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Six outstanding UCT scientists recognised by the SAMRC The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) has recognised six researchers and scientists from UCT at the 7th SAMRC Scientific Merit Awards ceremony. 05 Mar 2021

Interpreting chronic COVID-19 lung complications UCT’s Professor Keertan Dheda discusses long COVID and its effects on the lungs. 04 Mar 2021

New research head talks about alignment, agility and support UCT’s new executive director of research, Dr Linda Mtwisha, shared her thoughts and plans after her first 100 days in (a virtual) office. 04 Mar 2021

UCT’s development studies in top 10 worldwide UCT is among the top 100 universities in the world for six subjects according to the Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings by Subject 2021. 04 Mar 2021

COVID-19 holds lessons for the future of social protection Food security experts in South Africa warned early on that the lockdown instituted to manage the spread of COVID-19 would threaten children’s nutrition. 25 Feb 2021 Republished

SMMEs in sub-Saharan Africa hit hard by cybercrimes A recent cybersecurity webinar hosted by UCT’s C3SA saw experts from across Africa sharing their research on SMMEs’ challenges with cybercrimes during COVID-19. 25 Feb 2021

SA launches COVID-19 vaccination drive On 17 February UCT researchers witnessed frontline healthcare workers, President Cyril Ramaphosa and Minister of Health Dr Zweli Mkhize being vaccinated against COVID-19. 22 Feb 2021

Filling the African genome gap Professor Ambroise Wonkam, director of Genetic Medicine of African Populations (GeneMAP), is intent on capturing the full scope of Africa’s genetic variation. 22 Feb 2021

Malnutrition: ‘a slow violence against our children’ At the launch of this year’s South African Child Gauge, Dr Tshepo Motsepe spoke about malnutrition and how it constitutes violence against children. 22 Feb 2021

Winning PhD highlights African indigenous knowledge systems Dr Cecilia Durojaye’s doctoral thesis has won the African Studies Review 2020 annual prize for the best Africa-based doctoral dissertation. 19 Feb 2021

UCT scientists to start Phase 1 clinical trial of COVID-19 vaccine candidate UCT researchers are expected to start the Phase 1 clinical trial of the hAd5 T-cell COVID-19 vaccine candidate this month. 18 Feb 2021

How the coronavirus mutates and the future of COVID-19 The recent appearance of new variants of SARS-CoV-2 (the coronavirus causing COVID-19 infections) has raised questions about the nature and rates of mutations in viruses. 17 Feb 2021 Republished

UCT surgeon performs holographic surgery Professor Stephen Roche and a team from Groote Schuur Hospital recently performed a shoulder replacement surgery using mixed reality techniques as part of a global 24-hour event. 17 Feb 2021

Weighing up COVID-19 vaccines UCT’s Professor Heather Zar looks at the different COVID-19 vaccines currently available and answers some of the public’s most pressing questions. 16 Feb 2021

UCT joins Wellcome Leap Global Network A charter group of 21 world-class institutions is to set a new bar for fast-paced research and development. 05 Feb 2021

UCT retains its spot among top 40 most international universities UCT maintains its ranking as the 39th most international university in the world by Times Higher Education. 03 Feb 2021

UCT tobacco taxation e-library a world first A comprehensive new e-library focusing on tobacco taxation and illicit trade has been launched by WHO and UCT's REEP research unit. 28 Jan 2021

UCT’s Herman Wasserman leads global study on disinformation UCT’s Professor Herman Wasserman will lead a study on disinformation in the Global South, with a grant from the International Development Research Centre. 26 Jan 2021

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