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UCT study reveals power of couple communication in transforming type 2 diabetes care
A new study by researchers from the University of Cape Town (UCT) has highlighted the crucial role of couple communication in managing type 2 diabetes (T2DM). The study, published in PLOS Global Public Health , finds that effective dialogue between partners enhances diabetes self-management and could improve health outcomes.
16 Apr 2025
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UCT champions compassionate care in groundbreaking project
The University of Cape Town (UCT) is at the forefront of transforming palliative care in South Africa through a groundbreaking, community-based initiative that draws on global best practices. Piloted in Heideveld by family physician Dr Jennie Morgan, the project is a pioneering approach informed by community-based palliative care models developed in India and other parts of the world.
16 Apr 2025
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UCT medical graduate’s journey to excellence and leadership anchored by father’s sage words
The personal and academic journey of Luxolo Mdolo, a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBChB) graduate and recipient of the Bongani Mayosi Student’s Academic Prize at the University of Cape Town (UCT), was anchored on sage words from his father who would often say: “I am raising leaders, not followers.”
11 Apr 2025
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UCT researchers sound alarm on teen vaping crisis, urge urgent implementation of Tobacco Control Bill
As vaping rates among South African teens surge to alarming levels, public health researchers from the University of Cape Town (UCT) are calling on the government to urgently enact the Tobacco Products & Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill to curb what they warn could become a full-blown national epidemic.
11 Apr 2025
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Host-parasite interactions drive the evolution of nestling ornamentation in birds – UCT research
A new study by researchers at the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology has found that coevolution with brood parasites has led to an increased rate of evolution in nestling ornamentation in a species rich group of finches (family Estrildidae). The research, published in the journal Evolution , sheds light on the complex interplay between hosts and parasites in shaping the evolution of juvenile traits in birds.
10 Apr 2025
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UCT Climate Risk Lab reveals misplaced blame for climate crisis across Africa
Across 39 African countries, most of those who have heard of climate change place primary responsibility for addressing it on their government, while a further third saw ordinary citizens as most responsible and very few placed responsibility on historical emitters. This is according to a study by researchers from the Climate Risk Lab at the University of Cape Town (UCT), published in the Communications Earth & Environment journal.
10 Apr 2025
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First recipient of Uyinene Mrwetyana Scholarship bags BA degree
Luhlanganiso Majebe , the first recipient of the Uyinene Mrwetyana Scholarship, has graduated from the University of Cape Town (UCT) with a Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in political studies and law. This significant achievement comes four years after receiving the prestigious scholarship, which honours the memory of Uyinene Mrwetyana, a first-year UCT student whose life was tragically cut short in a brutal murder at the Clareinch Post Office.
10 Apr 2025
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Shaping education: UCT lecture to explore how assessment drives learning and inspires pedagogical innovation
It is often said that assessment drives learning, but how does this happen? And if assessment drives learning, what drives assessment? Similarly, as the field of staff development continues to grow, it is essential to understand when and why academics integrate what they learn into their teaching and assessment practices.
07 Apr 2025
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UCT to host conversation tackling practical imperatives of sustainable urbanisation for Africa
Amidst global geopolitical shifts and South Africa's assumption to the Presidency of the G20, the University of Cape Town (UCT) will host an event that will explore critical issues of African urbanisation to forge a path that can advance the African Union’s Agenda 2063 and integrate crucial UCT research into South Africa's priorities for the G20.
03 Apr 2025
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UCT to commemorate Rhodes Must Fall 10th anniversary
The University of Cape Town (UCT) will commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Rhodes Must Fall (RMF) student movement, which marked a watershed moment in UCT’s history as well as student activism in South Africa and abroad.
03 Apr 2025
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UCT’s award-winning student leader and aspirant neuroscientist opens doors for fellow students
Blessing Gumbu – winner of the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Student Leader Award who graduates with a BSc in Human Anatomy and Physiology , and Biochemistry on Wednesday, 2 April 2025 – believes that leadership is about serving, inclusivity, bringing about change and being a voice for others, especially those unable to speak out themselves.
02 Apr 2025
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UCT professor re-appointed as chairperson of PanSALB
Professor Lolie Makhubu-Badenhorst of the University of Cape Town (UCT) has been re-appointed as the Chairperson of the Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) for an unprecedented third term, reinforcing her commitment to promoting and protecting indigenous languages across South Africa.
02 Apr 2025
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UCT hosts groundbreaking hackathon to solve pressing health challenges
The University of Cape Town (UCT) – in collaboration with Harvard’s Health Systems Innovation Lab (HSIL), the UCT Surgical Society, and Global Surgery – will host a groundbreaking hackathon to develop AI-driven solutions to improve healthcare systems worldwide.
02 Apr 2025
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UCT hosts “South Africa at 30 years of democracy conference”: Exploring policy pathways for South Africa’s future
The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit (SALDRU) will host a conference to take stock of South Africa’s journey since the dawn of democracy in 1994.
01 Apr 2025
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UCT research explores tobacco and alcohol consumption impact on household spending in South Africa
New research by the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) PhD candidate Zunda Chisha has shown that tobacco and alcohol use in South Africa have profound economic and health consequences at both the household and child health levels. Chisha will graduate on Thursday, 3 April, with a PhD in Economics.
01 Apr 2025
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Almost 6 000 students to graduate as UCT graduation gets under way
Approximately 5 760 students are scheduled to graduate during the University of Cape Town (UCT) Autumn 2025 graduation season, which commenced on Monday, 31 March and will continue until Friday, 4 April 2025.
31 Mar 2025
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