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Advancing Womxn: Unsettling knowledge on gendered and sexual violence Professor Floretta Boonzaier discussed her research on ‘Unsettling knowledge on gendered and sexual violence’ in a virtual Women’s Month celebration on 13 August 2020. 14 Aug 2020
Advancing Womxn: Informed choices for women’s contraception Professor Janet Hapgood discussed her research on ‘Informed choices for women’s contraception’ in a virtual Women’s Month celebration on 13 August 2020. 14 Aug 2020
Off-the-shelf tech solutions for Africa Catherine Gordon-Grant, from UCT’s Medical Devices Laboratory, is part of the OpenAir project that is creating cheap ventilators for critically ill patients. 14 Aug 2020
Celebrating the UCT women spearheading the fight against COVID-19 The University of Cape Town (UCT) celebrates 5 women who are making strides in the fight against COVID-19 in their respective fields. 13 Aug 2020
Lessons in collaboration for COVID-19 healthcare workers Staff from UCT’s Division of Emergency Medicine are integral members of the Western Cape’s frontline COVID-19 team. 11 Aug 2020
Teaching is like ‘creating ripples in a pond’ Recipient of a 2019 Distinguished Teacher Award Associate Professor Romy Parker is achieving the goals she set for herself when she began teaching 15 years ago. 11 Aug 2020
Running into COVID-19 chaos UCT’s Dr Lauren Lai King has been given an opportunity to show her mettle when she assumed the role of course convenor amid a pandemic. 07 Aug 2020
Ubuntu Booth prioritises frontline healthcare workers A team of UCT academics have developed a special COVID-19 testing station to safeguard healthcare workers at the frontline of the pandemic. 05 Aug 2020
COVID-19: high-flow nasal cannula ‘valuable’ alternative to ventilation Upscaling the use of high-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy on COVID-19 patients at Groote Schuur Hospital has yielded encouraging results. 04 Aug 2020
CIDRI-Africa jump-starts six COVID-19 research projects UCT’s Wellcome Centre for Infectious Diseases Research in Africa has awarded “pump-priming” funding for six COVID-19 research projects. 04 Aug 2020 Republished
UCT working together – apart UCT News canvassed the campus community to find out from students and staff what their remote online teaching and learning experiences have been like. 03 Aug 2020
Connecting to UCT’s network off campus UCT students and staff can access eduroam at a number of sites across Cape Town and South Africa. 03 Aug 2020
Vision 2030: virtual staff engagements roll out A series of six virtual engagements with staff has begun to introduce UCT’s proposed Vision 2030 to the university community. 31 Jul 2020
The shifting shape of the COVID-19 frontline The COVID-19 frontline has shifted from a purely medical interface to include less-defined community spaces as community networks confront the pandemic’s social and economic fallout. 29 Jul 2020
UCT breathes LIFE into ventilator solution UCT is part of a nationwide project to develop a local ventilator that has been authorised for rollout across South Africa. 28 Jul 2020
Youth bring community stories to bear Initially focused on engaging high school learners on TB research, Eh!woza has turned to creating documentaries to explore the impact of COVID-19 in Khayelitsha. 16 Jul 2020
Parents, teachers – ‘forgotten stakeholders’ in growing entrepreneurs Too little is being done to support young entrepreneurs and the problem begins with parents and teachers – the “forgotten stakeholders”. 16 Jul 2020
Convalescent plasma – a possible COVID-19 therapy Investigators at UCT are working with the South African National Blood Service and the Western Cape Blood Service to conduct the PROTECT-patient trial. 16 Jul 2020
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