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Successfully fighting fake news Winning the battle against fake news will take a combination of both technology and people power, so make sure you flag it when you see it. 13 Jul 2018 Republished

Teen TB vaccine trial offers new hope Revaccination of teens with the Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine they first got as babies could be key to driving down South Africa’s shocking tuberculosis rates. 13 Jul 2018

Ekso suit gives disabled patients new hope Robert Evans, a PhD candidate in exercise science and sports medicine at UCT, explains the benefits of the Ekso suit, a mobility device used in physical rehabilitation. 12 Jul 2018

Water-sensitive design win UCT master’s student Boipelo Madonsela has won an award for the Most Promising Research for her work on integrating water-sensitive design into the urban environment. 10 Jul 2018

Challenging the middle-class comfort zone South Africans are being invited to check their privilege, courtesy of a new income comparison tool created by UCT economists. 06 Jul 2018

UCT hosts first gesture studies conference in Africa Emerging sign languages in Africa will be high on the agenda as signing and gesture experts from around the world meet in Cape Town this week. 05 Jul 2018

Prof Reddy to lead International Science Council UCT mathematician Professor Daya Reddy has been elected as president of the newly formed International Science Council (ISC). 05 Jul 2018

Wellcome Fellowship could produce new TB vaccine Protection of South African healthcare workers from highly infectious tuberculosis is central to the work of UCT’s prestigious Wellcome Fellowship winner Dr Muki Shey. 05 Jul 2018

Beyond the metrics: why care about how we assess research impact? UCT has been grappling with the challenges of measuring the impact of research beyond bibliometrics. Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng introduced a recent symposium on the topic. 05 Jul 2018

Kyobe appointed acting DVC Professor Michael Kyobe has been appointed as UCT’s acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research and Internationalisation. 04 Jul 2018

Problem of antibiotic resistance under unprecedented scrutiny by new unit New unit creates a multi-disciplinary international team dedicated to addressing the origins and effects of antimicrobial resistance and to developing potential preventative strategies. 03 Jul 2018

5 lessons learnt from Cape Town’s water crisis Over the past three years, Cape Town and the surrounding region have experienced an abrupt change in weather conditions. There are five lessons to be learnt from the water crisis, writes Kevin Winter. 03 Jul 2018

NSTF award for Harald Winkler Professor Harald Winkler, of UCT’s Energy Research Centre, has won the NSTF-South32 Special Annual Theme Award: Sustainable Energy for All. 02 Jul 2018

What ocean and atmosphere modelling can tell us about climate and weather Studying patterns of ocean and atmosphere interactions not only improves weather forecastin, but can help us to better predict and ameliorate the social impact of climate events. 01 Jul 2018

UCT and the Worldwide Universities Network 10 years on UCT joined WUN in 2009, as one of the first internationalisation decisions under Dr Max Price’s tenure as vice-chancellor. 29 Jun 2018

UCT key in new drugs search UCT is set to play a key role in a multi-million rand collaboration to source new drugs to fight diseases endemic to Africa. 29 Jun 2018

Two international awards for UCT autism research The International Society for Autism Research recognised UCT’s Centre for Autism Research in Africa last month for their significant contribution in the field. 27 Jun 2018

Promoting climate-resilient health systems The University of Cape Town recently co-hosted Adaptation Futures, a climate-change adaptation conference that addresses the impact of climate change on critical services. 26 Jun 2018

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