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Inventor shortlisted for prestigious award, secures more UCT funding
UCT’s Dr Jack V Fletcher is among 16 talented innovators who have been shortlisted for the 2022 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation.
28 Feb 2022
Novel digital medicines information platform – a ‘game-changer’ for sector
The digital version of the South African Medicines Formulary is expected to benefit thousands of clinicians beyond South Africa’s borders.
24 Feb 2022
Father and son team produce ‘Explore the shore’ free educational video series
UCT scientist Charles Griffiths and his filmmaker son, Matthew, have produced a free educational series of short videos about marine life along our shores.
24 Feb 2022
Capacity building and skills development for health innovation in Africa
On Friday, 18 February, H3D director, Professor Kelly Chibale, spoke alongside global healthcare and pharmaceutical industry leaders about building scientific capacity in Africa.
22 Feb 2022
T cells take the fight to Omicron
Neutralising antibodies are not the only defence against the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant – T cells generated during previous infection or vaccination still recognise the new variant.
21 Feb 2022
Full professorship for UCT’s behavioural finance expert
Gizelle Willows was recently promoted ad hominem to full professor at UCT’s College of Accounting.
17 Feb 2022
Vaccine rollout: Is government slowing down its efforts?
Vaccine uptake has dropped dramatically and there appears to be no push from the president or the national health department to change this, write two academics from UCT.
16 Feb 2022
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Revive Tatamkhulu Afrika’s works and contributions, says Ottoman scholar
South African poet and writer Ismail Joubert went by many names, including Tatamkhulu Afrika. But his work must be revived, says a UCT scholar.
16 Feb 2022
South Africa’s new chief justice: why the wheels came off the appointment process
There has been an outpouring of critical comment about the interviews of candidates for appointment to the office of chief justice in South Africa, writes Emer Prof Hugh Corder.
15 Feb 2022
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Fynbos puts the squeeze on trees via the thinnest roots known
A new study has revealed how fynbos plants use ultra-thin, stringy roots to mine the soil, keeping it nutrient poor to ward off abutting biomes.
15 Feb 2022
Student publications prove to be purposeful and advanced
UCT’s IDM based at the Faculty of Health Sciences hosted an annual Postgraduate Student Publication Competition in December 2021.
14 Feb 2022
Grant supports neuroscience study of childhood tuberculous meningitis
Dr Ursula Rohlwink will study tuberculous meningitis in children through a recently awarded Wellcome Trust International Intermediate fellowship.
14 Feb 2022
Maternal anaemia investigated as a global health priority
PhD candidate Jessica Ringshaw investigates the impact of maternal anaemia, which can affect foetal brain development.
14 Feb 2022
Climate change threatens African heritage sites
Rising sea levels pose a significant threat to heritage sites along the African cost, according to UCT’s ACDI.
14 Feb 2022
Harness the power of global partnerships
UCT VC Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng hosted the 5th annual Heads of Mission breakfast at her official residence, Glenara.
11 Feb 2022
Cervical cancer is a disease of inequity
UCT’s Professor Lynette Denny speaks to The Conversation Africa about the drivers of cervical cancer and how to close the care gap.
03 Feb 2022
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