August 30
South Africa: Celebrating Women Who Shape the Scientific Workplace
The Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM) at the University of Cape Town (UCT) prides itself on the incredible research done by its world-renowned… Read more »
August 05
South Africa: Seven UCT Researchers Awarded 'Career Starting' Samrc Grants
Seven UCT researchers have been awarded a South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) Self-Initiated Research (SIR) grant to forward their research interests and offer support… Read more »
April 04
Africa: 'Become Activists for Science'
"What does the world need? The world needs us to be different kinds of scientists. We need to be activists for science, and we need to be scientific activists. We need to show that… Read more »
November 23, 2023
South Africa: UCT's Water Hub Wins the Gold Eco-Logic Award
The University of Cape Town's (UCT) Water Hub recently won the 2023 Gold Eco-Logic Award. The Eco-Logic Awards identify individuals, organisations, and communities that positively… Read more »
November 07, 2023
South Africa: ACDI Researcher Wins Axa Xl Climate Water Nexus Award
Dr Petra Holden, a University of Cape Town (UCT) researcher based at the African Climate and Development Initiative (ACDI), has been awarded the prestigious AXA XL Climate Water… Read more »
November 02, 2023
South Africa: Screen and Treat Essential to Beat Cervical Cancer
In 2020 the World Health Organization (WHO) publicised a global strategy to accelerate the elimination of cervical cancer as a public health problem. To achieve this goal, the… Read more »
October 16, 2023
South Africa: Blowing Things Up for Science
Professor Steeve Chung Kim Yuen's inaugural lecture, titled "Urban blast loading: An insight into scaling" was held on Tuesday, 10 October, in the Snape Building and attended by… Read more »
September 13, 2023
South Africa: Celebrating Two Decades of Excellence - UCT's Emerging Researcher Programme
The Emerging Researcher Programme (ERP) was established in 2003 in recognition of the urgent need to nurture early-career academics. Over the past 20 years, it has served as a… Read more »
August 08, 2023
South Africa: Six UCT Researchers Awarded SA Research Chairs
SIX new South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChI) chairs have been awarded to the University of Cape Town's (UCT) researchers since the beginning of the year. While two are… Read more »
August 01, 2023
Africa: Setting Up an Africa-Europe Cluster of Research Excellence
In May 2023, the African Centre of Excellence for Inequality Research (ACEIR) - hosted by the University of Cape Town (UCT) on behalf of the African Research Universities Alliance… Read more »
July 27, 2023
South Africa: Gina Ziervogel Takes the Helm At the African Climate Development Initiative
"An outstanding scholar on climate change, passionate about engaged research that makes a difference, a super-inclusive leader ... the African Climate and Development Initiative… Read more »
July 14, 2023
South Africa: A Starry-Eyed Inspirational Graduate
Michael Hlabathe will graduate with his PhD in astrophysics on Friday, 21 July, from the University of Cape Town (UCT) for his investigation into active galactic nuclei. Throughout… Read more »
May 12, 2023
South Africa: New Evidence Shows Cradle of Humankind Site May Be Much Younger Than Thought
New evidence shows that South Africa's Cradle of Humankind site, pegged at 4 million years old, is much younger than was previously thought. This brings the narrative of its… Read more »
April 28, 2023
Africa: Frontiers Planet Prize for Work on Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Change #AfricaClimateHope
The director of the University of Cape Town's (UCT) African Climate and Development Initiative (ACDI), Mark New, along with researchers Petra Holden, Piotr Wolski, Romaric C… Read more »
April 12, 2023
South Africa: UCT Funding to Support Cost-Effective Manufacturing of Pharmaceuticals in South Africa
The manufacturing and availability of medicines in sub-Saharan Africa will receive a major boost with the injection of R13 million to the University of Cape Town's (UCT) Holistic… Read more »
March 07, 2023
South Africa: Long in the Tooth - Ancient Proteins Illuminate Deep-Time Species Evolution
Standing up to 3 m tall and weighing up to 600 kg, illustrations of the massive primate Gigantopithecus blacki call to mind the mythical Himalayan Yeti. Dental remains of the… Read more »
January 31, 2023
South Africa: 'Bongani Mayosi's Legacy a Gift to UCT'
An unusually cool summer's evening, with a blustery south-easter gripping the Mother City, set the stage for loved ones, friends, colleagues and mentees to gather to celebrate and… Read more »
December 13, 2022
South Africa: Innovative Gynaecological Device Tackles Women's Health On the Ground
Sexual and reproductive ill-health accounts for one third of the global disease burden among women and adolescent girls of reproductive age. Despite many advances in access to… Read more »
November 16, 2022
South Africa: South African Women Innovators Win Big At International Falling Walls Lab
University of Cape Town (UCT) PhD candidate Emma Horn won second place in the Falling Walls Lab world finals with her 'green' bio-tile innovation. Tamlyn Sasha Naidu, a… Read more »
November 08, 2022
South Africa: Three UCT Students Showcase Scientific Solutions in Geneva
They went to shine, and shine they did. Applying predictions of the science of the future to find solutions to present challenges, meeting young minds from across the world,… Read more »