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Biopharming research unit to host international farming conference
UCT’s Biopharming Research Unit is gearing up to host the International Society for Plant Molecular Farming conference in May.
16 Apr 2024
Shaping African science and society
UCT SARChI chairs have developed a local ecosystem of knowledge and capacity that drives scientific innovation and economic growth.
16 Apr 2024
QS rankings place four UCT subjects in the top 100
UCT ranked 15th in the world for Development Studies and is among the top 100 institutions in a further three subjects.
12 Apr 2024
Securing a sustainable future through resource efficiency, minerals and metals
These SARChI chairs deliver on UCT’s vision of excellence in emerging areas of research, and help pave the way to a sustainable future.
10 Apr 2024
Leading UCT researchers honoured with SAMRC scientific awards
Four UCT academics won top national science awards for their important work in health research.
05 Apr 2024
Taking Africa from biomass to green gas
A global green fuel partnership between Germany and South Africa empowers Africa and paves the way for a sustainable world.
04 Apr 2024
Building a healthier Africa through discovery
Driving vaccine and drug discovery at UCT, these SARChI Chairs have developed local talent and collaborations that tackle Africa’s pressing health challenges.
04 Apr 2024
ACDI director Mark New wins Frontiers Planet Prize
UCT’s Mark New has recently been awarded the prestigious Frontiers Planet Prize for research on nature-based solutions and climate change.
28 Apr 2023
Policy action essential to care for SA’s growing number of older people
Policy development and implementation is necessary to support older people and their caregivers to live healthy and fulfilled lives.
26 Apr 2023
Rock | Water | Life: an award-winning argument for the big picture
Early-morning cycling from Cape Town’s coastal suburb of Noordhoek planted a seed that ultimately saw Professor Lesley Green land a prestigious ASSAf book prize.
21 Apr 2023
Caregiving for older people perpetuates poverty and inequality in SA
UCT’s Assoc Prof Elena Moore has released preliminary research that focuses on understanding the meaning of family care for older people in southern Africa.
18 Apr 2023
UCT alumni social enterprise aims to disrupt arts education landscape in SA
A non-profit company founded by UCT alumni aims to tackle arts education and teacher unemployment through design thinking.
13 Apr 2023
Novel diagnostic testing technique: a game-changer in the fight against TB
An exciting new diagnostic strategy to find the thousands of missing and undetected patients with TB challenges traditional paradigms.
12 Apr 2023
UCT funding to support cost-effective manufacturing of pharmaceuticals in South Africa
The manufacturing and availability of medicines in sub-Saharan Africa will receive a major boost with the injection of R13 million to UCT’s H3D.
12 Apr 2023
R2m partnership to strengthen capacity in cleft surgery for sub-Saharan Africa
Operation Smile has signed a two-year partnership with UCT’s Global Surgery Division aimed at strengthening the surgical workforce and research capacity in the region.
11 Apr 2023
UCT researchers welcome greater fairness and equity in global research
Researchers applaud UCT’s Office of Research Integrity in leading the drive for the release of the Cape Town Statement on Fostering Research Integrity through Fairness and Equity.
06 Apr 2023
SA healthcare workers lack critical knowledge on new ARV
Briony Chisholm, a PhD student at UCT is committed to helping healthcare workers understand the antiretroviral drug, dolutegravir.
29 Apr 2022
Satellite centre to fast-track new antibiotics discovery as drug resistance rises
By joining forces, UCT’s H3D Centre and Johnson & Johnson hope to develop new drugs to counter rising antimicrobial resistance, now listed among the WHO’s top 10 priorities.
28 Apr 2022
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