A smarter computer
It is a commonly known fact that the amount of information in the world is increasing at an almost exponential rate.
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An international experience
Saudi hospital shows way forward for local healthcare.
Nursing the vulnerable newborn
Fixing the infant mortality problem a key priority.
Proper training a key issue
Our standards of training for nurses are very high — all you have to do is look at how our nurses get poached by other countries to know that.
Transforming qualifications and standards
A key area up for discussion at the National Nursing Summit is education.
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Choosing nursing
"I think they are taking nursing back to what it should be — bringing back the human aspect, the holistic aspect of caring for patients."
Private nursing: a reflection
In the end, nursing remains a calling for both private and public sector nurses.
Ethics take centre stage
Re-establishing standards a key concern for professional bodies.
Healthcare a pillar of society
Revitalising nursing profession critical to patient care.
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Kindly relieving without curing
Dealing with patients who are in the later stages of a terminal illness is never easy.
UWC flagship will move African science forward
"The new Life Sciences building is a landmark facility at UWC…"
Breaking the code of modern disease
Research on the genetics of disease will bring relief.
Finding answers in the extreme
The Institute for Microbial Biotechnology and Metagenomics (IMBM) is the largest research entity at the University of the Western Cape.
Development through sport
Professor Marion Lees and her team are engaged in investigating the impact of the 2010 Soccer World Cup on communities in South Africa.
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Taking the fight to HIV
The UWC Biolabels Group, headed by Professor Mervin Meyer, is a Node of the DST/MinTek Nanotechnology Innovation Centre.
Nano in water
Under the leadership of Dr Leslie Petrik, the Environmental and NanoSciences group (ENS) in the Chemistry Department has a broad suite of nanoscience.
Supporting education
Professor Shaheed Hartley is the Director of the Science Learning Centre for Africa (SLCA) in the Faculty of Education.
Eyes on the sky
South Africa is currently bidding to host the 1.5 billion dollar radio telescope called the SKA (Square Kilometre Array).
Finding answers to land question
Institute looks for way to transform the face of SA natural resources.
R&D for meaningful community upliftment
The South African Institute for Advanced Materials Chemistry has its roots firmly in the communities served by the University of the Western Cape.
Broadening the reach of humanities
Centre takes contemporary approach to often neglected fields.
Twenty years of justice celebrated
The Community Law Centre was borne out of the struggles of the 1980s and many of the original force behind its creation.
New world view
Professor Ogunniyi was the Head of Science and Mathematics Education Unit, University of Ibadan, Nigeria, prior to assuming the UNESCO Chair.
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Women in research
The University of the Western Cape (UWC) is justifiably proud of the number of globally recognised women heading up research at the institution.
