Faculty of Science

Dr Sheetal Silal a senior lecturer in the Department of Statistical Sciences at UCT is one of 10 finalists who has made it through to the finals of the science communication competition, FameLab SA,where she will represent UCT and

Professor Mark New, holder of the recently launched AXA Chair in African Climate Risk, warns that climate change is loading the dice in favour of more extreme weather.

Faculty of Science ecologist and MSc student Gabriella Leighton has won a British Ecological Society (BES) Young Investigator prize.  The prize recognises the best research papers published in BES journals by early career scientis

Dr Miguel Lacerda, from the Department of Statistical Sciences, approaches complex content creatively, which is one of the reasons he is a 2016 Distinguished Teacher Award winner.

The current Cape drought offers opportunities to fast track integrated, innovative, water cost-effective solutions that can be introduced over the next 12 months.  Dr Kevin Winter from the Department of Environmental & Geograp

Dr David Erwin, senior lecturer from the Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, is one of six UCT scholars to receive the 2016 Distinguished Teacher Award.

UCT has partnered with BGM Pharma and the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation to develop GluCAB, a breakthrough in cancer diagnosis and treatment.  Professor Roger Hunter from the Department of Chemistry at UCT is part of the

Dr Jonathan Shock of the Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics is one of six UCT scholars who won the 2016 Distinguished Teacher Award.

UCT Faculty of Science student Hannah Simon broke rare ground when her article about the tension between social and environmental justice was published in the South African Journal of Science.

Giant, exceptional gem diamonds, like the Cullinan, grew from liquid metal pockets deep in the Earth's mantle aeons ago. But these unique time capsules have other stories to tell.