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27 Mar 2017
UCT study shows that urine test is better for diagnosing TB rapidly among hospitalised HIV-infected patients
A study published this week in the journal BMC Medicine by researchers from the University of Cape Town shows that among hospitalised patients with HIV infection, a simple and inexpensive urine test identified more TB diagnoses in the first 24 hours of admission than rapid sputum-based tests.
22 Mar 2017
UCT's student shuttle service to be disrupted on Thursday, 23 March 2017
The University of Cape Town is expecting some disruptions to the Jamie Shuttle services on Thursday, 23 March 2017.
22 Mar 2017
UCT current affairs commentary expert list: Human Rights, the Spur Incident, World Tuberculosis Day and other issues
The following academics at the University of Cape Town are available for commentary on current affairs.
22 Mar 2017
UCT current affairs commentary expert list: Informal settlement upgrading, Decolonisation of higher education, SASSA, MOOCs
The following academics at the University of Cape Town are available for commentary on current affairs.
14 Mar 2017
UCT's SAX Appeal students' magazine celebrates the marginalised
UCT RAG's fundraising magazine issue to hit the streets on 10 March 2017.
09 Mar 2017
UCT current affairs commentary expert list: Social Grants, Crime Stats, Decolonisation and Superbugs
The following academics at the University of Cape Town are available for commentary on current affairs.
07 Mar 2017
Cape Town and Leeds to study role of technology in the future of higher education
A new transcontinental research project is looking at the way technology is affecting traditional campus-based degrees.
07 Mar 2017
Human actions could lead to "sixth mass extinction" - UCT professor
New MOOC sheds light on how the planet has been shaped by biodiversity.
06 Mar 2017
UCT academic year to start on 13 March 2017
The University of Cape Town is gearing up for another academic year, which will get underway officially on 13 March 2017.
01 Mar 2017
UCT current affairs commentary list: Xenophobia, land redistribution, climate change and water shortage
The following academics at the University of Cape Town are available for commentary on current affairs.
01 Mar 2017
UCT invites nominations for renaming buildings
University of Cape Town Vice-Chancellor Dr Max Price has invited students, staff members and alumni to present their views and arguments about whether certain names of buildings on campus should be changed or left as is, and if changed, to suggest alternative names.
31 Mar 2016
Scientists at UCT and the University of California, San Francisco, uncover the genomic blueprint of bat wing development
An international team of scientists from the University of Cape Town (UCT) and University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) has for the first time identified both genes and gene regulatory elements that are essential in wing development in the Natal long-fingered bat (Miniopterus natalensis), a species widely distributed in east and southern Africa.
29 Mar 2016
A test to predict the risk of developing TB disease
A landmark study published this month in the leading medical journal, The Lancet, reports the discovery of a blood test that can predict whether someone is likely to develop tuberculosis (TB) disease, long before the disease manifests.
23 Mar 2016
UCT research could help identify remains of missing children
University of Cape Town research involving the major joints of the human body in South African children has revealed information that could ultimately help in identifying the remains of missing children.
22 Mar 2016
New academic-industry collaboration to develop new treatments for tuberculosis
World-leading medicinal chemistry and biology at the Universities of Dundee (Scotland) and Cape Town (South Africa) have been allied to the industrial expertise of the Pharmaceuticals Division of Bayer (Germany), one of the world's leading pharma companies, in an effort to develop critically needed new treatments for tuberculosis (TB).
18 Mar 2016
Old Mutual donates R2 million to UCT SRC's #FundingFutures Campaign
The University of Cape Town (UCT) has received a R2 million financial contribution from Old Mutual to assist excelling students who are not eligible for the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) funding.
17 Mar 2016
UCT to host World Trade Organisation seminar
The University of Cape Town will host a seminar to be addressed by the World Trade Organisation Director-General, Roberto Azevedo, on the occasion of his official visit to South Africa.
16 Mar 2016
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