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November 2022

Farrant’s life’s work recognised with coveted German award - Fri, 11/04/2022 - 17:30
Nobel in Africa at UCT - Wed, 11/02/2022 - 10:46

October 2022

New research: Cancer drug potential to prevent malaria - Thu, 10/20/2022 - 09:35
Nobel in Africa - Mon, 10/17/2022 - 20:58
UCT to build capacity for malaria modelling in Africa - Mon, 10/17/2022 - 16:44

September 2022

Generous donations boost Biological Sciences’ rebuilding efforts - Mon, 09/12/2022 - 12:08
Young UCT scientist selected as one of esteemed global Schmidt Science Fellows - Mon, 09/12/2022 - 11:59
UCT researchers honoured at the NRF awards - Wed, 09/07/2022 - 11:42

August 2022

Chemistry Women’s Day Brunch 2022 - Wed, 08/31/2022 - 09:43
Breeding biology of giant Australian thunderbirds paves way to extinction - Thu, 08/25/2022 - 08:48
Kalahari site points to water-rich periods that attracted early humans - Mon, 08/22/2022 - 12:56
PhD graduate wants to advance astronomy education in Africa - Mon, 08/22/2022 - 12:52
H3D to boost drug discovery research capacity at University of Limpopo - Mon, 08/22/2022 - 12:17
Mission Microbiomes: Women at the helm - Fri, 08/05/2022 - 10:13

May 2022

Biological Diversity Day: Peri-urban living a ‘poisoned chalice’ for city’s caracals - Fri, 05/20/2022 - 10:30
International Museum Day: ‘Humanity’ exhibition reframes ‘origins’ story - Wed, 05/18/2022 - 11:00

April 2022

Satellite centre to fast-track new antibiotics discovery as drug resistance rises - Fri, 04/29/2022 - 14:00
Safe havens: Conserving endangered Clanwilliam sandfish, pool by pool - Fri, 04/22/2022 - 10:00
The South African ship that found Antarctica’s Endurance wreck is vital for climate science - Wed, 04/20/2022 - 20:15
Lockdown 2020: Birds bask on barren Muizenberg beach - Wed, 04/20/2022 - 14:00
Outstanding Article Award for research paper on African dinosaur footprints - Mon, 04/11/2022 - 10:45
Spoilt for choice – young achiever and MSc candidate Kialan Pillay opts for Oxford - Mon, 04/11/2022 - 10:30
SKIES Training and Mentorship Programme - Mon, 04/04/2022 - 12:15

March 2022

Rocks on her mind, soil on her hands: inspirational graduand Rabia Jacobs - Tue, 03/29/2022 - 10:45
World Water Day Paddle: a commitment to a water-sensitive city - Fri, 03/25/2022 - 10:00
Geology honours student earns triple-major degree - Wed, 03/23/2022 - 12:15
Communities tell their stories about water, gather valuable data - Wed, 03/23/2022 - 10:30
Father and son team produce ‘Explore the shore’ free educational video series - Wed, 03/02/2022 - 14:00
UCT staff and students join ‘successful’ Liesbeek River clean-up - Wed, 03/02/2022 - 09:00

February 2022

Spreading Like Wildfire - Thu, 02/24/2022 - 11:15
Capacity building and skills development for health innovation in Africa - Wed, 02/23/2022 - 13:30
Fynbos puts the squeeze on trees via the thinnest roots known - Tue, 02/15/2022 - 11:30

December 2021

On thin ice: Open Data and interdisciplinary collaboration - Mon, 12/20/2021 - 11:30
PhD graduand becomes SA’s first black observational ocean biogeochemist - Mon, 12/20/2021 - 11:15
MeerKAT Discovers Mystery Clouds - Thu, 12/09/2021 - 14:00
PhD graduate acknowledges the rocks in his life - Thu, 12/09/2021 - 13:45
UCT researchers win big at NRF Awards - Thu, 12/02/2021 - 10:45
Statistical ecology can unlock the power of biodiversity data in Africa - Thu, 12/02/2021 - 10:00

November 2021

New findings about prehistoric flying animal life - Mon, 11/22/2021 - 20:00
UCT’s Rebecca Ackermann appointed to prestigious journal - Mon, 11/22/2021 - 19:45
‘Alarming precedent’ – Liesbeek River under siege again - Thu, 11/11/2021 - 11:00
Top Science Faculty Scholars in South Africa Honoured - Tue, 11/02/2021 - 12:45

October 2021

UCT alum wins Earthshot prize for restoring coral reefs - Wed, 10/27/2021 - 11:45
Explaining the super-groups of humpback whales on the west coast of South Africa - Mon, 10/25/2021 - 08:30
Inaugural Lecture Professor Francesca Little - Mon, 10/18/2021 - 10:00
Climate change expert bags Social Responsiveness Award - Mon, 10/18/2021 - 09:30
Award for world-first textbook on ontological engineering - Mon, 10/18/2021 - 09:30
Shining the spotlight on women in palaeoscience - Mon, 10/11/2021 - 12:30
Two UCT researchers awarded ‘Science Oscars’ - Mon, 10/11/2021 - 09:30

September 2021

Women benefit more from collaboration - Mon, 09/20/2021 - 11:45