Wonkam presented the first Vice-Chancellor's Inaugural Lecture for 2019: “Enabling genetic medicine”. 19 Mar 2019
Inspiring the neuroscientists of tomorrow In partnership with the Cortex Club, UCT’s Neuroscience Institute invited Capricorn Primary School learners for a “brain day” to mark Brain Awareness Week. 18 Mar 2019
Growing Africa’s genetic ‘library of life’ Professor Ambroise Wonkam delivered the first Vice-Chancellorʼs Inaugural Lecture for 2019 this week, with a focus on enabling genetic medicine in Africa. 15 Mar 2019
Out-of-the-box thinker wins a Premier’s Award UCT alumnus and Next Generation Professoriate member Dr Mosedi Namane was named the bronze winner in her category at the 2018 Western Cape Premier’s Service Excellence Awards. 14 Mar 2019
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