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COVID-19: Alternate-day schooling leads to significant learning gaps UCT learning expert Associate Professor Joanne Hardman says even though the new alternate-day school arrangement could result in considerable learning gaps, all is not lost. 27 Sep 2021

Fertiliser from urine: winning master’s research underscores SDGs Master’s candidate Hlumelo Marepula’s winning research converts urea, commonly found in urine, into fertiliser – good news for sustainability and realising the African Union’s Agenda 2063. 27 Sep 2021

Bristol University ‘illustrious professor’ honour for VC Phakeng Vice-Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng will have the honour of becoming the University of Bristol’s first Bristol Illustrious Visiting Professor. 27 Sep 2021

UCT vacation accommodation manager appointed to FEDHASA Cape’s Young Professionals segment Phelokazi Mbebe has been appointed as the alternate chairperson of FEDHASA Cape’s Young Professional segment. 23 Sep 2021

Climate-change movers set to jet to Milan for youth summit A delegation representing South Africa and Lesotho hopes to have their voices heard at the Youth 4 Climate: Driving Ambition event in Milan. 23 Sep 2021

YES! scholarships harness power of small donors The Young Engineers Scholarship, created by two UCT alumni, harnesses friend networks and small donors to support under-resourced engineering students. 23 Sep 2021

Heritage Month: The Khoi encountered Europeans long before Van Riebeeck The proto-port Cape Town hosted hundreds of ships that sailed between Europe and Asia and traded with the Khoi – long before Jan Van Riebeeck arrived. 22 Sep 2021

New test to diagnose vaginal inflammation could help reduce risk of HIV infection A UCT team have come up with a new way to test for asymptomatic vaginal infections in women in resource-poor settings. 20 Sep 2021 Republished

Meet Ashraf Conrad, new institutional planning director Ashraf Conrad has been appointed as director of the IPD and brings a wealth of institutional knowledge and high-level strategic perspectives to the job. 17 Sep 2021

Three UCT student entrepreneurs leap into national competition final UCT student entrepreneurs pulled out all the stops during the regional round of the Entrepreneurship Intervarsity competition. 16 Sep 2021

Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra’s concert of gratitude for healthcare workers In honour of healthcare workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra performed the Concert of Gratitude. 16 Sep 2021

Rethinking ‘ukuthwala’, the South African ‘bride abduction’ custom Nyasha Karimakwenda, a postdoctoral research fellow at UCT, shares findings from her research about ukuthwala. 15 Sep 2021 Republished

UCT master’s student handpicked to co-edit New African magazine Nqabisa Faku was part of a group of African youth selected to guest-edit the August/September edition of the New African magazine. 15 Sep 2021

Vitamin D deficiency does not increase TB risk in young children A study by UCT and Boston University researchers examines whether Vitamin D is linked to subsequent TB in young children. 14 Sep 2021

UCT PhD graduand celebrates with community in Khayelitsha UCT PhD graduand Mluleki Majavu hosted a celebratory event in Khayelitsha to mark the completion of his studies. 14 Sep 2021

UCT acquires work of art by Gerald Machona UCT’s African Modern Art collection has grown with the addition of Gerald Machona’s Survive. 13 Sep 2021

UCT scientists celebrated as superheroes who save the world Fun-for-kids initiative SupersScientists helps children see researchers and scientists as the heroes they are. UCT academics are among the superheroes children learn about in class. 13 Sep 2021

Providing excellent nursing care for Africa’s children UCT’s Harry Crossley Children’s Nursing Development Unit continually finds opportunities to strengthen paediatric nursing practices on the African continent. 10 Sep 2021

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