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‘Proud moment’ as UCT and Western Cape Government launch world-class vaccination centre
In partnership with the Western Cape Government, UCT has launched the Community of Hope Vaccination Centre on the Forest Hill Residence precinct in Mowbray.
31 Aug 2021
Neuroscience moves closer to understanding brain development
Wellcome Leap has awarded UCT’s Professor Kirsten Donald a multimillion dollar contract for neuroscience research.
31 Aug 2021
UCT’s Dr Virginie Rozot awarded Wellcome Leap grant for TB research
UCT’s Dr Virginie Rozot, a research officer at the South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, has been awarded a multi-year contract as part of Wellcome Leap’s Delta Tissue programme.
31 Aug 2021
UCT’s Communication and Marketing Department shines at MACE Awards
UCT’s Communication and Marketing Department won 14 prizes at the recent MACE Excellence Awards.
30 Aug 2021
The importance of the first-ever Afrikaaps dictionary
The director of UCT’s Centre for Film and Media Studies Professor Adam Haupt reflects on the importance of the first-ever Afrikaaps dictionary and the history of the language.
30 Aug 2021
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UCT student ties for first in SA Tertiary Mathematics Olympiad
Tim Schlesinger, a third-year BSc student at UCT, tied for first in the South African Tertiary Mathematics Olympiad.
30 Aug 2021
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‘Ours is to educate, not to captivate’ – Yunus Ballim
Higher education is not meant to provide answers but to shape graduates’ thinking and reasoning abilities in a complex and ambiguous world, said Professor Yunus Ballim.
27 Aug 2021
Study shows midlife metabolism is a myth
Two UCT professors contributed to groundbreaking research on energy expenditure across the human lifespan now published in a major science journal.
27 Aug 2021
UCT researcher to present novel COVID-19 study at global cardiology congress
A major study investigating the relationship between COVID-19 and cardiovascular disease and led by Professor Karen Sliwa will be presented at a global cardiology congress.
27 Aug 2021
UCT, Western Cape Government to launch Community of Hope Vaccination Centre
The UCT and Western Cape Government Community of Hope Vaccination Centre will boast 12 vaccination stations and five patient check in points.
27 Aug 2021
Pension law deprives most South Africans right to decide on inheritance
In her PhD thesis, UCT lecturer Karin Lehmann challenges Section 37C of the Pension Funds Act 24 of 1956 as being unconstitutional.
26 Aug 2021
Women’s Month: Student leadership means ‘empowering the disempowered’
Student leadership and governance, as seen through the eyes of student leaders, was up for discussion during a Women’s Month webinar hosted by UCT’s SRC.
25 Aug 2021
Student entrepreneurs: pitch your big ideas in the Leopard’s Lair
Applications are open for Leopard’s Lair, InvestSoc’s and Entrepreneurs Soc’s annual business pitching competition for budding student and early graduate entrepreneurs.
25 Aug 2021
Tania de Villiers shines spotlight on role of nurses in GBV interventions
UCT’s new head of nursing, Dr Tania de Villiers, is on a mission to strengthen the division’s focus on community service and social responsiveness during her tenure.
25 Aug 2021
JOMBA! recognises Jay Pather’s contribution to South Africa’s dance industry
UCT’s Professor Jay Pather will open the 23rd online JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience.
24 Aug 2021
Youth in the firing line of COVID-19 mental health pandemic
Children and adolescents have suffered the collateral impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially on their mental health.
24 Aug 2021
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Understanding post-operative deaths in Africa – new study
A study involving UCT academics details a landmark trial that attempted to address the problem of post-operative deaths in Africa.
24 Aug 2021
Four powerful productions at first-ever ‘Zabalaza Season of the Best, Masambeni!’
Four powerful productions will be showcased at the first-ever “Zabalaza Season of the Best, Masambeni!” at The Baxter from 7 to 18 September 2021.
23 Aug 2021
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