In memory of Prof Tania Douglas
Prof Tania Douglas passed away on 20 March 2021 following a courageous battle with cancer.
Biomedical Engineering. In Africa. For Africa.
Our focus is biomedical engineering that addresses health in Africa, yet is globally relevant.
Women in Biomedical Engineering
Our research and courses are attractive to women across disciplines from health care, engineering, physics, mathematics to the humanities and social sciences. Interested in finding out what our female students and researchers motivates?
Brain Imaging
We use three-dimensional imaging of the brain to find out how HIV therapies affect the brain development in babies and children. You can help! Join our postgraduate programmes in biomedical engineering or neurosciences.
Statistical Shape Modelling
Statistical shape modelling is becoming an indispensable tool in medical image analysis with applications ranging from surgical planning, morphometric assessment to image segmentation.
Stroke Rehabilitation
reScribe is a robotic hand exoskeleton developed as a rehabilitation tool for stroke patients to improve fine motor skills through task oriented handwriting therapy.
Congratulations to our September 2024 Graduates
Congratulation to all postgraduate students from the Division of Biomedical Engineering and the Biomedical Engineering Research Centre who graduated today.
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UCT celebrates inaugural Future Leaders programme cohort
UCT's Future Leaders program, established in 2018, celebrated its alumni, including BME's Prof Sudesh Sivarasu, for their remarkable scholarly achievements and contributions.
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Revolutionising assistive robotics: Global insights from the BRICS Future Skills Challenge 2023
South Africa is a biomedical innovation hub, with UCT's MedTech program leading in medical research and development. Driven by a commitment to global collaboration through platforms like the BRICS Future Skills Challenge.
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A fellowship to bridge the industry–academia gap
South Africa is battling the crises of high unemployment and a skills shortage. The manufacturing sector is a key contributor to economic growth. This is why UCT and merSETA have partnered to offer the Industrial Innovation Fellowship.
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