Back by popular demand
Dr Heather Marco from the Department of Biological Sciences at UCT, has been re-elected as president of AGNES (the African-German Network of Excellence in Science)
Shining new light on ancient malaria drugs
The work of a PhD student from UCT’s Department of Chemistry has been published in the journal Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry.
Wildlife solutions for a crowded planet
A centuries-long war has been ongoing in the Western Cape: it is a battle between humans and baboons over territory and food; just one example of conflict between people and wildlife on our crowded planet.
Iconic conifers under threat
A team of UCT ecologists has used repeat photography to study the decline of the critically endangered Clanwilliam cedar. Their findings, published last month, suggest that climate change and more frequent fires are threatening the survival of thi
Groundbreaking Antarctic Expedition about to set sail from Cape Town
Dr Sarah Fawcett, from the Department of Oceanography at UCT will set sail from Cape Town on the 20th of December onboard the Akademik Treshnikov, a Russian ship dedicated to scientific research.
Birding Big Day win for UCT
The Science Faculty's Youth Africa Birding team take first place in the Western Cape at the annual Birding Big Day.
UCT's Professor Kelly Chibale on international drug advisory board
Professor Kelly Chibale has been selected as a member of a UK advisory board that is funding innovative initiatives to tackle drug resistant infections.
Conference to investigate universe's dark side
UCT’s Cosmology and Gravity Group is hosting the Beyond Concordance Model II conference, the second related to the dark side of the universe.
Investigating the properties of unfolded and intrinsically disordered proteins via experiment and molecular simulation
Dr Robert Best from the National Institutes of Health in the USA will present the Department of Chemistry seminar with a talk entitled, "Investigating t
Two new seed dispersal stories
Jeremy Midgley and Joseph D.M White will present the Biological Sciences seminar with a talk entitled, "Two new seed dispersal stories".