Capacity Strengthening: KESS and SOPH Prepare for KESS Research Day From Practice-Based Knowledge to Research: Strengthening Research Capacity Among Khayelitsha Eastern Substructure Health Workers FIND OUT MORE What do UWC students think about mental health? The SOPH joins UWC in observing Mental Health and Wellness Week FIND OUT MORE CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: UWC–VUB Caroline Pauwels–Jakes Gerwel Joint PhD Scholarship (2027) The University of the Western Cape (UWC), in partnership with Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), invites applications from suitably qualified South African candidates for a joint doctoral scholarship. FIND OUT MORE Strengthening Trauma-Informed Leadership: A Collaborative Engagement with City Health Managers Area East City Health managers partnering with UWC School of Public Health to strengthen Trauma-Informed Leadership. FIND OUT MORE
13 October 2026

Reflections from the 2026 Annual David Sanders Lecture in Public Health and Social Justice: The Systems Behind Violence: Power, Profit and Prevention in Cape Town

The 2026 Annual David Sanders Lecture in Public Health and Social Justice brought together critical perspectives on one of Cape Town’s most pressing public health challenges: violence. Held under the theme “The Systems Behind Violence: Power, Profit and Prevention in Cape Town,” the lecture invited participants to look beyond individual acts of violence and consider the wider systems, social conditions and power structures that shape violence and society’s responses to it.
12 August 2026

SOPH’s Prof Tabana highlights how SAMRC’s extramural units drive African scientific excellence

On July 28, Prof Hanani Tabana provided the keynote address at the South African Medical Research Unit’s (SAMRC) launch of seven new extramural research units (EMUs). EMUs are research divisions funded by SAMRC and housed at South African and international institutions, medical schools, universities and research institutions.
6 June 2025

Intersectionality and sexual, reproductive and maternal health in Africa: Discussions from the gender transformation for Africa collaborative

As a collaboration of six implementation research grants on gender transformative approaches to sexual, reproductive and maternal health across Africa, we convened a conversation to discuss how intersectionality applied to our work.