Why do brains seize?
ResearchUniversity of Cape Town February 13, 2018
Dr Joseph Raimondo has always been fascinated with the brain, and from a young age he has endeavoured to understand how it works. As one of five UCT researchers to receive a 2017 Claude Leon Merit Award – which recognises exceptional work by early career academics in the natural... Read more
To the heart of matter
ResearchUniversity of Cape Town February 9, 2018
Particle physicist Dr Sahal Yacoob is one of five UCT researchers who received Claude Leon Merit Awards in 2017. These awards recognise meritorious scholarly work by early-career academics in natural sciences, medical sciences (excluding clinical research) and engineering. The award will support his research on the Higgs boson, the... Read more
Open up access to advance healthcare
ResearchUniversity of Cape Town February 8, 2018
Caption: Associate Professor Stevan Bruijns, and two undergraduate health science students, Suniti Sinha (left) and Mmapheladi Mosly Maesela (right) found that one out of six African emergency medicine publications was cost-prohibitive. Within a context categorised by an already small emergency medicine research output, one in six African emergency care... Read more
The inaugural lecture of Prof Veronica Ngole-Jeme, Department of Environmental Sciences, titled Soil matters, took place on 27 July 2017. The title of the lecture was informed by the desire to highlight the role of soil properties in the significance of soils. The lecture indicated how Ngole-Jeme was introduced to... Read more
A researcher at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has not allowed his background to determine his future. Growing up in a community with a lack of resources to stimulate learning, and being surrounded by poverty, substance abuse and high numbers of child-headed families, did not deter... Read more
Family physicians make vital contribution to health care
ResearchStellenbosch University February 1, 2018
They may be few in number, but South Africa’s family physicians make a significant contribution to health care in the country. They help to strengthen the country’s district health system and improve the health and well-being of millions of people who can’t afford medical insurance. This is one of... Read more
UKZN hosts Value-AG Modelling tool workshop
Research January 30, 2018
Academics and researchers from the School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences (SAEES) hosted a workshop on the VALUE-AG modelling tool with training provided by researchers from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and the University of Adelaide in Australia. Dr Marta Monjardino of CSIRO and Mr... Read more
African genetic diversity holds answer to unlocking disease susceptibility
ResearchUniversity of Pretoria January 29, 2018
A team of South African researchers which includes researchers from the University of Pretoria (UP) recently completed a study aimed at unlocking the unique genetic character of southern African populations. The study involved the genetic sequencing of 24 South African individuals of different ethnolinguistic origins, the results of which... Read more
A holistic approach to the wellbeing of babies
Research January 25, 2018
The University of Pretoria’s Department of Paediatrics and Child Health is taking part in a collaborative research project evaluating infant feeding guidelines. Every mother wants the best for her child, and the decisions she makes about the child’s growth and development have a lifelong impact. Deciding when to introduce... Read more
Newly-discovered TB blood signal provides early warning for at-risk patients
Latest newsResearchUniversity of Cape Town January 24, 2018
Caption: Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium that leads to the Tuberculosis disease. Photo Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Tuberculosis can be detected in people infected with HIV via a unique blood signal before symptoms appear, according to a new study. The study, which is the result of a... Read more
