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December 2021

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
Women benefit more from collaboration - Mon, 09/20/2021 - 11:45
UCT scientists celebrated as superheroes who save the world - Mon, 09/20/2021 - 09:00
Serendipitous discovery leads scientists to new galaxies in the sky - Wed, 09/08/2021 - 11:45
The ancient African plant that captured Armani’s attention - Wed, 09/08/2021 - 10:15
New Master's degree in Artificial Intelligence at UCT - Mon, 09/06/2021 - 14:30

August 2021

UCT student ties for first in SA Tertiary Mathematics Olympiad - Mon, 08/30/2021 - 12:30
Women’s Month: Women, step up to uncover Africa’s fossil heritage - Mon, 08/23/2021 - 11:15
Women’s Month: UCT trio changing learners’ GBV mindsets - Wed, 08/18/2021 - 10:30
Cape Town’s baboon programme: Successful coexistence between wildlife and urban communities - Tue, 08/03/2021 - 12:15
UCT joins forces with NASA for biodiversity survey - Mon, 08/02/2021 - 09:45

July 2021

UCT drug discovery trailblazer among Juneteenth biotech leaders - Wed, 07/28/2021 - 09:15
R500 in her pocket, nowhere to stay: cum laude graduand recalls dark days - Mon, 07/12/2021 - 10:30
National accolade for senior UCT water researcher - Thu, 07/01/2021 - 11:00

June 2021

UCT part of UN‑endorsed network to boost sustainable ocean cities - Mon, 06/28/2021 - 08:30
Student’s start-up prioritises sneakers, soap and art - Thu, 06/17/2021 - 15:00
New study suggests falcons have natural ‘eye makeup’ to improve hunting ability - Thu, 06/10/2021 - 11:45
World Environment Day: oceanographer’s inland-to-sea journey - Fri, 06/04/2021 - 10:30
Assoc Prof Moodley to join ICA #4 on Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence - Thu, 06/03/2021 - 12:15
A safari across the African savannah and into the Cape - Tue, 06/01/2021 - 20:00

May 2021

Orchid sexually exploits male beetles — a world-first from Africa - Thu, 05/27/2021 - 11:15

April 2021

Science and the making of My Octopus Teacher - Thu, 04/29/2021 - 14:00
Train researchers for big science in oceanography - Wed, 04/21/2021 - 15:00
COVID-19: UCT math modeller makes her mark - Mon, 04/19/2021 - 13:00
Archaeology is first science department with black staff majority - Mon, 04/12/2021 - 15:15
SA must harness the power of human and veterinary medicine before the next deadly virus strikes - Mon, 04/12/2021 - 09:45
Ancient southern Kalahari was more important to human evolution than previously thought - Mon, 04/05/2021 - 19:30

March 2021

Uncovering the mysteries of manta ray communication - Wed, 03/31/2021 - 13:00
Domesticated sheep reached southern Africa over 2000 years ago – new finding - Fri, 03/26/2021 - 12:30
New equipment to bolster SA’s ability to perform cutting-edge astronomy research - Fri, 03/26/2021 - 12:30
Prestigious award proves UCT’s Rosalie Tostevin rocks - Fri, 03/26/2021 - 11:00
SA unlikely to achieve UN’s SDG for water by 2030 - Fri, 03/26/2021 - 10:30
Closing the skills gap for young researchers through innovation and entrepreneurship training - Wed, 03/24/2021 - 12:45
UCT researcher selected for global STEMM leadership initiative - Tue, 03/16/2021 - 11:15

February 2021

Study finds that most plastic litter in Cape Flats rivers washes ashore close to river mouths - Tue, 02/16/2021 - 12:30

January 2021

Gigantic galaxies discovered with the MeerKAT telescope - Mon, 01/18/2021 - 14:00