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Oppenheimer Fellowship will advance childhood brain research

Paediatric neurosurgeon, Professor Anthony Figaji, of UCT’s Neuroscience Institute, has been awarded the prestigious Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship for his pioneering research into childhood brain injury.

Mandela Day Collection Drive 2025 - until 18 July!!!

Please help us collect non-perishables this Mandela Day (18 July). Or make a cash donation. Collection boxes UCT Neuroscience Institute atrium & Human Biology Dept reception or email hayley.tomes@uct.ac.za to arrange.

Academic calls for emotional leadership in healthcare

Prof Jacqueline Hoare has written an article which has sparked urgent national conversation around SA's public healthcare crisis, its emotional toll, and the leadership response it demands.

A Spotlight on the MNeuroSc, UCT’s Most Interdisciplinary Degree

In an interview with Varsity, programme convener & developer of our first of its kind Master of Neuroscience programme, Dr Melike Fourie, gives insight into the heart behind the degree, what it entails, and how it is going so far.

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Inspired to Collaborate: Reflections on the inaugural Multi-Institute Symposium

The inaugural Multi-Institute Symposium celebrated collaboration, inspiration, and legacy—connecting UCT health institutes to spark cross-disciplinary research and innovation.

UCT Neurogenomics African ClinVar submission drive - Applications due by 6 June 2025

The Neurogenomics lab with the ClinVar team will be hosting a submission drive in July 2025 to improve the representation of African genomic data and help the global effort to understand rare genetic diseases!

NI Honours student bridging the gap between upper campus and the health sciences

Blessing Gumbu, one of the NI's Honours students this year, wins a Student Leader Award at a recent ceremony celebrating contributions in community, social justice, health and media.

Meet the neuroscience star who’s using tech to decode the brain

Highlighting the hard-earned accolades of 2024 NI hons student, Simamkele Bongo. Looking forward to the, no doubt, inspired contributions he will make to computational neuroscience in his future MSc in the Raimondo Lab! Well done Simamkele!

Cultivating the next wave of neuroscientists

The ABC team and other NI members inspired Grade 7 learners from Masiphumelele and Impendulo primary schools as well as grade 10 & 11's from Sinako Highschool in Khayelitsha for their annual Brain Awareness Week public engagement.

Missed the NI's Hot Topics at UCT's Summer School? Fear not!

Find the recordings of the NI's Summer School lectures, if you missed out, and learn about everything from the 'neuroscience of forgiveness' to 'psilocybin as a therapeutic agent' to an 'overview of dementia'!

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