UCT has been placed as the highest-ranking university in the country and on the continent, as well as in the top 1.3% of universities globally.
Congratulations to Aaron Mabuza of UCT's Collaborating Centre for Optimising Antimalarial Therapy (CCOAT), for his 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award from the SA Medical Research Council’s (MRC) Office of Malaria Research.
Congratulations to Tania Douglas for receiving the 2019 South African Women in Science Award as Distinguished Woman Scientist in Research and Innovation.
Congratulations to Dr Shahieda Adams and Professor Mohamed Jeebhay for their integral role in providing technical medical input in South Africa’s historic R5-billion settlement for the gold miners who contracted silicosis and/or pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) at work.
News
Thursday, 22 August 2019
There’s an insidious condition affecting South African youth, slowly killing people. The prevalence of overweight and obesity in South Africans aged 15 and above is 68% in women and 31% in men. Policy needs a redirect with the youth at the forefront.
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Mon, 12 Aug 2019 - 13:00
Scientists have the power to change our DNA, but should they? University of Cape Town Associate Professor Jantina de Vries is part of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) recently established Advisory Board for Gene Editing, which will develop a framework for just how far gene editing should reach.
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Thu, 08 Aug 2019 - 11:15
The University of Cape Town (UCT) will not tolerate gender-based violence (GBV) and violent sexual crimes on campus, and South Africa should not either. That was Vice-Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng’s stern warning to the campus community ahead of a silent protest to condemn the scourge of GBV and rape, held on Friday, 2 August.
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Mon, 05 Aug 2019 - 12:15
The 5th to the 11th of August marks Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease Week. UCT Professor Liesl Zühlke considers the irony of a preventable disease killing hundreds of thousands worldwide.
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Mon, 05 Aug 2019 - 07:15