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UCT researchers shortlisted for prestigious Newton Prize 2020
Two University of Cape Town (UCT) researchers have been selected as finalists for the esteemed Newton Prize 2020.
16 Sep 2020
South Africa’s role in COVID-19 vaccine trials
South Africa is one of the countries where trials are under way to find an efficacious vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 disease.
11 Sep 2020
Republished
5 insights on the new digital reality in higher education
Institutes of higher education are following the post-pandemic migration toward digital models, but will the move equal losses or gains for students and researchers?
11 Sep 2020
UCT-built app to support babies in need of breast milk
Research by UCT computer science students has resulted in the development of an app that will help provide donor breast milk to babies in need.
11 Sep 2020
Postgraduate studies – Rethinking the international experience
Within tertiary education, privileged status and the fault lines between developing and developed countries have been starkly exposed by the coronavirus pandemic.
04 Sep 2020
UCT retains top spot in Africa in THE world rankings
UCT has retained its spot as the continent’s top university, despite a drop of 19 places, tying at 155th among more than 1 500 institutions.
02 Sep 2020
Disruption and change at the new global university
COVID-19 has radically changed the ways that universities do everything: from research and teaching, to social responsiveness and internationalisation.
02 Sep 2020
Digital interventions to address maternal and child health challenges
The CoMaCH network, co-led by UCT’s Dr Melissa Densmore, will design community-based ICT interventions to combat some of SA’s maternal and child health challenges.
31 Aug 2020
Rashida Manjoo: a life in human rights
Professor Rashida Manjoo is known for her unwavering commitment to human rights, particularly women’s rights. This article reflects on her work and 20-year UCT association.
28 Aug 2020
Helping parents and their babies through the first 1 000 days
UCT PhD candidate Sarah Dsane-Nsor is conducting research into how parents are using digital resources within the first 1 000 days of their babies’ lives.
28 Aug 2020
Rethinking international postgrad experiences
Internationalisation is an essential yet inequitable element of postgraduate education. COVID-19 is an opportunity to re-think international exchange – something that’s long overdue.
27 Aug 2020
UCT joins search for COVID-19 vaccine
UCT is participating in three international COVID-19 vaccine trials alongside other national and international counterparts.
26 Aug 2020
Professor Elmi Muller wins the 2019 Alan Pifer Award
The award recognises Muller’s groundbreaking work in establishing transplantation between HIV-positive donors and HIV-positive recipients in South Africa and beyond.
26 Aug 2020
When data becomes a lifeline
UCT’s Dr Maria Rosa Lorini introduces the #Data4Women campaign that connects and empowers women facing gender-based violence.
26 Aug 2020
UCT sickle cell genetics study a first for Africa
New research investigating the genetic modifiers of long-term survival in individuals with sickle cell anaemia reveals a range of possible pathways for novel therapeutic interventions.
25 Aug 2020
‘Little uptake’ to manage Egyptian geese on golf courses
Despite recommendations by researchers at UCT’s FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, golf courses in the Mother City have not implemented measures to manage Egyptian geese.
21 Aug 2020
UCT maintains position in world rankings
UCT has maintained its position in the 201–300 band in the latest ShanghaiRanking’s Academic Ranking of World Universities 2020.
21 Aug 2020
In pursuit of a positive mining legacy
An interdisciplinary UCT research alliance will focus on the cultivation of fibre-rich plants as a means of remediating degraded mining land.
20 Aug 2020
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