It is a commonly known fact that the amount of information in the world is increasing at an almost exponential rate.
Saudi hospital shows way forward for local healthcare.
Fixing the infant mortality problem a key priority.
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.
A key area up for discussion at the National Nursing Summit is education.
"I think they are taking nursing back to what it should be — bringing back the human aspect, the holistic aspect of caring for patients."
In the end, nursing remains a calling for both private and public sector nurses.
Re-establishing standards a key concern for professional bodies.
Revitalising nursing profession critical to patient care.
Dealing with patients who are in the later stages of a terminal illness is never easy.
"The new Life Sciences building is a landmark facility at UWC…"
Research on the genetics of disease will bring relief.
The Institute for Microbial Biotechnology and Metagenomics (IMBM) is the largest research entity at the University of the Western Cape.
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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The UWC Biolabels Group, headed by Professor Mervin Meyer, is a Node of the DST/MinTek Nanotechnology Innovation Centre.
Under the leadership of Dr Leslie Petrik, the Environmental and NanoSciences group (ENS) in the Chemistry Department has a broad suite of nanoscience.
Professor Shaheed Hartley is the Director of the Science Learning Centre for Africa (SLCA) in the Faculty of Education.
South Africa is currently bidding to host the 1.5 billion dollar radio telescope called the SKA (Square Kilometre Array).
Institute looks for way to transform the face of SA natural resources.
The South African Institute for Advanced Materials Chemistry has its roots firmly in the communities served by the University of the Western Cape.
Centre takes contemporary approach to often neglected fields.
The Community Law Centre was borne out of the struggles of the 1980s and many of the original force behind its creation.
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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The University of the Western Cape (UWC) is justifiably proud of the number of globally recognised women heading up research at the institution.