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HPV vaccinations crucial for people living with HIV, says UCT researcher

Mar 19, 2023Mar 19, 2023 awouniversity

Implementing a national public health policy that requires that all people living with HIV be vaccinated against the human papilloma virus (HPV) as soon as their HIV diagnosis has been confirmed is necessary to reduce the high HPV incidence rate in South Africa, said the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Professor Anna-Lise Williamson. Professor Williamson is a world-renowned HPV researcher based in the Division of Virology in the Department of Pathology in UCT’s Faculty of Health Sciences. She also holds the South African National Research Chair’s Initiative (SARChI)…

UCT’s researchers among World’s most cited scholars

Nov 29, 2022Nov 29, 2022 awouniversity

By Opeyemi Babalola Three professors from the University of Cape Town (UCT) have been recognised as the world’s most cited scholars, according to the Highly Cited Researchers 2022 list published by data analytics firm, Clarivate. The researchers are identified as Emeritus Professor William Bond and Professor Dan Stein in the cross-field category, and Professor Estelle (Vicki) Lambert in the social sciences. The data which is published annually, identifies scientists and social scientists who have demonstrated significant influence through the publication of highly cited papers, which is defined as those ranked…

Education is the cornerstone of diabetes care– UP researcher

Nov 18, 2022Nov 18, 2022 awouniversity

Diabetes Researcher at the University of Pretoria (UP), Dr Patrick Ngassa Piotie, has stated that there is an urgent need to increase access to quality diabetes education to manage the condition. Dr. Piote, who made this disclosure at an event to mark World Diabetes Day, usually observe every November 14 said, “Diabetes is a chronic condition, and affected people need to be informed and taught the skills required to manage the disease daily. They need to be equipped to become active participants in their care.” World Diabetes Day was established…

University of Cape Town wins Africa Education Medal

Sep 13, 2022 awouniversity

University of Cape Town (UCT) Vice-Chancellor, Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng has been named the winner of the inaugural Africa Education Medal, launched this year by T4 Education and HP in collaboration with Intel and Microsoft. Phakeng was chosen from among 10 finalists from across the continent, including the former president of Tanzania, HE Jakaya Kikwete. The Africa Education Medal was founded to recognise the work of changemakers who are transforming African education. UNESCO data shows that sub-Saharan Africa has the highest rates of education exclusion in the world. Over one-fifth of…

The Crises at University of Cape Town

Feb 3, 2022Feb 3, 2022 awouniversity

University of Cape Town in top 100 for graduate employability

Oct 10, 2021Oct 10, 2021 awouniversity

Culled from http://www.news.uct.ac.za).| STORY STAFF WRITER. PHOTO LERATO MADUNA. Graduates of the University of Cape Town (UCT) remain among the world’s most employable, according to the 2022 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Graduate Employability Rankings. UCT placed 95th in this year’s rankings, which covered 550 institutions. The QS Graduate Employability Rankings provide insight into the employability outcomes and prospects of an institution’s graduates at a global level. This is the second consecutive time that UCT has placed within the top 100. “I am delighted to see that UCT has again ranked among the best institutions in the world…

Bristol University ‘illustrious professor’ honour for VC Phakeng

Oct 10, 2021Oct 10, 2021 awouniversity

Story from http://www.news.uct.ac.za). University of Cape Town (UCT) Vice‑Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng will have the honour of becoming the University of Bristol’s (Bristol) first Bristol Illustrious Visiting Professor (BIVP) on 20 October 2021. Over the year‑long inaugural appointment, Professor Phakeng will engage with Bristol’s academic community and participate in a public lecture series. The professorship will comprise a mix of virtual and in‑person activities, and Phakeng will pay Bristol an extended visit to engage with their researchers, senior management team, and wider community. Bristol is among the United Kingdom’s top 10 universities and among their…

UCT scientists call for improvement in African vaccine manufacturing

Aug 23, 2021Aug 23, 2021 awouniversity

23 August 2021’/ Culled from UCT Media Communication/UCT Website UCT scientists call for improvement in African vaccine manufacturing University of Cape Town (UCT) scientists have called for governments and private sector funders to join forces to urgently create the infrastructure to enable the transformation of local expertise into concrete vaccine manufacturing capability for Africa. Their ‘call to arms’, contained in a recently published paper in Nature Reviews entitled Prospects for SARS-CoV-2 diagnostics, therapeutics and vaccines in Africa, sounded the alarm early on in the COVID-19 pandemic. While the onset of…

Innovation at University of Cape Town

Aug 23, 2021Aug 23, 2021 awouniversity

The University of Cape Town’s tradition of research excellence has led to great inventions and discoveries. UCT academics and graduates have been innovators in almost every discipline. These include: Professor Christiaan Barnard, who pioneered heart transplants Allan Cormack, who developed the CAT scanner Sir Aaron Klug, who contributed to the development of crystallographic electron microscopy and furthered knowledge of nucleic acid–protein complexes. UCT spin-off companies A number of products based on UCT intellectual property have been successfully commercialised and in certain instances spin-off companies created.Find out more about UCT’s spin-off…

UCT team nets inaugural agri-entrepreneurship prize

Aug 23, 2021Aug 23, 2021 awouniversity

STORY BY HELEN SWINGLER. PHOTOS LERATO MADUNA/FROM UCT NEWS WEBSITE. University of Cape Town (UCT) PhD candidate Julian Kanjere and his team have won the inaugural Inqola FEED Innovation Prize for their FoodPrint platform. This is an agritech start‑up that’s building a digital and blockchain‑enabled food traceability platform for producers, consumers and others involved in food supply chains. The prize was created by Food, Equity, Equality and Democracy (FEED) in partnership with Simanye Trust, Southern African Food Lab, iZindaba Zokudla, Seriti Institute, the University of Johannesburg’s Process, Energy and Environmental Technology Station, and Food for…