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UCT spin-off companies win inaugural Cape Chamber Innovation Award Two UCT spin-off companies were honoured with the inaugural Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry Innovation Award for Best University Spin-off Company. 13 Mar 2025
A fintech’s purple patch UCT is one of the leading places in Africa to develop financial technology ideas, according to start-up ace Gregory Andrews. 13 Mar 2025
Two UCT academics awarded SARChI research chairs Profs Tanja Bosch and Keertan Dheda were awarded SARChI Chairs in Digital Media Sociology and Interrupting Antimicrobial Resistance Amplification, respectively. 11 Mar 2025
Global recognition advances UCT's research accessibility and reliability UCT joins DataCite and achieves CoreTrustSeal Certification for the ZivaHub institutional data repository, enhancing research visibility, data accessibility and long-term sustainability in open science initiatives. 10 Mar 2025
Low literacy levels exacerbate rapidly rising lower limb amputations New research by Dr Katleho Limakatso demonstrates some interesting findings on patients predisposed to lower limb amputations. 06 Mar 2025
High prevalence of critically ill patients dying in African hospitals Approximately 12.5% of in-hospital patients across the continent are critically ill. 03 Mar 2025
A journey of curiosity, healing, and hope Umana Niwenshuti graduated with a PhD in Anthropology from UCT on Monday, 25 March. 28 Mar 2024
Looking through the lens of missed vaccination opportunities Dr Chukwudi Nnaji probes three critical questions for missed opportunities for vaccination in his PhD research. 26 Mar 2024
Bending the arc towards health equity Professor Susan Cleary delivered her inaugural lecture on 14 March. 25 Mar 2024
Adopt a social approach to managing TB UCT’s Dr Anna Versfeld said patients’ social contexts must be taken into consideration to help tackle the TB scourge in South Africa. 24 Mar 2024
Infrastructure and innovation for a healthy Africa These SARChI chairs have integrated innovative science and technology to make a material contribution to a healthy Africa. 22 Mar 2024
SARChI: A national programme that has powered impactful and resonant research After a decade and a half, some UCT SARChIs come to the end of their DST/NRF funding cycle, but their work continues to advance the research strengths, capabilities and competencies of the university. 20 Mar 2024
Decomposing pig bodies provide insight into novel methods to identify human remains Kara Adams’s unconventional research set out to uncover the effect clothing and environmental factors have on the body’s decomposition process. 20 Mar 2024
UCT celebrates inspirational women graduates Meet the University of Cape Town’s inspirational graduates who are changing society through education. 19 Mar 2024
UCT master’s student in line for a global McCall MacBain Scholarship award A UCT master’s student is headed to the final round of interviews for the Canadian global McCall MacBain Scholarships. 18 Mar 2024
UCT’s H3D spearheads Africa’s drug discovery accelerator programme UCT’s H3D will play a leading role in supporting drug discovery in sub-Saharan Africa through the Grand Challenges African Drug Discovery Accelerator programme. 13 Mar 2024
Understanding the role of nature-based adaptation in human mobility and immobility Research led by Nicholas Simpson, along with a team at UCT’s ACDI, emphasises the urgent need for a comprehensive study on how climate change impacts mobility. 13 Mar 2024
Global Digital Heritage Afrika partners with UCT Global Digital Heritage Afrika has found a new home at UCT. 12 Mar 2024
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