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November 2024

11th UCT Vice-Chancellor’s Installation Ceremony - Wed, 11/20/2024 - 14:14
UCT Science Alumni Reflect on their Career Paths - Fri, 11/08/2024 - 12:33

October 2024

Afrika for Antarctica - Wed, 10/30/2024 - 09:46
UCT’s Chibale elected to the United States National Academy of Medicine - Wed, 10/30/2024 - 08:53
The Soapbox Science event transformed Cape Town’s Pierhead at the V&A Waterfront - Fri, 10/18/2024 - 10:14
Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue - Fri, 10/18/2024 - 09:58
Lecture explores ever-expanding understanding of the universe - Fri, 10/18/2024 - 09:52

November 2023

Soapbox Science returns to Cape Town - Thu, 11/23/2023 - 11:44
UCT’s Water Hub wins the Gold Eco-Logic Award - Tue, 11/21/2023 - 08:05
Breakthrough in multiple electron pumping in the Coldest Place in Africa - Wed, 11/08/2023 - 17:02

October 2023

UCT welcomes Dutch delegation for astronomy discussion - Mon, 10/30/2023 - 10:44
Second cohort of AI2050 Senior Fellows named - Wed, 10/25/2023 - 14:55
Evolution revolution: how a Cape Town museum exhibit is rewriting the story of humankind - Thu, 10/19/2023 - 10:50

September 2023

Sustainable chemist wins Rising Star Africa Prize - Fri, 09/01/2023 - 10:11
Kelly Chibale wins Royal Society Africa Prize 2023 - Fri, 09/01/2023 - 10:06

July 2023

Paying forward the ‘wow factor’ of stargazing - Mon, 07/31/2023 - 14:21
UCT academic honoured with Royal Meteorological Society Award - Mon, 07/31/2023 - 09:36
Gina Ziervogel takes the helm at the African Climate Development Initiative - Mon, 07/31/2023 - 08:59
PhD graduand clocks vast distances on foot collecting 150 taxa, including 50 undescribed species - Fri, 07/21/2023 - 11:59
A starry-eyed inspirational graduate - Mon, 07/17/2023 - 11:09
Welcome to new interim Dean of Faculty of Science - Fri, 07/14/2023 - 11:20
Embracing humanity in leadership: Lessons from an outgoing dean - Mon, 07/03/2023 - 11:49

June 2023

True torchbearer for development and progress - Wed, 06/14/2023 - 15:00
Celebrating Africa Day at MASHA - Tue, 06/06/2023 - 09:40

May 2023

Shaping an African future with human-centred Artificial Intelligence – the passion of newly appointed NRF SARChI Chair in Artificial Intelligence, Associate Professor Deshen Moodley - Tue, 05/30/2023 - 10:53
Water vulnerability highlighted in UCT’s new mural - Tue, 05/30/2023 - 10:49
Climate change to push species over abrupt tipping points - Tue, 05/30/2023 - 10:42
ACDI director Mark New wins Frontiers Planet Prize - Wed, 05/17/2023 - 11:44
UCT Inaugural Lecture with Prof Jeff Murugan - Wed, 05/17/2023 - 11:35

April 2023

Studying at UCT: Day in the life of a Science student, Daniel Holgate - Tue, 04/25/2023 - 19:17
Faculty of Science caps more than 500 graduates - Wed, 04/05/2023 - 10:13

March 2023

Dedicated cruise deepens offshore research capacity in SA - Wed, 03/22/2023 - 11:49
Long in the tooth: Ancient proteins illuminate deep-time species evolution - Thu, 03/09/2023 - 09:33

February 2023

Call for Speakers for Soapbox Science 2023 - Tue, 02/21/2023 - 09:46
Cape Town's water: heading in the wrong direction - Mon, 02/13/2023 - 15:47
Remembering Professor Mathieu Rouault - Wed, 02/01/2023 - 11:48

January 2023

Elephant poaching rates vary across Africa: 19 years of data from 64 sites suggest why - Thu, 01/12/2023 - 13:23

December 2022

Environmental & Geographical Science’s Professor Mike Meadows elected to prestigious International Science Council - Fri, 12/09/2022 - 10:38
Milestone for Chibale: first ACS editor-in-chief from Africa - Tue, 12/06/2022 - 16:02

November 2022

Endangered humpback dolphins more vulnerable than previously thought in South African waters - Wed, 11/09/2022 - 09:22
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