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April 2021

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
Win-win for wind energy and eagles - Fri, 01/15/2021 - 10:15
COVID-19 dashboard measures resurgence risk - Wed, 01/06/2021 - 14:00
Shrimp-like tanaids mimic hermit crabs - Wed, 01/06/2021 - 10:30

December 2020

Desert research leads to master’s degree - Wed, 12/09/2020 - 16:45
Food and clean water start with soil biodiversity: learning more about it is urgent - Wed, 12/09/2020 - 12:15
Sensing good vibrations: a remarkable sensory organ in the beaks of ancient fossil birds - Thu, 12/03/2020 - 17:45
The opportunity presented by the call for decolonization - Thu, 12/03/2020 - 17:30

November 2020

What meteorites can tell us about Mars - Wed, 11/25/2020 - 09:30
School of IT Showcase displays students’ ingenuity - Thu, 11/19/2020 - 10:45
Groundbreaking new book: Africa and the Sustainable Development Goals - Thu, 11/12/2020 - 09:30
UCT’s Prof Ed February bows out gracefully - Thu, 11/12/2020 - 09:15
UCT’s Prof Daya Reddy calls it a day - Wed, 11/04/2020 - 11:45
Jellyfish Mating Day: an in-joke that became a tradition - Wed, 11/04/2020 - 09:30

October 2020

UCT participates in global Mission Atlantic project - Thu, 10/22/2020 - 12:30
A fishy backyard lockdown tale - Thu, 10/15/2020 - 11:00
We need to realign computer science with societal needs - Fri, 10/09/2020 - 08:45
Human hand behind SA’s land-degrading dust storms - Wed, 10/07/2020 - 09:15
Shari Daya on decolonising Geography - Tue, 10/06/2020 - 10:30
Enlarge the reach of science through all our languages - Tue, 10/06/2020 - 10:15

September 2020

UCT-built app to support babies in need of breast milk - Tue, 09/15/2020 - 11:30
Digital interventions to address maternal and child health challenges - Mon, 09/07/2020 - 13:45
British Ecological Society award for SA climate change researcher - Wed, 09/02/2020 - 10:15

August 2020

Professor Hans-Peter Künzi 1955-2020 - Mon, 08/31/2020 - 12:45
Palaeoscience fellows score for science and diversity - Fri, 08/21/2020 - 13:15
UCT tap water study goes postal - Thu, 08/20/2020 - 11:30
Music, Chemistry and Astronomy - Tue, 08/18/2020 - 14:15
Women making a difference through technology - Tue, 08/18/2020 - 13:30
Mask education project burgeons into creative remote teaching collaboration - Tue, 08/18/2020 - 13:00
Parasitic finches mimic their hosts to deceive foster parents - Fri, 08/14/2020 - 09:15
Return Mail Campaign Reveals Two Tap Water Worlds Across SA - Thu, 08/13/2020 - 09:30

July 2020

Three ways to secure the ocean’s survival - Wed, 07/22/2020 - 09:30
New species of plant discovered in Tokai Park - Mon, 07/20/2020 - 11:15
PhD researcher recreates 111-year-old fishing survey - Mon, 07/13/2020 - 13:45

June 2020

Emeritus Professor Ken MacGregor: 1946─2020 - Wed, 06/24/2020 - 13:45
New study finds more biodiversity in richer neighbourhoods - Mon, 06/15/2020 - 12:30
Six UCT researchers are ‘Science Oscars’ finalists - Mon, 06/15/2020 - 09:15