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COVID-19: not that heavy on the heart
UCT’s Professor Mpiko Ntsekhe said that the majority of patients with severe COVID-19 will not present with evidence of significant damage to the heart.
19 Mar 2021
NRF P-rating for young UCT philosopher
Dr Ryan Nefdt was recently awarded a P-rating by the National Research Foundation as well as the 2020/21 Human Sciences Research Council Emerging Researcher Award.
19 Mar 2021
Prestigious award proves UCT’s Rosalie Tostevin rocks
Dr Rosalie Tostevin is the latest UCT researcher to be awarded the prestigious NRF P-rating.
18 Mar 2021
UCT academic inducted into prestigious American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
Professor Deon Bezuidenhout has been elected to join the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering College of Fellows.
18 Mar 2021
Postdoctoral fellow shares research highs and lows under lockdown
Dr Steven Makatsa, a postdoctoral research fellow in UCT’s Division of Medical Virology, shared his experiences in the laboratory during lockdown.
18 Mar 2021
COVID-19 third surge: ‘Fraught with problems’
UCT’s Professor Marc Mendelson said that several factors are expected to drive the third COVID-19 resurgence in the country.
18 Mar 2021
Piracy, slavery and a Mecca pilgrimage
New UCT research reveals more about the life of freed slave Carel Pelgrim, who made the first Hajj to Mecca from the Cape.
17 Mar 2021
Pandemic praxis: adapting research methods within COVID-19 constraints
UCT’s African Centre for Cities’ Nourished Child project is using a mix of photography and online messaging technology to continue doing fieldwork during the COVID-19 pandemic.
17 Mar 2021
Republished
UCT staff and students to use the UCT Daily Health Screening app
From 1 April 2021, all UCT staff and students who visit the university’s campuses are required to use the UCT Daily Health Screening app for mandatory COVID-19 screening.
16 Mar 2021
‘This is your new home’
Vice-Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng has assured the parents of first-year students of her and the university’s commitment to helping them achieve academic success.
16 Mar 2021
UCT VC advocates education as post-COVID-19 recovery strategy
Vice-Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng participated in a panel discussion at the 2021 Leading Women Summit on how education can drive change in the post-pandemic world.
15 Mar 2021
Soudien ‘over the moon’ about NRF A-rating
Celebrated Emeritus Professor Crain Soudien is the latest UCT researcher to receive an A-rating from the NRF.
15 Mar 2021
Phaphama SEDI and UCT students help local entrepreneurs rise
An NPO started in part by UCT societies is helping entrepreneurs develop their small businesses, with the help of the university’s students
15 Mar 2021
From Glenara kitchen to lecturer: Ntsikelelo Pefile comes full circle
Ntsikelelo Pefile started his working life helping his aunt clean at Glenara. She and the late Dr Stuart Saunders profoundly influenced his life.
10 Mar 2021
UCT remains a top-10 emerging economy university
Times Higher Education continues to rank UCT as the best university on the continent.
09 Mar 2021
UCT researcher selected for global STEMM leadership initiative
Associate Professor Gina Ziervogel, a geographer and climate change adaptation expert, has been selected to join Homeward Bound, an international leadership programme.
09 Mar 2021
How Biden can overcome right-wing populism
During a UCT Summer School open lecture, John Matisonn and Dr Francis Kornegay discussed how the US president, Joe Biden, can overcome right-wing populism.
09 Mar 2021
100UP programme kicks off fundraising campaign
UCT’s 100UP programme has embarked on a “massive” fundraising drive to garner much-needed support.
09 Mar 2021
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