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UCT aspires to become a premier academic meeting point between South Africa, the rest of Africa and the world. Taking advantage of expanding global networks and our distinct vantage point in Africa, we are committed , through innovative research and scholarship, to grapple with the key issues of our natural and social worlds. We are committed both to protecting and encouraging 'curiosity-driven research' and research that has a real impact on our communities and environment.


HIV 40 years on 10 Jun 2021 Republished
Groote Schuur Hospital performs South Africa’s first bowel enteroscopy A team of academics at UCT and Groote Schuur Hospital have performed South Africa’s first bowel enteroscopy using the novel PowerSpiral device. 03 Jun 2021
UCT Researcher awarded AXA Research Chair Lara Dugas has been awarded only the second ever AXA Chair in Africa for her global research investigating the relationship between environmental factors and non-communicable disease outcomes in African-origin populations. 02 Jun 2021
UCT immunology researcher wins Gusdon award: A first for Africa UCT’s Dr Rubina Bunjun has won the Dr John Gusdon Memorial New Investigator Award for her study on injectable contraceptives and HIV risk. 01 Jun 2021
UCT professor elected as Fellow of South African Academy of Engineering Professor Harro von Blottnitz has been elected a Fellow of the South African Academy of Engineering, placing him among an elite group of fellows. 27 May 2021
Orchid sexually exploits male beetles – a world-first from Africa UCT research associate Dr Callan Cohen discovers one of the most remarkable cases of deception in nature: a Cape orchid that sexually exploits male beetles. 27 May 2021
Decolonising ecology: Making science more equitable A new paper co-authored by UCT’s Dr Chris Trisos proposes five interventions to build a more anti-oppressive and decolonial ecology. 25 May 2021
Lessons from the Aids response for COVID-19 vaccinations Far bolder initiatives and international leadership are required to solve the global problem with vaccine production and distribution, writes Professor Nicoli Natrass. 25 May 2021 Republished
COVID-19: Why critically ill patients in Africa are taking a bigger hit UCT’s Professor Bruce Biccard shares the findings of a study over 3 000 critical care patients from 64 hospitals in Africa. 24 May 2021 Republished
UCT professor co-authors first global report on cardiovascular disease in women UCT’s Professor Liesl Zühlke has co-authored a new Lancet Commission report which found that cardiovascular disease causes 35% of deaths among women globally. 19 May 2021
Mafeje–Jordan Seminar: A Cape radical’s postcolonialism Emeritus Professor Crain Soudien examines the work of Ben Kies, one of South Africa’s most important yet lesser known political and intellectual figures. 17 May 2021
Community-based TB testing intervention enters critical multilayer phase The XACT Model project, led by academics in UCT’S Centre for Lung Infection and Immunity, has recently entered another multilayer stage. 17 May 2021
People with HIV are still dying from a treatable, but neglected, disease: all it needs is a plan Cryptococcal meningitis is responsible for an estimated 181 000 worldwide in 2014, of which 135 900 were in sub-Saharan Africa, most preventable. 17 May 2021
UCT professor elected as Fellow of the Royal Society William Bond, University of Cape Town (UCT) Emeritus Professor and global authority on non-forested ecosystems, has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society. 13 May 2021
Oral microbiome study unearths surprising clues about human evolution Global collaboration reveals unexpected findings about early human behaviour and novel insights into the evolution of the hominid microbiome. 12 May 2021
New vital signs chart aimed at improving patient care Una Kyriacos, previously of UCT’s Division of Nursing and Midwifery, has developed a vital signs chart to detect deterioration in hospitalised adult patients in general wards. 12 May 2021

 
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