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Eyes, fingers, face, and hands: Saying it in Sign Language
‘Friends welcome’ South African Sign Language workshop for audiology and speech therapy students and faculty marked the International Month for Deaf People.
29 Sep 2023
UCT’s Dr Linda Mtwisha calls for a national research impact assessment system
Dr Linda Mtwisha said it’s imperative to develop a national research impact assessment system where information on research outputs can be collected so that universities that don’t have adequate resources and research capacity are not disadvantaged.
29 Sep 2023
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New pharmacy paves way for targeted student wellness
UCT has launched its own pharmacy as it looks to ramp up access to healthcare for students.
29 Sep 2023
UCT retains top position in Africa
UCT takes top position on the continent in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 and in three other major international rankings released earlier this year.
28 Sep 2023
UCT hosts vibrant, engaging regional Entrepreneurship Intervarsity competition
The regional round of the fifth annual Entrepreneurship Intervarsity competition was held at UCT’s Hasso Plattner School of Design Thinking Afrika.
28 Sep 2023
Developing students’ ‘grit factor’ for academic success
A new podcast series is helping students develop their ‘grit factor’ ahead of the exam season and towards achieving long-term academic success.
28 Sep 2023
Structural mechanics meet rheumatic heart disease and climate change
Professor Sebastian Skatulla brought together structural mechanics, rheumatic heart disease and climate change during his inaugural lecture.
26 Sep 2023
New paper shows how AI can accelerate drug discovery in low-resource computational settings
A new paper shows how open-source AI and machine learning can identify promising new drug leads in low-resource computational settings.
26 Sep 2023
Randall Ortel leverages power of social media to promote health education
Dr Randall Ortel provides expert medical tips and advice to his growing social media audience and raises awareness on key health conditions.
22 Sep 2023
UCT hosts its first African Traditional and Spiritual Practices Indaba
UCT’s first African Traditional and Spiritual Practices Indaba reflected the importance of a diverse and inclusive student health and wellness service.
22 Sep 2023
‘Humanity’ exhibition reimagines the story of human evolution
The new Humanity exhibition on human evolution opens at the Iziko South African Museum in Cape Town on 28 September – a collaboration with UCT’s HERI.
22 Sep 2023
Decarbonising concrete production: material efficiency is key, says new paper
A new paper shows how emissions from global concrete production can be significantly reduced by improving material efficiency.
22 Sep 2023
Negotiating the fabric of the African university: UCT hosts second session of three-day conference
HUMA recently hosted the second day of a three-day conference, held across three South African universities, to discuss what constitutes an African university.
21 Sep 2023
Inaugural lecture foregrounds importance of health economics in SA context
UCT’s Prof Edina Sinanovic’s inaugural lecture spotlighted the importance of health economics and decision-making in the South African context.
21 Sep 2023
State-of-the-art simulation suite to fast-track teaching and learning in health sciences
UCT’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology’s cutting-edge Simulation Suite has raised the bar for teaching and learning in the field – nationally and on the continent.
21 Sep 2023
Alternative narratives of being a man
UCT’s Gaontebale Nodoba recently facilitated a workshop with a group of young boys probing what it means to be a man.
20 Sep 2023
UCT prof addresses top-performing students
The NSTF hosted a webinar as part of its Motivational Talks Programme in which UCT’s head of Global Surgery, Prof Salome Maswime, delivered an inspirational address.
20 Sep 2023
Med student’s stellar academic record paves way for elective abroad
Moses Malebana, an MBChB student at UCT, has been awarded an elective abroad and will spend two months at the Medical University of Graz in Austria.
19 Sep 2023
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