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Digital interventions to address maternal and child health challenges The CoMaCH network, co-led by UCT’s Dr Melissa Densmore, will design community-based ICT interventions to combat some of SA’s maternal and child health challenges. 31 Aug 2020
Rashida Manjoo: a life in human rights Professor Rashida Manjoo is known for her unwavering commitment to human rights, particularly women’s rights. This article reflects on her work and 20-year UCT association. 28 Aug 2020
Helping parents and their babies through the first 1 000 days UCT PhD candidate Sarah Dsane-Nsor is conducting research into how parents are using digital resources within the first 1 000 days of their babies’ lives. 28 Aug 2020
Rethinking international postgrad experiences Internationalisation is an essential yet inequitable element of postgraduate education. COVID-19 is an opportunity to re-think international exchange – something that’s long overdue. 27 Aug 2020
UCT joins search for COVID-19 vaccine UCT is participating in three international COVID-19 vaccine trials alongside other national and international counterparts. 26 Aug 2020
Professor Elmi Muller wins the 2019 Alan Pifer Award The award recognises Muller’s groundbreaking work in establishing transplantation between HIV-positive donors and HIV-positive recipients in South Africa and beyond. 26 Aug 2020
When data becomes a lifeline UCT’s Dr Maria Rosa Lorini introduces the #Data4Women campaign that connects and empowers women facing gender-based violence. 26 Aug 2020
UCT sickle cell genetics study a first for Africa New research investigating the genetic modifiers of long-term survival in individuals with sickle cell anaemia reveals a range of possible pathways for novel therapeutic interventions. 25 Aug 2020
‘Little uptake’ to manage Egyptian geese on golf courses Despite recommendations by researchers at UCT’s FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, golf courses in the Mother City have not implemented measures to manage Egyptian geese. 21 Aug 2020
UCT maintains position in world rankings UCT has maintained its position in the 201–300 band in the latest ShanghaiRanking’s Academic Ranking of World Universities 2020. 21 Aug 2020
In pursuit of a positive mining legacy An interdisciplinary UCT research alliance will focus on the cultivation of fibre-rich plants as a means of remediating degraded mining land. 20 Aug 2020
Palaeoscience fellows score for science and diversity Meet the Human Evolution Research Institute’s inaugural 2020 Advancing Womxn fellows, Precious Chiwara-Maenzanise and Rivoningo Khosa, who are scoring for science and diversity. 20 Aug 2020
UCT tap water study goes postal UCT researchers enlisted the help of the South African Post Office to discover the likely sources of tap water across the country. 18 Aug 2020
Making the postgrad international experience more equitable The next instalment in UCT's series of challenging conversations – Unleashing the new global university – is scheduled for Monday 24 August 2020.  17 Aug 2020
Pamela Phatsimo Suntrum’s work published UCT’s Michaelis Galleries has published There Are Mechanisms in Place – a book about Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum’s work. 14 Aug 2020
Simple tech solution is an ear saver Meet Lara Timm whose clever, inexpensive device improves the comfort and fit of face masks with ear loops, typically worn by frontline medical staff. 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
Translating the geological record into isiXhosa A project based in UCT’s Department of Geological Sciences is translating the country’s geological record into South African languages – starting with isiXhosa. 12 Aug 2020
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