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Second career-boosting opportunity for translational scientists Thanks to a £7.5 million investment from LifeArc, a new round of CAN Fellows will be established to receive support for five years. 17 Oct 2023

‘Truly outstanding scholarship’ central to the work of newly inducted UCT Fellows Four new UCT Fellows were inducted on 3 October and six new College of Fellows Young Researchers awardees were recognised. 13 Oct 2023

UCT celebrates inaugural Future Leaders programme cohort The Future Leaders programme was established in 2018 to nurture up-and-coming scholars from various faculties across the university. 13 Oct 2023

UCT congratulates seven SA Women in Science Award Winners Seven UCT researchers were recently honoured in the Department of Science and Technology’s Women in Science Awards. 12 Oct 2023

Revolutionising assistive robotics: Global insights from the BRICS Future Skills Challenge 2023 UCT MedTech’s leadership in the Manufacturing Robotics Challenge set the tone at the BRICS Future Skills Challenge 2023 event. 11 Oct 2023

UCT Pride Month kicks off with a round table discussion The opening event of Pride Month focused on recognising and unpacking African and queer histories. 10 Oct 2023

UCT prof calls for increased investment in TB vaccine research UCT’s Prof Mark Hatherill called for a quantum jump in TB vaccine research and development funding during a recent panel discussion of the UN High-level Meeting on Tuberculosis. 03 Oct 2023

UCT 24th in the world for infectious disease research UCT remains the best university in Africa and among the top 25 globally for studying infectious diseases, according to the US News and World Report. 31 Oct 2022

Department of Medicine’s 47th annual research symposium: a celebration of science UCT’s Department of Medicine’s annual two-day research symposium took place at Groote Schuur Hospital this week. 24 Oct 2022

The over-60s: Economic and social power that can’t be ignored It’s time to re-examine how we think about older people, said UCT’s Dr Leon Geffen. 18 Oct 2022

Intimate partner violence hinders adolescents’ ARV treatment adherence Research by UCT PhD student Siyanai Zhou reveals that intimate partner violence and other forms of violence affect ARV treatment adherence among adolescents and young adults. 11 Oct 2022

Pride Month: Asking tough questions of healthcare workers Consider gender identity when treating patients; include queer voices in academia; train graduates who can change the world – these were the themes of a recent UCT FHS Pride event. 29 Oct 2021

Student’s initiative makes parenting pets a walk in the park UCT student Vuthlarhi Shirindza is the brain behind Chewi, an application-based veterinary telemedicine platform. 28 Oct 2021

Large-scale African psychiatric genetics study takes top award The NeuroGAP-P study, of which UCT is a partner site, recently received a prestigious accolade from the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics. 26 Oct 2021

Annual Scrub Run raises thousands for charity UCT’s Surgical Society raised R50 000 for the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital’s emergency centre expansion project. 25 Oct 2021

Faculty of Health Sciences commemorates Pride Month with diverse voices The Faculty of Health Sciences is observing Pride Month, which included an online event aimed at highlighting issues faced by LGBTQIA+ people. 19 Oct 2021

Robotic surgery: African-first at Groote Schuur On 13 October Groote Schuur Hospital unveiled a new Da Vinci Xi robot, becoming the first public-sector hospital in Africa to possess the system. 19 Oct 2021

Project by final-year medical students encourages ‘each one teach one’ approach The poster project, designed by final-year medical students at UCT encourages patients at Groote Schuur Hospital to take charge of their health. 19 Oct 2021

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