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Appointment of Professor Mashiko Setshedi as Head of the Department of Medicine
The UCT Faculty of Health Sciences and Groote Schuur Hospital (GSH) are delighted to share that Professor Mashiko Setshedi, a joint employee of UCT and GSH, has been appointed as the new Head of the Department of Medicine


UCT Valedictory Lecture of Professor Ntobeko Ntusi - 22 May 2024
View recording of Prof Ntobeko Ntusi's Valedictory Lecture
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South African Medical Research Council: How can we assist in building your research career?
The Research Capacity Development Division at the South African Medical Research Council runs streamlined funding programmes to support the growth of health research capacity.
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UCT medical graduate awarded Gates Cambridge Scholarship
University of Cape Town (UCT) medical graduate Gilad Shorer will become one of 95 individuals – and the only South African – to join the prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship programme at the University of Cambridge...
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Memorial Lecture in honour of the late Professor Eric Bateman.
Memorial Lecture in honour of the late Professor Eric Bateman. Thursday 15th May at 16h00 SAST.
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Professor Valerie Mizrahi elected to prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Professor Emerita Valerie Mizrahi, world-renowned tuberculosis (TB) researcher and senior academic at the University of Cape Town (UCT), has been elected as an international honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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Annual Stephen Lawn Memorial Lecture
Annual Stephen Lawn Memorial Lecture
Thursday 20th March 17h30 (GMT)
LSHTM Keppel St, London, UK
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