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University of Cape Town (UCT) marine biologist Emeritus Professor Charles Griffiths and his filmmaker son, Matthew, have drawn on their scientific and artistic talents to produce a series of short educational videos on the organisms and…

In a ground-breaking move for South Africa’s healthcare sector, the South African Medicines Formulary (SAMF) – the gold standard for medicine information in the country – has gone digital. The SAMF website and mobile application (app)…

University of Cape Town (UCT) researchers led an important new study published on 31 January 2022 in the prestigious scientific journal Nature. The publication, titled “T cell responses to SARS-CoV-2 spike cross-recognize Omicron”, shows…

The University of Cape Town (UCT) rolled out the blue carpet at Glenara on 19 February when Vice-Chancellor (VC) Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng honoured 17 of the country’s top matriculants, now UCT first-year students. Each has earned a…

University of Cape Town (UCT) marine biologist Emeritus Professor Charles Griffiths and his filmmaker son, Matthew, have drawn on their scientific and artistic talents to produce a series of short educational videos on the organisms and…

According to the WHO Global TB Report 2020, Africa accounted for 25% of the new global tuberculosis (TB) cases in 2019. In addition, South Africa ranks in the top eight countries with the highest global burden of TB disease. Africa is…

An initiative of the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine’s (IDM) Transformation Committee, the Postgraduate Student Publication Competition recognises student publications. It was…

Fynbos and Afrotemperate Forest biomes live side by side in the Western Cape, sharing an underlying geology and climatic patterns. Each survives in very different soil, produced by the vegetation. However, the fynbos biome relies on a…

South African poet and writer Ismail Joubert (1902–2002) went by many legal names. There was his birth name, Mogamed Fu’ad Nasif, given by his Egyptian father and Turkish mother; his adoptive “Methodist” name, John Charlton; foster name…

To most people, drama and accounting may seem like two poles at opposite ends of the academic spectrum. However, for Professor Gizelle Willows the pursuit of both these passions has led to finding a niche in behavioural finance as well as…