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Admin assistant by day, researcher by night Liziwe Futuse will graduate with her PhD in African Languages and Literature on 14 December. 11 Dec 2023
Parents urged to be vigilant as vaping by adolescents rises A recent study by the UCT Lung Institute found that almost 7 000 learners vape, more than a quarter of them in Grade 12. 08 Dec 2023 Republished
UCT a partner in new collaborative to strengthen primary healthcare in Africa UCT is one of the nine partners in the new Africa Higher Education Health Collaborative, a pioneering initiative aimed at strengthening primary healthcare across Africa. 08 Dec 2023
Graduand’s master’s research foregrounds divorce in Islam Zeenat Samodien’s master’s research focuses on how Muslim women married by Muslim rights experience divorce in South Africa. 07 Dec 2023
UCT coordinates the Soapbox Science event for the second time The Soapbox Science project is back for the second time with fantastic science brought to the public by female scientists from universities in the country. 06 Dec 2023
Include people living with intellectual disabilities in SA’s policy development People living with intellectual disabilities must be included in policy development and implementation processes that directly affect their lives. 01 Dec 2023
The incriminating genes behind sports injuries UCT researchers are leading the way in investigating the body’s cellular networks and pathways, including DNA and protein structures, in the field of sports injury. 21 Dec 2022
Interfaculty research event puts women’s challenges under a microscope DVC for Research and Internationalisation Prof Sue Harrison’s conversation series encourages interfaculty and cross-disciplinary research to tackle society’s complex problems. 15 Dec 2022
Graduand’s dissertation essay on plastic waste wins silver at COP27 Graduand Kirsten Barratt’s master’s thesis examines legal regulations around plastic waste and reuse and suggests incentive-based regulations. The work also informed a COP27 essay award. 14 Dec 2022
UCT’s new eResearch director: Prof Vaccari UCT welcomes Professor Mattia Vaccari as the director of eResearch. 13 Dec 2022
Funding boost for low-cost cardiac device A UCT spin-off company, Strait Access Technology, has received a funding boost that could help get its cardiac surgical devices into low-resource settings.   12 Dec 2022
Celebrating the power of research for social change UCT’s prestigious Research celebration 2022 highlighted the deep potential of research outputs to enhance public–private partnerships for the benefit of health and welfare in Africa. 05 Dec 2022
Alan Pifer winner champions child, women’s heart health Professor Liesl Zühlke’s work to put children and women at the centre of the global heart health agenda makes her a fitting Alan Pifer awardee. 01 Dec 2022
Heart disease doyen wins Alan Pifer Award Her legacy of research excellence, impact and innovation earns Professor Karen Sliwa this prestigious annual Vice-Chancellor’s prize. 01 Dec 2022
SALDRU releases preliminary COVID-19 Vaccine Survey results The COVID-19 Vaccine Survey, an initiative of the Southern Africa Labour Development Research Unit at UCT, has revealed several interesting findings. 21 Dec 2021
War of words: Salazar’s work on ISIS rhetoric wins UCT Book Award Philippe-Joseph Salazar, Distinguished Professor of Rhetoric, has won the 2021 UCT Book Award for his work, Words are Weapons: Inside ISIS’s Rhetoric of Terror. 20 Dec 2021
Public–private collaboration crucial to Africa’s development UCT’s annual Research Function, held virtually in November 2021, provided a platform for crucial conversations around strategic partnerships. 15 Dec 2021
On thin ice: Open Data and interdisciplinary collaboration A shared, inter-disciplinary research space is enabling cross-faculty UCT research on the nature of first-year Antarctic sea ice. 15 Dec 2021
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