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August 2026

Adapting to climate change - Mon, 08/17/2026 - 10:52

July 2026

UCT opens its labs to KwaLanga science learners - Thu, 07/30/2026 - 09:17
And the ‘Science Oscar’ goes to? - Thu, 07/30/2026 - 09:15
Browner skuas coastward shift puzzles scientists - Thu, 07/30/2026 - 09:06
SA scientists decode cancer’s key survival tactic - Wed, 07/15/2026 - 13:14
Beyond the telescope: Leading the global radio astronomy revolution - Wed, 07/15/2026 - 13:14
UCT study finds toxic pollutants in False Bay waters - Wed, 07/15/2026 - 13:14

June 2026

Sightings of blue and fin whales increase in South-East Atlantic - Wed, 06/10/2026 - 12:47
RSVP: Distinguished Alumni Lectures - Wed, 06/10/2026 - 12:43

May 2026

The power of mathematical modelling in infectious disease outcomes - Thu, 05/21/2026 - 12:36
The Culture of Response: Coordination, Governance, and Disaster Management - Mon, 05/18/2026 - 14:01
UCT researchers develop AI model for 11 South African languages - Thu, 05/07/2026 - 13:33
UCT researchers uncover molecular ‘switch’ that fuels cancer progression - Thu, 05/07/2026 - 13:28
Climate change hits South African women unevenly: why race, class, age and power matter - Thu, 05/07/2026 - 13:19
UCT Inaugural Lecture: Professor Sheetal Silal - Wed, 05/06/2026 - 09:31

April 2026

The best celebrated at the Science Students Awards - Wed, 04/15/2026 - 16:22

March 2026

Two educators recognised for teaching excellence in UCT’s Faculty of Science - Thu, 03/26/2026 - 17:22
African coastlines face unprecedented sea level surge crisis - Thu, 03/19/2026 - 13:52
Blue Crane under threat from agricultural landscapes - Thu, 03/19/2026 - 13:42

December 2025

UCT’s Zarina Patel inducted into the Academy of Science of South Africa - Mon, 12/15/2025 - 14:29
Transforming maths with human connection - Mon, 12/15/2025 - 14:24
Two UCT students named Google PhD Fellows - Thu, 12/04/2025 - 10:40
‘Career highlight’ for VC’s award winner Sayed Hess - Thu, 12/04/2025 - 09:48
Innovative waste solutions earn Marthinus VC’s Excellence Award - Thu, 12/04/2025 - 09:43

November 2025

UCT will bring science to the people when it hosts the fourth edition of Soapbox Science - Tue, 11/11/2025 - 09:48
UCT Science students honoured for leadership - Tue, 11/04/2025 - 12:54
MeerKAT, MeerKAT+ and SKA: Opportunities for Italy–South Africa Cooperation - Mon, 11/03/2025 - 09:47

October 2025

What we can learn about ourselves by studying AI - Science Faculty Seminar Series - Wed, 10/22/2025 - 09:55
Historic botanical treasure donated to UCT - Tue, 10/21/2025 - 13:47
Distinguished Alumni Lecture celebrates scientific excellence and African futures - Tue, 10/14/2025 - 16:44

September 2025

RSVP: Distinguished Alumni Lectures - Mon, 09/22/2025 - 13:41
This Science Week experiment allows you to step inside the Curiosity Cube - Thu, 09/04/2025 - 14:19
Professor Jill Farrant Wins Lifetime Achievement at 2025 NRF Awards - Thu, 09/04/2025 - 13:50
Guardians of the Ice: South Africa’s Expedition to the Fimbul Ice Shelf - Science Faculty Seminar Series - Thu, 09/04/2025 - 12:54

August 2025

2025 POST-DOC DAY - Mon, 08/25/2025 - 12:16

July 2025

A transformative step towards scientific inclusion - Thu, 07/31/2025 - 09:51
Evolutionary ecologist enters prestigious Royal Society Fellowship fold - Thu, 07/31/2025 - 09:44
UCT highlights rights and climate justice globally - Thu, 07/03/2025 - 11:44
UCT-led study finds dehorning rhinos reduces poaching - Thu, 07/03/2025 - 11:23

June 2025

Celebrating the brightest minds in science for the 2024 academic year - Tue, 06/03/2025 - 13:43

May 2025

Three Minutes to Impress at Postgraduate Day - Thu, 05/29/2025 - 20:11
Katye Altieri scoops Oppenheimer Memorial Trust’s New Frontiers Research Award - Thu, 05/15/2025 - 15:40
UCT scholars awarded SARChI chairs in ocean modelling and symbolic AI - Thu, 05/15/2025 - 15:34
How ecology, statistics and interdisciplinary collaboration can save species - Tue, 05/13/2025 - 21:26
Prof Chibale elected to prestigious US National Academy of Sciences - Mon, 05/12/2025 - 09:39
Shaping the future of explainable AI earns researcher NRF P-rating - Tue, 05/06/2025 - 23:08

April 2025

Simulating the Universe - Science Faculty Seminar Series - Tue, 04/15/2025 - 14:08
UCT Inaugural Lecture: Professor Res Altwegg - Mon, 04/07/2025 - 21:25

March 2025

SAMRC / UCT Drug Discovery Unit’s track record secures five more years of funding - Tue, 03/04/2025 - 15:16

February 2025

L’Oréal-UNESCO Awards recognise young UCT researchers tackling Africa’s grand challenges - Wed, 02/26/2025 - 16:06