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‘Let science be in service of society’
The Knowledge Translation Unit at UCT’s Lung Institute has produced a series of COVID-19 resources targeted at under-resourced communities.
14 May 2020
Gig workers among the most vulnerable in SA’s COVID-19 crisis
Researchers on the Fairwork project have highlighted how gig workers in South Africa are unable to access the same government assistance as other workers.
14 May 2020
Student entrepreneurs get ready to pitch
The Entrepreneurship Intervarsity competition is around the corner and UCT’s budding student entrepreneurs are standing by to participate in the internal leg of the competition.
14 May 2020
Production of safe, affordable bottle spacers ramped up
UCT alumni have designed a rig to increase production of the bottle spacers that administer metred medication dosages to patients struggling to breathe.
13 May 2020
Virtual collegiality for birders in lockdown
Behavioural ecologist and postdoctoral research fellow at UCT Dr Jessica van der Wal writes about valuable virtual meetings in the FitzPatrick Institute, a premier centre for ornithological research.
13 May 2020
Developing your career as COVID-19 unfolds
Ingrid van der Merwe, head of the Careers Advisory Service at UCT’s Careers Service, offers some practical advice for students navigating COVID-19.
13 May 2020
The ‘COVID-22’ situation
Cecilé-Ann Pearce, a secretary in the University Student Disciplinary office at UCT, says she has survived many things in her life – and she will survive lockdown too.
12 May 2020
Generation C has answers for Africa’s future
As we approach Africa Day, we need to consider how our continent can thrive in an ‘After COVID-19’ world, writes Vice-Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng.
12 May 2020
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Two UCT law academics granted international mentorship award
UCT’s Professor Dee Smythe and Associate Professor Kelley Moult were chosen for the Stan Wheeler Mentorship Award for their joint efforts in mentoring.
12 May 2020
Four of UCT’s best now 2020 FLAIR fellows
Four young UCT researchers have been selected as 2020 Future Leaders – African Independent Research Fellows, recognising them as potential future leaders in their fields.
11 May 2020
My bittersweet Ramadan
Niemah Davids, a writer in UCT’s Communication and Marketing Department, shares her Ramadan experience in the time of COVID-19.
11 May 2020
Exploited leopards pay long-term inbreeding costs
A UCT study shows how exploitation of leopards is driving behaviour that encourages inbreeding.
11 May 2020
Republished
Student’s smart UVC sanitiser has multi applications
UCT electrical engineering student Rowyn Naidoo is close to finalising an affordable, smart UVC light system that disinfects surfaces, the air and large rooms – and even face masks.
11 May 2020
‘Our bodies love rhythm and routine’: Why sleep is your bestie
Dr Dale Rae’s research offers compelling glimpses into how sleep affects health, mental health and performance, and why quality sleep is vital for COVID-19-induced anxiety.
08 May 2020
The search for passion
UCT commerce student Terence Chikwavira says physical seclusion has caused him to search for his passion.
08 May 2020
Royal Society recognises fungal infection researcher
Professor Gordon Brown, adjunct member of the Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, has been elected as a fellow of the Royal Society.
08 May 2020
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GSB joins Global Alliance in Management Education
The Graduate School of Business has become the first business school in sub-Saharan Africa to join CEMS – Global Alliance in Management Education.
07 May 2020
Shape ‘inclusive new economy’ with these citizens in mind
If President Cyril Ramaphosa’s ‘inclusive new economy’ is to be crafted to suit the new global reality following COVID-19, it must prioritise people with disabilities.
07 May 2020
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