Creating a comfortable home workspace

UCT professors Linda-Gail Bekker and Valerie Mizrahi argue that it’s unacceptable to suggest that clinical trial conduct is at a lower standard in Africa.

The risk of exclusion for children with disabilities is even higher in this time of the COVID-19 crisis.

South Africa can become a country that rationally adapts to a COVID-19-integrated world, taking into account all healthcare priorities, to the benefit of all her people.

The COVID-19 pandemic could be an opportunity to advance the free trade area in a more developmental, inclusive and mutually beneficial way for African countries, says UCT’s Faizel Ismail.

Leen Remmelzwaal, a PhD candidate in computational neuroscience at UCT, designed a dashboard that offers comprehensive coronavirus statistics. It has since gained international traction.

UCT student Ilyaas Amien’s free, online maths tutoring service, Tutonic, is helping high school students around the country access help and guidance from student tutors.

Lockdown is changing how we lead, who we lead and how others respond to our leadership, writes UCT’s vice-chancellor, Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng.

In celebration of Africa Month, UCT will be participating in a series of virtual symposiums on “Africa’s innovations in the global fight against COVID-19”.

Attendees of the online joint special session of the UCT Transformation Forum and University Social Responsiveness Committee reflected on the COVID-19 pandemic and the way forward.

The Children’s Institute at UCT and Media Monitoring Africa invite you to apply to attend free online training on reporting on violence against children.

Those working from home may find themselves catching up with paid work late at night or when their children have so-called screen time, writes UCT’s Associate Professor Ameeta Jaga.

UCT alum and Coronapp co-founder, Tamir Shklaz, is at it again – this time shifting his focus and skills to the critical need for personal protective equipment.

UCT’s student-run newspaper, VARSITY, has adapted to changes brought on by COVID-19 in order to continue to provide a platform for conversation, creativity and collaboration.

A joint special session of the UCT Transformation Forum and University Social Responsiveness Committee will be held on Friday, 22 May, in response to COVID-19.

UCT’s chief operating officer, Dr Reno Morar, has assured staff members that their return to work on campus will be done in a controlled, principled way.

Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Teaching and Learning, Associate Professor Lis Lange says remote online learning was the only feasible alternative to salvage the academic year.

Research funding and a return to laboratories and studios were central to DVC Professor Sue Harrison’s message during the Vice-Chancellor’s online special assembly.

Final-year medical students, academically vulnerable students and those needing to access campus labs to complete their studies will be the first to return to campus.

Addressing a virtual staff assembly, UCT Vice-Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng assured her audience that the university will more than just survive the COVID-19 crisis

More than 28 million elective surgeries could be cancelled or delayed globally this year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Knowledge Translation Unit at UCT’s Lung Institute has produced a series of COVID-19 resources targeted at under-resourced communities.

Researchers on the Fairwork project have highlighted how gig workers in South Africa are unable to access the same government assistance as other workers.

UCT alumni have designed a rig to increase production of the bottle spacers that administer metred medication dosages to patients struggling to breathe.

Ingrid van der Merwe, head of the Careers Advisory Service at UCT’s Careers Service, offers some practical advice for students navigating COVID-19.

As we approach Africa Day, we need to consider how our continent can thrive in an ‘After COVID-19’ world, writes Vice-Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng.

UCT electrical engineering student Rowyn Naidoo is close to finalising an affordable, smart UVC light system that disinfects surfaces, the air and large rooms – and even face masks.

Dr Dale Rae’s research offers compelling glimpses into how sleep affects health, mental health and performance, and why quality sleep is vital for COVID-19-induced anxiety.

If President Cyril Ramaphosa’s ‘inclusive new economy’ is to be crafted to suit the new global reality following COVID-19, it must prioritise people with disabilities.

UCT post-doctoral research fellow Gabrielle Kelly comments on the challenges facing older people in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In a recently published journal article, UCT’s Professor Keertan Dheda and fellow authors look at some controversies and challenges of COVID-19 in the country.

UCT’s Associate Professor Elana Moore and PhD student Nonzuzo Mbokazi say that the COVID-19 pandemic will deepen existing glaring racial disparities among children.

The Baxter Theatre appeals to theatre lovers to contribute at least R30 per month in an effort to keep “the people’s theatre” going during the nationwide lockdown.

“Recorded alone but singing together” is how UCT alumni-led choral group VOX Cape Town got around lockdown for a special Freedom Day performance.

UCT’s Prof Jeremy Seekings, Prof Nicoli Nattrass and PhD student Lena Gronbach set out in detail how the new COVID-19 grant can be implemented.

Isolation in the wake of COVID-19 lockdown further burdens under-resourced and vulnerable mothers. But mental and physical resources are at hand, thanks to Messages4Mothers.

UCT’s Centre for Innovation in Learning and Teaching has seen a surge in MOOC participation since global lockdowns came into effect.

SHAWCO has launched the #BeKindOnline initiative to help support some of the Mother City’s most vulnerable communities during lockdown.

Athol Williams, an ethical leadership expert at UCT, comments on the type of leaders needed during the COVID-19 pandemic and for life thereafter.

South Africa has been recognised globally for its success in flattening the curve, which came as a result of President Ramaphosa responding quickly to the crisis, writes Prof Alan Hirsch.

UCT academic, acclaimed author and poet Athol Williams wrote Oaky and the Virus, a free and fun educational children’s book about COVID-19.

UCT’s Faculty of Health Sciences has established a COVID-19 Research Task Team to communicate on research undertaken during the pandemic.

UCT has prioritised remote teaching and learning for students with disabilities during lockdown.

Online teaching in the most unequal country in the world is highly problematic, writes UCT’s Associate Professor Joanne Hardman.

Rising to a challenge, a team of UCT engineering and science students have designed a portable hand sanitiser-making device that uses surplus alcohol during prohibition.

UCT’s Professor Herman Wasserman assesses the media, government and the public’s performance when it comes to reporting and sharing the facts on COVID-19.

UCT’s Global Surgery division has developed an information dissemination platform on the coronavirus outbreak for communities without access to smart technology or data.

The coronavirus pandemic provides an opportunity for innovation and new scientific discoveries, say UCT academics.

UCT doctoral candidate Leen Remmelzwaal built COVID-19 Stats SA to keep data on the pandemic clear and unbiased for all South Africans.

Stay informed, entertained, healthy and engaged during the nationwide lockdown with these free online resources.

Researchers have found that the nutritional shocks on young children whose families have lost their income as a result of the lockdown may have long lasting effects.

VC Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng – in a special online conversation with alumni – will share the latest COVID-19 research initiatives currently under way at UCT.

UCT's Professor Robin Wood supports South Africa's COVID-19 lockdown programme but calls for more testing.

UCT’s Dr Kate Webb has co-authored an international response to a study on hydroxychloroquine for treating COVID-19 that may be ‘a rush to judgement’.

Working from home can soon pall when your workspace isn’t conducive to productivity and healthy living. Tap into these health and safety routines and practical ergonomics.

UCT’s Professor Ed Rybicki answered some frequently asked questions regarding the novel coronavirus and the widespread effects of this pandemic.

As COVID-19 infection and morbidity rates increase, UCT’s Prof Ed Rybicki shared some insights into the race to develop a vaccine against the lethal virus.