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Dr Zuleiga ‘Julie’ Jaffer: parent, student, facilitator, lecturer and provocateur Dr Zuleiga ‘Julie’ Jaffer is a 1975 medical graduate who delivered a speech at her class’s 40th anniversary in 2015, recounting her experiences. 30 Aug 2024
Women’s Month: Exploring the science of the brain Dr Nynke Groenewold is working to better understand the human brain, particularly to identify where and how psychiatric disorders manifest and intervene appropriately. 30 Aug 2024
Celebrating women who shape the scientific workplace During Women’s Month, we celebrate the remarkable contributions of women across all roles within the IDM. 30 Aug 2024
Grade 11 learners converge at UCT for health sciences open day The Division of Human Genetics hosted the 13th annual Learners’ Open Day on Monday, 26 August. 28 Aug 2024
Meet Benny, a UCT stalwart Babalwa Dumezweni, known affectionately as Benny, has been a part of the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) story for 21 years. 28 Aug 2024
Grace, grit carried Bridget Longla through gruelling PhD Despite a civil war and the loss of several loved ones, Bridget Longla persevered and has attained her PhD in Disability Studies. 28 Aug 2024
Dreams delayed and actualised Polycarp Ndibangwi lost his parents in the space of 11 months. What followed had the hallmarks of a dream delayed, until it wasn’t. 27 Aug 2024
UCT hosts Nobel laureate for lecture on cryo-electron microscopy On 20 August, UCT hosted a Vice-Chancellor’s Open Lecture, which was delivered by Nobel laureate Professor Joachim Frank. 26 Aug 2024
SA’s HIV/AIDS ‘injustice’ sparks academic’s activism Prof Catherine Orrell delivered her inaugural lecture, which touched on South Africa’s HIV/AIDS denialism past. 26 Aug 2024
Firm foundation is necessary to develop healthy, well-rounded children The annual South African Child Gauge, published by UCT’s Children’s Institute, foregrounds the importance of early childhood development. 23 Aug 2024
Women’s Month: Oluchi Mbamalu working towards better patient communication Dr Oluchi Mbamalu is working to improve patient and healthcare worker engagement for better post-surgical outcomes in Africa. 23 Aug 2024
Women’s Month: ‘Medicine chose me’ Prof Mashiko Setshedi shares snippets of her journey that led to her appointment as the first woman to chair and head of UCT’s Department of Medicine. 20 Aug 2024
Women’s Month: The unexpected urgency of vaccine hesitancy research before the pandemic When Dr Elizabeth Oduwole looks back at her decision to research vaccine hesitancy just prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, she can clearly see the hand of God in her life. 20 Aug 2024
Women’s Month: From humble beginnings in Matatiele to genetics researcher at UCT Dr Khuthala Mnika’s journey from a small village in the Eastern Cape to researcher in human genetics is an inspirational story of perseverance and hard work. 13 Aug 2024
TB diagnosis and drug resistance testing can be reduced to just 23 hours A groundbreaking study found that the turnaround time for full TB diagnosis and resistance testing has gone from 15 days to just 23 hours. 08 Aug 2024
Seven UCT Researchers Awarded ‘Career Starting’ SAMRC Grants 02 Aug 2024
Faculty of Health Sciences lunchtime webinar spotlights LGBTQIA+ inclusion at UCT The inclusion of gender-diverse individuals in Women’s Month initiatives and at the university at large was under discussion during a lunchtime webinar hosted by UCT’s Faculty of Health Sciences. 28 Aug 2023
Esteemed Oppenheimer Memorial Trust grant for UCT Neuroscience Institute’s Mark Solms An Oppenheimer Memorial Trust grant of R1.9 million will enable Professor Mark Solms and team to understand consciousness through its replication and simulation in an artificial agent. 25 Aug 2023
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