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Congratulations to @UCT_news researchers, Prof Elena Moore (Special Theme Award: Healthy Ageing) & A/Prof Laura Heathfield (Emerging Researcher Award), who are both finalists in the 2025/2026 @NSTF_SA Awards. Their recognition reflects the depth and impact of #UCTResearch.
.@UCT_news researchers and innovators have once again earned recognition, with several finalists selected for the 2025/2026 @NSTF_SA Awards. We begin by congratulating Prof Jonathan Peter & Dr @Sharief_H, who are finalists for the TW Kambule-NSTF Researcher Award. #UCTResearch
The Institute of Infectious Disease & Molecular Medicine (@UCTIDM) has become the first academic research institute in Africa to achieve My Green Lab certification: https://t.co/4cO1iNwfju. #UCTResearch
In a landmark discovery, a team of @UCT_news & @UCPH_Research scientists have used ancient proteins to uncover the bioglogical sex & hidden genetic traits of Paranthropus robustus – a close, extinct cousin of modern humans: https://t.co/09WozduKhV. #UCTResearch #UCTCollaboration
The Vaccines for Africa Initiative (@VACFA1) @UCT_news is particularly effective because it links research to policy and practice, aiming to create a continent free of vaccine-preventable diseases: https://t.co/R4G2vDDPTV. #UCTResearch
Dr Jesse Heyninck, Honorary Research Associate @UCT_news, received an @NRF_News P-rating for his research in Knowledge Representation and Reasoning (KRR), a field of AI that enables machines to reason logically and transparently. Read more: https://t.co/qXK91Yr20b #UCTResearch
Scientists from the Polar Engineering Research Group @UCT_news returned from Antarctica’s Fimbul Ice Shelf. This SANAP-backed project is filling a longstanding gap in research & has revived SA's role in the international glaciology community: https://t.co/YyJHAw5ss4. #UCTResearch
The newly launched Proton Therapy Initiative by @UCT_news & @UCT_NI will be a vital resource for cancer treatment and advancing radiation oncology research across South Africa and the broader continent: https://t.co/dw64IV7S1G. #UCTResearch
Youth-driven urban agriculture is a dynamic solution to urban challenges, promoting food security & economic opportunities. @UCT_news researcher Tinashe Kanosvamhira urges policymakers to recognise its value & support those driving change: https://t.co/sjUy9Z33eR. #UCTResearch
About 600 million Africans still lack access to reliable and affordable energy. According to @UCT_news & @HuddersfieldUni researchers, this energy poverty creates barriers to development & raises human rights concerns. https://t.co/j3XM1kllJ0. #UCTResearch
A team of @UCT_news scientists and SA’s MeerKAT telescope have discovered a giant radio galaxy named Inkathazo. This discovery is guaranteed to help broaden astronomers’ understanding of the largest structures in the universe. https://t.co/SYWRRcr3oz. @SKA_Africa #UCTResearch
As lead author of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) landmark report, Prof Lynne Shannon provides critical insights for global action on #biodiversity: https://t.co/gNZcwo0iVl. @MARIS_UCT #UCTResearch
Ground-breaking research by scientists from @UCT_news and global collaborators revealed not one but four distinct species of Africa’s iconic mammal, the giraffe: https://t.co/XWeRa5XyUZ. #UCTResearch
The @ACDI_UCT has launched the People in Nature & Climate (PiNC) Lab – a new research group focused on nature-based solutions for tackling climate challenges. Read more: https://t.co/crdq8EXn8B. #UCTResearch
Four distinguished academics were recently inducted into the prestigious @UCT_news College of Fellows, including three Young Researchers awardees. This fellowship recognises their outstanding contributions to global scholarship. Read more: https://t.co/D2mdJpBS7O. #UCTResearch
Dr Marlyn Faure's research on Ebola vaccine trials in West Africa and Dr Sebastian de Vos's work in sustainable sea urchin aquaculture are driving critical advances in global health and environmental sustainability. Full video: https://t.co/NCtkFrK9GF. #UCTResearch
Prof Floretta Boonzaier's recent #UCTInauguralLecture marked her ascent to full professorship. She took the audience on a journey that highlighted her years of research into the scourge of GBV and femicide in South Africa. Full story: https://t.co/SZDYKPSVgq. #UCTResearch
A recipient of the @dsigovza #SAWiSA2024 Esther Mahlangu Master’s Fellowship, Pearly Joubert, an MSc student and founder of uMama, is investigating whether acupuncture can assist in the healing process following an ischemic stroke. For more: https://t.co/Phl3GJCEsA. #UCTResearch
.@UCT_news Prof Salome Maswime has been appointed to lead the @WHO Collaborating Centre for Integrated Clinical Care. The centre will drive research and evidence to support the global implementation of high-quality, integrated clinical care: https://t.co/JZ9a3YqDZP #UCTResearch.
A surf therapy programme by @UCT_news PhD graduate Roxy Davis explores ocean-based therapy for children with disabilities. Her research is poised to make a long-term difference in the lives of people with disabilities in South Africa: https://t.co/8KffRDoBzD. #UCTResearch
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