
Entries Open for Falling Walls Lab - Cape Town
Calling All UCT's Big Thinkers, Bold Dreamers & Future Shapers! Are you a university student, postgrad, early-career professional or research with a game-changing idea?
This is your moment to shine.
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UCT highlights rights and climate justice globally
UCT, through ACDI, participated in the Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Summit. This global 24-hour event brought together institutions from across the world to address the intersection of climate change and human rights.
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UCT-led study finds dehorning rhinos reduces poaching
Dehorning rhinos significantly reduces the risk of poaching – one of these iconic species’ most immediate threats.
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Celebrating the brightest minds in science for the 2024 academic year
Top science students receive over 160 class awards for outstanding achievements in 2024. This celebration honours the dedication and excellence of the faculty’s highest performing students across departments.
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Three Minutes to Impress at Postgraduate Day
The Faculty of Science Postgraduate Day showcased outstanding student research through lightning presentations and academic posters.
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Katye Altieri scoops Oppenheimer Memorial Trust’s New Frontiers Research Award
Associate Professor Katye Altieri has received the Oppenheimer Memorial Trust’s New Frontiers Research Award for 2025 – making her the second ever winner of the five-year R7.5 million prize.
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UCT scholars awarded SARChI chairs in ocean modelling and symbolic AI
UCT bags two new SARChI research chairs in Ocean and Atmospheric Modelling and Symbolic Artificial Intelligence.
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How ecology, statistics and interdisciplinary collaboration can save species
In an era where environmental risks increasingly threaten economic stability and human livelihoods, statistical ecology plays a vital role in shaping effective conservation strategies. This was the key message by Professor Res Altwegg.
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Prof Chibale elected to prestigious US National Academy of Sciences
Professor Chibale, one of Africa’s leading scientists in the drug discovery field, has been elected as an international member of the US National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest honours in the global scientific community
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Shaping the future of explainable AI earns researcher NRF P-rating
UCT researcher, Dr Jesse Heyninck has been awarded a P-rating, a recognition of his promising future as an international leader in his field.
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Simulating the Universe - Science Faculty Seminar Series
THE SCIENCE FACULTY INVITES YOU TO THE 2025 SEMINAR SERIES - Simulating the Universe by Prof Neal Katz at 13:00 SAST on Wednesday, 16 April 2025.
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UCT Inaugural Lecture: Professor Res Altwegg
Professor Res Altwegg from the Department of Statistical Sciences will present his inaugural lecture titled “Adventures in Statistical Ecology” at 17:45 SAST on Thursday, 8 May 2025.
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