Current and Previous News of the Division of Biomedical Engineering

August 2026

Extended Deadline: Apply to MSc Biomedical Engineering 2027 - Fri, 08/21/2026 - 11:51

July 2025

UCT MedTech Newsletter Volume 1 Issue 1 - Thu, 07/31/2025 - 00:00

September 2024

Congratulations to our Graduates - Tue, 09/03/2024 - 16:25

October 2023

UCT celebrates inaugural Future Leaders programme cohort - Mon, 10/16/2023 - 11:34
Revolutionising assistive robotics: Global insights from the BRICS Future Skills Challenge - Wed, 10/11/2023 - 14:30
A fellowship to bridge the industry–academia gap - Thu, 10/05/2023 - 14:48

July 2023

Winner: Edmund Wessels Jointly Wins Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation - Fri, 07/07/2023 - 12:52

May 2023

Prof Sudesh Sivarasu appointed as the DSI/NRF SARChI Chair in Biomedical Engineering & Innovation - Tue, 05/16/2023 - 11:06

March 2023

Prof Ernesta Meintjes inducted to AIMBE College of Fellows - Tue, 03/28/2023 - 13:46

August 2022

Dr Bessie Malila selected for African fellowship - Mon, 08/01/2022 - 11:00

September 2021

Welcome to visiting researcher Dr Jerry Ochola - Wed, 09/01/2021 - 11:30

June 2021

BME PhD student Xolisile Thusini awarded UCT VC Mamokgethi Phakeng scholarship - Sun, 06/13/2021 - 11:15

March 2021

In memory of Prof Tania Douglas - Thu, 03/25/2021 - 13:30

October 2020

Congratulations on academic ad hominem promotions - Tue, 10/13/2020 - 09:45

September 2020

Looking forward to graduation - Wed, 09/09/2020 - 12:45

August 2020

Simple tech solution is an ear saver - Fri, 08/14/2020 - 15:45
Off-the-shelf tech solutions for Africa - Fri, 08/14/2020 - 15:15
When crisis cultivates collaboration - Wed, 08/05/2020 - 15:30
Ubuntu Booth prioritises frontline healthcare workers - Wed, 08/05/2020 - 15:30

July 2020

UCT breathes LIFE into ventilator solution - Thu, 07/30/2020 - 18:15
Alumnus Dr Adam van Niekerk finalist for ISMRM I.I. Rabi Young Investigator Award - Thu, 07/23/2020 - 14:15

December 2019

Congratulations to our Graduates - Thu, 12/12/2019 - 17:45

November 2019

Inaugural Lecture of Professor Thomas Franz - Wed, 11/13/2019 - 18:15
Encoding the values of transformation - Thu, 11/07/2019 - 08:00

October 2019

Ernesta Meintjes elected as ASSAf Member - Mon, 10/14/2019 - 14:45
50 Years of Biomedical Engineering - Tue, 10/01/2019 - 19:00

September 2019

Free Open-access Book "Biomedical Engineering for Africa" Published - Wed, 09/25/2019 - 13:15

August 2019

50 Years BME at UCT - Calling all Alumni and Collaborators - Tue, 08/13/2019 - 19:00

June 2019

Women in the Division of Biomedical Engineering, lets start a conversation ... - Sat, 06/01/2019 - 16:00

May 2019

Congratulations to our April Graduates - Wed, 05/08/2019 - 09:30

March 2019

Prof Sudesh Sivarasu elected as member of Global Young Academy - Sat, 03/09/2019 - 10:00

February 2019

Welcome to 2019 Students in Division of Biomedical Engineering - Sun, 02/10/2019 - 11:00

December 2018

Congratulations to our Graduates - Sat, 12/15/2018 - 11:00

November 2018

Two divisional staff members successful in ad hominem promotions - Fri, 11/16/2018 - 14:00
Gizeaddis Simegn receives award at CEST 2018 - Thu, 11/15/2018 - 08:30

September 2018

Tania Douglas named Quartz Africa Innovator 2018 - Sat, 09/22/2018 - 10:00
Calling all 4th year Engineering & Honours Maths and Physics Students - Sat, 09/01/2018 - 10:15

June 2018

BME Outreach Workshop hosted 130 Highschool Learners from SDU's Siyazakha Project - Fri, 06/29/2018 - 10:15

May 2018

To Design Better Tech, Understand Context - Sun, 05/20/2018 - 15:45

April 2018

Medical Devices Lab's ZibiPen scoops International Medtech Award - Fri, 04/20/2018 - 14:30

December 2017

Congratulations to our 2017 Graduates - Thu, 12/21/2017 - 13:30

November 2017

Emeritus Professor Kit Vaughan elected as new member of ASSAf - Mon, 11/20/2017 - 17:00

October 2017

Call for Abstracts for Africa-focussed Biomechanics Session at WCB 2018 in Dublin - Sat, 10/28/2017 - 12:15
Paper by Marcin Jankiewicz in the Media - Fri, 10/20/2017 - 18:15
Dr Sudesh Sivarasu receives UCT College of Fellows Young Researcher Award - Fri, 10/13/2017 - 09:15
Paper out: Building needs-based healthcare technology competencies across Africa - Tue, 10/10/2017 - 12:30
Paper out: Longitudinal increases of brain metabolite levels in 5-10 year old children - Tue, 10/10/2017 - 10:45
Alumnus Mazin Sirry appointed as HOD Department of Biomedical Engineering at UMST Khartoum - Sun, 10/08/2017 - 10:15
Paper out: Nanotechnology in South Africa – challenges in evaluating the impact on development - Mon, 10/02/2017 - 15:15
Published: Effects of tissue and gender on macromolecule suppressed gamma-aminobutyric acid - Mon, 10/02/2017 - 14:45