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UCT hosts Nobel laureate for lecture on cryo-electron microscopy
On 20 August, UCT hosted a Vice-Chancellor’s Open Lecture, which was delivered by Nobel laureate Professor Joachim Frank.
26 Aug 2024
SA’s HIV/AIDS ‘injustice’ sparks academic’s activism
Prof Catherine Orrell delivered her inaugural lecture, which touched on South Africa’s HIV/AIDS denialism past.
26 Aug 2024
Award-winning researcher passionate about alleviating economic disparities
His unwavering dedication, keen intellectual curiosity, underscored by his desire to make a positive difference in the world, makes Timothy Köhler more than deserving of the title of inspirational graduate.
26 Aug 2024
Pioneering Women in Robotics: Dr Stacey Shield’s journey in engineering excellence
Dr Stacey Shield is a leading voice in robotics at UCT. Her research draws inspiration from the natural world to create cutting-edge, manoeuvrable robots. She shares her journey as a woman in engineering this Women's Month.
23 Aug 2024
Firm foundation is necessary to develop healthy, well-rounded children
The annual South African Child Gauge, published by UCT’s Children’s Institute, foregrounds the importance of early childhood development.
23 Aug 2024
Women’s Month: Oluchi Mbamalu working towards better patient communication
Dr Oluchi Mbamalu is working to improve patient and healthcare worker engagement for better post-surgical outcomes in Africa.
23 Aug 2024
Winners’ circle: Prof Caroline Ncube bags Women in Science Award
Prof Caroline Ncube was announced as SAWiSA’s Distinguished Women Researchers award winner on Thursday, 15 August.
20 Aug 2024
Maximising multilingualism
Prof Carolyn McKinney’s inaugural lecture focused on finding out how language can be used in schools as a tool of inclusion or exclusion.
20 Aug 2024
Women’s Month: The unexpected urgency of vaccine hesitancy research before the pandemic
When Dr Elizabeth Oduwole looks back at her decision to research vaccine hesitancy just prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, she can clearly see the hand of God in her life.
20 Aug 2024
Women’s Month: South Africans’ mixed reaction to adopting alternative water sources
UCT’s Teboho Mofokeng’s research explored South Africans’ willingness to use alternative water sources to flush their toilets.
13 Aug 2024
Commerce deputy dean wants to inspire a new generation of researchers
Tackling social issues through his work: Assoc Prof Nkosivile Madinga became the deputy dean of Research, Internationalisation and Socially Engaged Scholarship in the Faculty of Commerce.
13 Aug 2024
Women’s Month: Research that transforms lives and inspires future scientists
Dr Nodumo Zulu has been nominated in the prestigious NSTF Awards for her innovative STEM research that has the power to transform lives and inspire future scientists.
12 Aug 2024
Women’s Month: Stepping forward and assuming leadership
EBE dean, Professor Alison Lewis, will be inducted as a member of the National Academy of Engineering in September.
08 Aug 2024
TB diagnosis and drug resistance testing can be reduced to just 23 hours
A groundbreaking study found that the turnaround time for full TB diagnosis and resistance testing has gone from 15 days to just 23 hours.
08 Aug 2024
Top honours for leading radio astronomy big data analysis
IDIA was recognised for the special theme award for its innovative infrastructure and management, which enhances global collaboration in astronomy.
05 Aug 2024
What would it take to turn National Health Insurance into universal healthcare?
The 2019 report of Health Market Inquiry shows that South Africa’s private healthcare overservices its clients, offers variable patient experiences, and varying quality of care. This inquiry goes on to call for regulatory reforms to enhance efficiency, competitiveness, affordability and service quality.
05 Aug 2024
Seven UCT Researchers Awarded ‘Career Starting’ SAMRC Grants
02 Aug 2024
SA teens are struggling with symptoms of depression
Little research has been done on depression and anxiety among younger adolescents, those between the ages of 10 and 14, write three UCT academics.
01 Aug 2024
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