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SA’s first female adult epileptologist Dr Aayesha Soni is transforming lives

NI member, Dr Aayesha J Soni, really is on a 'transforming lives' streak! As evident in this recent article by the Post.

Specialists scrub up for free in life-changing epilepsy surgery drive at Groote Schuur

Lovely article in the Daily Maverick about the epilepsy surgery team, led by NI member Dr Aayesha Soni, providing life-changing surgeries at Groote Schuur Hospital, pro bono aimed at preventing future seizures in patients.

Cultivating compassion in healthcare

The first in the NI's Hot Topics in Neuroscience line up at this year's UCT Summer School featured Dr Heidi Matisonn of the EthicsLab talking about the difference between compassion and empathy.

Art, Imagination, and Science: Reflections on Ralph Borland’s Residency at the EthicsLab and Neuroscience Institute

Artist Ralph Borland's residency at UCT Neuroscience Institute used art as ethical inquiry in clinical spaces, proposing a dichroic light installation for the atrium and a model for ongoing artist-scientist collaboration.

Tuning into the correct signal: Associate Prof Tory Madden will be live on the radio discussing PAIN

UCT Summer School is around the corner - HAVE YOU got your tickets yet? A/Prof Tory Madden with be on CapeTalk Wednesday 14th Jan, 13h10 to 13h30, talking all things PAIN signaling.

Hot Topics in Neuroscience is back at UCT Summer School, 2026!!

The Neuroscience Institute presents - Hot topics in Neuroscience! Five thought-provoking lectures (and a panel discussion) at the forefront of academia to be presented at UCT Summer School 2026.

The NI dazzles in Faculty Publication Awards

The recent UCT Faculty of Health Science Publication Awards saw two NI members, Dr Catherine Wedderburn and PhD candidate Rachel Brown, impress with their winning publications.

Programme sprouts new idea at UCT’s Neuroscience Institute

The NI has hosted its very first artist-in-residence, Ralph Borland, made possible by the EthicsLab! In this UCT News piece Ralph details his experience, as well as his desire to spearhead a further Creative Residency Programme.

The Conversation Africa Violence is a normal part of life

Recent 'The Conversation Africa' article on 'exposure to violence' by NI researchers

Recent graduate, Lucinda Tsunga, now working at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, spent her PhD at the NI with Prof Kirsty Donald, exploring the mental health impacts of children commonly exposed to violence.

A milestone for African neurosurgery: Professor Anthony Figaji becomes 51st president of the ISPN

UCT neurosurgeon Professor Anthony Figaji elected President of the International Society for Paediatric Neurosurgery

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