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AI trained to study individual birds in wild populations Using artificial intelligence, biologists can now train computers to recognise individual birds in wild populations by their feather formations – good news for conservation biology. 07 Aug 2020
Running into COVID-19 chaos UCT’s Dr Lauren Lai King has been given an opportunity to show her mettle when she assumed the role of course convenor amid a pandemic. 07 Aug 2020
COVID-19: collective experiences UCT’s Mandla Majola was diagnosed with COVID-19. After weeks of battling to overcome the illness, he was interviewed by iALARM colleague Myrna van Pinxteren and shared his story. 07 Aug 2020 Republished
‘Economic inequality begets academic inequality’ The 54th TB Davie Memorial Lecture, delivered by Cornell University’s Professor Ravi Kanbur, explored the implications of rising inequality for academic freedom. 06 Aug 2020
Avoid crowds with this app The Crowd app is the brainchild of two UCT alumni who hope to assist their fellow South Africans with identifying busy public locations. 06 Aug 2020
Robin DiAngelo on white privilege, supremacy and fragility In a dialogue co-hosted by UCT, Dr Robin DiAngelo, author of the bestseller White Fragility, unpacked concepts like structural racism, white privilege and white supremacy. 06 Aug 2020
The systemic suffocation of black people In his contribution to a recent dialogue on racism, discrimination and inequality, jointly hosted by UCT, Dr Wilhelm Verwoerd tracked the religious roots of white supremacy. 06 Aug 2020
End the world; end anti-blackness In a critical dialogue on racism and inequality, UCT lecturer Dr Mandisa Haarhoff said it was time to end the world as we know it. 06 Aug 2020
Survey reveals remote learning highs and lows Results from a survey conducted among UCT students about their experiences of emergency remote teaching reveal the highs and lows of remote learning. 05 Aug 2020
‘A+ teacher’ wins 2020 Stella Clark Teachers’ Award Hebert Gumbi, an accounting teacher at Mathunjwa High School in Vryheid in KwaZulu-Natal, is the “proud” recipient of the 2020 Stella Clark Teachers’ Award. 05 Aug 2020
Ubuntu Booth prioritises frontline healthcare workers A team of UCT academics have developed a special COVID-19 testing station to safeguard healthcare workers at the frontline of the pandemic. 05 Aug 2020
COVID-19: high-flow nasal cannula ‘valuable’ alternative to ventilation Upscaling the use of high-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy on COVID-19 patients at Groote Schuur Hospital has yielded encouraging results. 04 Aug 2020
CIDRI-Africa jump-starts six COVID-19 research projects UCT’s Wellcome Centre for Infectious Diseases Research in Africa has awarded “pump-priming” funding for six COVID-19 research projects. 04 Aug 2020 Republished
Lockdown lessons from Myrtle the pit bull Six things that UCT News writer Carla Bernardo has learnt from life in lockdown with her pit bull, Myrtle. 04 Aug 2020
Can undergraduate international exchange programmes go virtual? Educators and institutions attempt to push the boundaries of digital education with virtual exchange programmes in the hopes of becoming more inclusive.  04 Aug 2020 Republished
Women’s work, food and reproductive labour: a snapshot of gender equality research at UCT UCT researchers are working to better understand how gender inequality continues to affect every aspect of women’s lives in South Africa. 04 Aug 2020
UCT researchers selected for global climate change report UCT’s Professor Harald Winkler and Dr Christopher Trisos join a team of 39 peers from across the world to produce a global climate change report. 03 Aug 2020
UCT working together – apart UCT News canvassed the campus community to find out from students and staff what their remote online teaching and learning experiences have been like. 03 Aug 2020
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