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‘The DTA is a humbling validation’ Dr Marcin Nejthardt is a Distinguished Teacher Awardee at UCT and views the honour as a validation of his teaching nous. 13 Dec 2023
UCT students win second place in MTN MoMo API Hackathon 2023 A trio of UCT MPhil students took home the second-place prize of US$3 000 in the MTN MoMo API Hackathon 2023. 11 Dec 2023
Parents urged to be vigilant as vaping by adolescents rises A recent study by the UCT Lung Institute found that almost 7 000 learners vape, more than a quarter of them in Grade 12. 08 Dec 2023 Republished
UCT a partner in new collaborative to strengthen primary healthcare in Africa UCT is one of the nine partners in the new Africa Higher Education Health Collaborative, a pioneering initiative aimed at strengthening primary healthcare across Africa. 08 Dec 2023
Distinguished teacher cultivates hope in a hopeless world Assoc Prof Tasleem Ras is one of three recipients of UCT’s 2022 Distinguished Teacher Award. 06 Dec 2023
‘The spirits are rejoicing. They are home again’ The Sutherland Nine are finally laid to rest in the land of their ancestors, capping a repatriation process that is an exemplary case study. 01 Dec 2023
Transformation, collaboration to underpin Dr Sharief Hendricks’s presidency of SASMA Dr Sharief Hendricks, senior lecturer at UCT and visiting professor at Leeds Beckett University (UK), has his vision mapped out for his presidency of the South African Sports Medicine Association. 30 Dec 2022
The power of a care pack UCT’s Office for Inclusivity and Change donates Power Packs to women empowerment programme Sparrow Society to help GBV survivors heal. 28 Dec 2022
Forensic scientist wants to be part of the solution to crime, violence in South Africa Masego Sebolai’s indomitable spirit and unwavering commitment to a career helping others sees her named an inspirational graduate in 2022. 23 Dec 2022
The incriminating genes behind sports injuries UCT researchers are leading the way in investigating the body’s cellular networks and pathways, including DNA and protein structures, in the field of sports injury. 21 Dec 2022
Groote Schuur Hospital CEO seeks answers to organisational leadership in PhD The CEO of Groote Schuur Hospital, Dr Bhavna Patel, explains why the focus of her PhD is targeted at leadership in healthcare – and in particular the institution she oversees. 20 Dec 2022
Honorary doctorate for ‘consummate’ public health expert Laetitia Rispel Professor Laetitia Rispel received an honorary doctorate from UCT on Thursday, 15 December. 15 Dec 2022
Interfaculty research event puts women’s challenges under a microscope DVC for Research and Internationalisation Prof Sue Harrison’s conversation series encourages interfaculty and cross-disciplinary research to tackle society’s complex problems. 15 Dec 2022
Liver transplant to PhD: Champion of sport for ‘ordinary’ people with disabilities Dominique Brand’s PhD research examines the barriers to people with disabilities participating in non-competitive sport, an eight-year journey of academic discovery and personal growth. 15 Dec 2022
PhD candidate’s innovation tackles women’s health on the ground FlexiGyn, designed by UCT’s Edmund Wessels, replaces old, dated gynaecological equipment that causes pain and discomfort, and will boost access to women’s healthcare in under-resourced settings. 13 Dec 2022
Generative disruption: Disability Symposium caps three-year research project TYDES study participants gathered at UCT to present their findings and hear key stakeholders, youth with disabilities, talk about difficult transitions through the education system. 13 Dec 2022
Funding boost for low-cost cardiac device A UCT spin-off company, Strait Access Technology, has received a funding boost that could help get its cardiac surgical devices into low-resource settings.   12 Dec 2022
Rhodes scholar sets his sights on using AI to address health challenges Master’s-in-waiting graduate Dr Joshua Fieggen is one of four UCT alumni to receive a 2023 Rhodes Scholarship. 08 Dec 2022
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