The University of Cape Town’s flag has been flying at half-mast on Sarah Baartman Hall since Friday, 12 February 2021, as the university marked the death of former Vice-Chancellor Dr Stuart Saunders.
Welcome to the Faculty of Health Sciences. The faculty is recognised nationally and internationally as an outstanding institution for the training of health care workers, research and clinical service.
Just a few months ago, Dr Abhaya Karki and Dr Nabeela Amien, two senior family medicine registrars from the University of Cape Town (UCT), could not have imagined being part of a team that would set up a field hospital from scratch – from preparing beds to welcoming the first patients and leading one of the multidisciplinary teams who look after acutely ill COVID-19 patients. The duo have described it as “the experience of a lifetime”.
The University of Cape Town (UCT) hosted the first in its series of digital events aimed at reimagining the new global university on Monday 29 June. Challenging international thoughtleaders on the globalisation of higher education, the first conversation asked: how virtual can academic conferences go?
Facing Up is a UCT-affiliated occupational therapy initiative that focuses on developing and partnering with communities to support social transformation and has grown through partnerships with many NGOs and schools in Cape Town over the past 20 years.
The Heart and Stroke Foundation has donated an Automated External Defibrillator, also known as an AED, to the Faculty. A defibrillator is used to help those experiencing sudden cardiac arrest. It is a sophisticated, yet easy-to-use, medical device that can analyse the heart's rhythm and, if necessary, deliver an electrical shock, or defibrillation, to help the heart re-establish an effective rhythm.