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UCT’s VACFA celebrates two decades of advancing vaccinology training in Africa The Vaccines for Africa Initiative marked their 20th anniversary with the Annual African Vaccinology Course on Sunday, 2 November. 10 Nov 2025
UCT GSB MBA leads globally in sustainability and impact The MBA at the UCT GSB has once again ranked 7th globally and first in South Africa in the Better World MBA rankings. 08 Nov 2025
Finding magic in the path less travelled Prof Komala Pillay delivered her inaugural lecture on 30 October, detailing her amazing journey, which was illuminated by mentors, colleagues, students, and patients. 06 Nov 2025
Carnegie-UCT’s ‘institutional ubuntu’ funds African emerging researchers Carnegie-UCT DEAL closes unexpected fellowship financial gaps caused by recent international funding withdrawals. 06 Nov 2025
Prof Mosedi Namane’s legacy of community-rooted medicine Prof Mosedi Namane’s journey from being one of UCT’s first black African medical graduates to a pioneer of community-rooted healthcare reflects a lifetime spent sowing into the lives of the people she serves. 05 Nov 2025
The silent crisis of stillbirths in Africa UCT has joined leading continental and global health partners in the fight to confront Africa’s silent crisis of stillbirths. 28 Oct 2025
Cannabis boom in SA: who is benefitting? Cannabis is booming as an ingredient in everything – but is this benefiting indigenous cannabis farmers in southern Africa? 27 Oct 2025 Republished
“Cooperation over competition” UCT VC invited higher education partners to deliberately collaborate in answering the world’s grand challenges. A call-to-action he extended at the 2025 summit where UCT was announced as the 2026 THE WAS hosts – in collaboration with UoB. 24 Oct 2025
Research powers insights into sustainable housing A team of investigators from UCT’s Energy Systems Research Group is leading an international study on the use of energy in affordable and social housing. 24 Oct 2025
UCT spinout selected into global fellowship to drive clean fuel innovation A spinoff company by a team of UCT researchers has won the coveted Breakthrough Energy Fellowship to create sustainable, climate-friendly fuels. 24 Oct 2025
How three minutes helps postgraduates master scientific literacy The Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) competition for postgraduates challenges them to explain their often complex research to a non-specialist audience in a couple of minutes. 23 Oct 2025
Travel between African countries is still hard: fresh ideas to get movement flowing It remains too difficult for Africans to travel between African countries. Africa-wide reforms have failed. Here’s how to get movement flowing. 21 Oct 2025 Republished
Staging the baby business An unchecked reproduction global marketplace was the topic of Prof Amrita Pande’s inaugural lecture. 20 Oct 2025
IDM Africa’s first My Green Lab-certified academic research institute The IDM has become the first academic research institute in Africa to achieve My Green Lab certification. 17 Oct 2025
Professional athletes, gambling the latest study frontier Dr Sharief Hendricks reflects on how studying professional athletes and gambling may have positive policy outcomes. 17 Oct 2025

 
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