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Lessons from the HIV and AIDS pandemic 24 Mar 2020 Republished
Best paper award for UCT TB vaccine research A paper on TB vaccine research by UCT professors has been selected as the best paper of the year for 2019 by the International Society for Vaccines. 24 Mar 2020
TB: Scientists know a great deal, but there’s still more to learn South Africa has one of the highest rates of tuberculosis (TB) infection globally, with almost 400 000 patients treated annually. 24 Mar 2020 Republished
Achieving new heights despite a debilitating setback Despite the challenges of navigating campus on a prosthetic leg, Jamie Adams has received her second honours degree – this time in organisational psychology. 23 Mar 2020
Student scoops African ambassadorship UCT student Soligah Solomons has been awarded an All-Africa Students Union SheGame Award 2020. 23 Mar 2020
Panic buying underscores South Africa's inequalities In South Africa, the majority of consumers are unable to fill up a trolley in the best of times, let alone finance a serious stockpile. 23 Mar 2020 Republished
Triumph through tragedy After tragedy struck his family in 1999, civil engineering graduand Tsepiso Tshivhase says he reached “rock bottom” years later in his final year at UCT. 23 Mar 2020
Calls for fair pay and fair conditions in the gig economy The Fairwork Project highlights the precarious nature of work in the South African gig economy and underlines the risks faced by gig workers in light of COVID-19. 20 Mar 2020
UCT alumni build ‘Coronapp’ platform Coronapp, built by two UCT alumni, is a centralised repository for information on the COVID-19 disease in South Africa. 20 Mar 2020
An African in London – poetry of disconnection To highlight World Poetry Day on 21 March, UCT News is featuring works from the campus community, including PhD candidate Resoketswe Manenzhe. 20 Mar 2020
Selective dorsal rhizotomy 30 years on UCT’s Dr Nelleke Langerak shares the findings of selective dorsal rhizotomy gait analyses 30 years after the study first began. 20 Mar 2020
Water in the Anthropocene in South Africa As South Africa’s Water Week continues, Dr Kevin Winter from UCT’s Future Water institute considers South Africa’s current and future water situation. 20 Mar 2020
‘Nothing could stop me from success’ Chemical engineering graduate-in-waiting Jabulani Nyathi says students should not be afraid to seek help when university life becomes too overwhelming. 20 Mar 2020
Careers Service walks the talk on graduate employment UCT Careers Service recently welcomed its 2020 cohort of Peer Career Support staff members. 19 Mar 2020
‘Poetry heals wounds’ Ahead of World Poetry Day on 21 March, UCT’s Dr Rethabile Possa-Mogoera says poetry plays a vital role in language maintenance and preservation. 19 Mar 2020
Mom juggles challenges to thrive in disability studies A desire to learn more about disability in education inspired Sarah Oosthuizen to immerse herself in online courses and sign up for UCT’s Postgraduate Diploma in Disability Studies. 19 Mar 2020
Upgraded degree leads to PhD Arriving at UCT was a profound shock to Roxanne Mohunlal’s system, but fast-forward just a few years and she’s about to receive her PhD. 18 Mar 2020
From assistant librarian to city planning graduate Assistant librarian Noziphiwo Sigwela will be graduating with an honours degree in city planning later this month. 18 Mar 2020
Gary Marsden Boardroom named to honour visionary professor Family and former students of visionary Professor Gary Marsden recently gathered to name a meeting room in his honour. 18 Mar 2020
“State of Emergency” In the lead up to World Poetry Day, UCT News publishes Professor Joan Hambidge’s poem “State of Emergency”, which deals with heteronormativity, love and oppression. 18 Mar 2020
Water (in)security: the art of resilience Research in UCT’s Global Risk Governance Programme has taken a look at the effects of people opting for off-grid solutions in response to recent periods of drought. 18 Mar 2020
VC pays it forward with new scholarship for black women The recently launched Mamokgethi Phakeng Scholarship and Prize will support young black women in STEM fields of study at UCT. 17 Mar 2020
First in family to graduate UCT Properties and Services staff member Fouzia Thesen’s granddaughter Leila Thesen is the family’s first university graduate. 17 Mar 2020
Coronavirus support from Canada The Daniel Samuel Maseko Memorial Scholarship has donated funds to help students in financial need with transportation to get back home. 17 Mar 2020
Baxter Theatre Centre closed until end of April 2020 The Baxter Theatre Centre has decided to cancel all performances at the theatre with immediate effect. They will reopen at the end of April 2020. 17 Mar 2020
Understanding the glymphatic system UCT News caught up with Dr Adhil Bhagwandin ahead of his presentation on the glymphatic system at the Neuroscience Institute’s inaugural research symposium. 17 Mar 2020
Use what you have before you take from others At the start of South Africa’s National Water Week, Professor Neil Armitage looks at the City of Cape Town’s current and future sources of water. 16 Mar 2020
Wolfson Memorial Lecture unpacks brain infections Professor of neurology Tom Solomon from the University of Liverpool delivered UCT’s 8th annual Wolfson Memorial Lecture this week. 13 Mar 2020
Centre has ‘Africanised’ neuroscience The world-class Neuroscience Centre at Groote Schuur Hospital was established to address South Africa’s high burden of disease in mental and neurological disorders. 12 Mar 2020
SA women take the lead in structural biology In keeping with the “Generation Equality” theme of International Women’s Day (8 March), a truly remarkable achievement by South African women scientists deserves to be celebrated. 12 Mar 2020
Love, laughter and tears for the ‘lion of Africa’ Students, staff and the broader campus community came together on Friday, 6 March, to remember and pay tribute to Professor Harry Garuba. 11 Mar 2020
 
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