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UCT researchers uncover tensions in elderly care in South Africa
A groundbreaking study by University of Cape Town (UCT) researchers has delved into the complex struggles of elderly care in South Africa, highlighting the increasing tensions among family caregivers, care workers, and the state. As South Africa's older population continues to grow, the demand for care has increased, raising critical questions about responsibility and resource allocation in the care of older persons.
15 Aug 2024
Media release
UCT professor elected to National Academy of Engineering
Professor Alison Lewis, dean of the Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment (EBE) at the University of Cape Town (UCT), has been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Engineering (NAE) – a recognition she calls a “big honour”. This election marks a significant milestone for Professor Lewis and UCT, highlighting her exceptional contributions to engineering on a global scale.
15 Aug 2024
Media release
UCT lecture looks at how language exclusion at school discriminates and fails learners
Language, the most valuable resource a child brings to school, is consistently ignored and recast as a problem. This language exclusion inadvertently fails the child.
14 Aug 2024
Media release
Cape Town’s food crisis – report reveals alarming high food insecurity levels
The State of the City Food System Report , by the University of Cape Town (UCT) researchers Gareth Haysom and Associate Professor Jane Battersby, has revealed alarmingly high levels of food insecurity in the city, which are compounded by spatial inequities. The report studied Cape Town’s food system and whether Capetonians have suitable access to good, nutritious food.
12 Aug 2024
Media release
Study reveals struggles of vulnerable women in Khayelitsha
A study by Palesa Base, a research assistant at the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) African Climate and Development Initiative (ACDI), has uncovered the plight of women in Khayelitsha during floods. The study is part of her honours research in environmental and geographical science and was made feasible by working together with the Informal Settlement Network and the Community Organization Resource Center, two non-profit organisations.
12 Aug 2024
Media release
UCT WhatsApp-based study aims to improve parent-child relationships
A groundbreaking WhatsApp-based study aimed at improving parent-child relationships through a five-day digital intervention is looking for South African parents with children between the ages of two and 17 to participate.
08 Aug 2024
Media release
UCT notes anonymous SGBV claims on social media
The University of Cape Town (UCT) has noted with deep concern recent social media posts around an alleged sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) incident in one of our faculties.
07 Aug 2024
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Study finds increasing prevalence of cannabis use in adolescents admitted with mental illness
A new study by the University of Cape Town’s Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health has found that the prevalence of cannabis use in adolescents admitted with mental illness increased after the South African High Court ruling in 2017 to decriminalise cannabis.
07 Aug 2024
Media release
UCT survey provides insight into paediatric pain practices in sub-Saharan Africa
The results of a survey conducted by Anisa Bhettay, a specialist anaesthetist affiliated with the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital and the University of Cape Town (UCT), have provided valuable insights into the management of paediatric pain in sub-Saharan Africa. The results are published in the July issue of Paediatric Anaesthesia .
07 Aug 2024
Media release
New app transforms the way law students engage with legislative process
A gaming app called "Pass a Bill”, which is intended to change the way law students interact with the legislative process, has been spearheaded by Associate Professor Cathleen Powell of the University of Cape Town (UCT). The app is currently accessible to undergraduate Constitutional Law students.
06 Aug 2024
Media release
Rehearsals underway ahead of world premiere staging of ‘lost’ opera
Rehearsals for the world premiere staging of Gaetano Donizetti’s ‘lost’ opera, ‘Dalinda’, at the Baxter Theatre from 4 to 8 September 2024 are well underway. The University of Cape Town (UCT) Opera School’s performance company, Opera UCT , will present the fully staged performances.
06 Aug 2024
Media release
Groundbreaking: new study shows TB diagnosis and drug resistance testing can be reduced to just 23 hours
From 15 days to just 23 hours — that’s the median turnaround time for full tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis that includes resistance testing to the most important TB drugs, according to a groundbreaking study published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases journal on Wednesday, 31 July 2024. This advance represents a significant leap forward in the fight against TB.
05 Aug 2024
Media release
UCT’s special tribunal introduces AI chatbot to enhance evidence gathering for SGBV survivors
In a bid to enhance evidence gathering for better outcomes for sexual and gender-based violence (SBGV) survivors, the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Special Tribunal has reconfigured the Kwanele App – launched in 2023 – to augment processes of reporting and addressing SGBV incidents for better outcomes for survivors.
05 Aug 2024
Media release
UCT vice-chancellor full of optimism as he starts his term
The University of Cape Town (UCT)’s new Vice-Chancellor, Professor Mosa Moshabela, aims to build a united community and create an enabling environment for students at staff at the university.
01 Aug 2024
Media release
UCT launches cutting-edge AI design course
The Centre for Innovation in Learning and Teaching (CILT) within the Centre for Higher Education Development (CHED) at the University of Cape Town (UCT) has launched a new short course, "Designing with AI." This dynamic six-week online programme will run from 10 September 2024 until 20 October 2024. It aims to equip lecturers, teachers, corporate trainers, and learning designers with the skills to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into their educational and training practices.
30 Jul 2024
Media release
UCT academic elected as Fellow of the British Academy
Francis Nyamnjoh , professor of social anthropology at the University of Cape Town (UCT), has been elected as a Fellow of the British Academy . This prestigious honour underscores UCT's commitment to academic excellence and cements its position as Africa's leading research-intensive university.
18 Jul 2024
Media release
UCT academic awarded the Virchow Prize 2024 for pioneering contributions to global health
Professor Lucy Gilson, head of the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Health Policy and Systems Division , has been co-awarded the prestigious Virchow Prize 2024 . This recognition, under the high patronage of the President of the German Bundestag, comes with a total award of €500,000 and honours Gilson's holistic and systems-based approach to safeguarding human and planetary health.
16 Jul 2024
Media release
Marine species find new homes amid climate change – but at what cost?
A new study led by researchers at the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Climate Risk Lab has revealed that climate change will continue to create opportunities for thousands of marine species to colonise new habitats, even if the world continues to rapidly reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The study’s title is “ Temporal dynamics of climate change exposure and opportunity for global marine biodiversity .”
16 Jul 2024
Media release
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