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Preserving the future: A day in the life of Melvin Lawrence – UCT’s Pathology Department employee Melvin Lawrence shares his passion for preserving specimens and contributing to groundbreaking medical research for UCT's Health Sciences students. 30 Apr 2024

UCT academic up for prestigious fellowship honour UCT's Prof Valerie Mizrahi has been recognised with a lifetime fellow honour from the American Association for the Advancement of Science. 23 Apr 2024

QS rankings place four UCT subjects in the top 100 UCT ranked 15th in the world for Development Studies and is among the top 100 institutions in a further three subjects. 12 Apr 2024

Leading UCT researchers honoured with SAMRC scientific awards Four UCT academics won top national science awards for their important work in health research. 05 Apr 2024

Building a healthier Africa through discovery Driving vaccine and drug discovery at UCT, these SARChI Chairs have developed local talent and collaborations that tackle Africa’s pressing health challenges. 04 Apr 2024

‘Become activists for science’ On Monday, 2 April, nine matric learners were inducted into the STEM MentHer Programme – an initiative to produce a pipeline of South African women scientists. 04 Apr 2024

Novel diagnostic testing technique: a game-changer in the fight against TB An exciting new diagnostic strategy to find the thousands of missing and undetected patients with TB challenges traditional paradigms. 12 Apr 2023

R2m partnership to strengthen capacity in cleft surgery for sub-Saharan Africa Operation Smile has signed a two-year partnership with UCT’s Global Surgery Division aimed at strengthening the surgical workforce and research capacity in the region. 11 Apr 2023

‘Embrace change’, chancellor urges new graduates UCT Chancellor Dr Precious Moloi-Motsepe encouraged graduates to embrace and learn from change as they step out into the world as newly qualified professionals. 03 Apr 2023

UCT’s Lung Institute launches mobile TB diagnosis clinic UCT’s Lung Institute in partnership with Novartis and the Department of Health launched a mobile TB diagnosis clinic on Monday, 19 April 2022. 29 Apr 2022

SA healthcare workers lack critical knowledge on new ARV Briony Chisholm, a PhD student at UCT is committed to helping healthcare workers understand the antiretroviral drug, dolutegravir. 29 Apr 2022

Satellite centre to fast-track new antibiotics discovery as drug resistance rises By joining forces, UCT’s H3D Centre and Johnson & Johnson hope to develop new drugs to counter rising antimicrobial resistance, now listed among the WHO’s top 10 priorities. 28 Apr 2022

VC celebrates UCT’s April babies Vice-Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng hosted a celebratory lunch at Glenara for a handful of UCT staff who celebrated their birthdays in April. 28 Apr 2022

New mobile TB diagnostic clinic to target ‘missing’ carriers A new mobile TB diagnostic clinic will take testing out to find the “missing patients”: undiagnosed and often asymptomatic carriers. 26 Apr 2022

UCT in top 1.4% of universities worldwide UCT has been ranked the best university on the African continent and 270th worldwide, according to the Center for World University Rankings. 26 Apr 2022

UCT’s development studies in top 10 UCT is one of the best places in the world for development studies, according to the latest subject rankings from Quacquarelli Symonds. 14 Apr 2022

UCT ranked top in Africa for sport science At 41st place in the ShanghaiRanking’s 2021 Global Ranking of Sport Science Schools and Departments, UCT is top on the continent. 08 Apr 2022

Vaccinations, regular screening key to eliminating HPV UCT’s Gynaecological Cancer Research Centre hosted a belated hybrid HPV Awareness Day seminar on Thursday, 7 April. 08 Apr 2022

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