article  // 23 Jan 2017

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)
article  // 22 Dec 2016

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.
article  // 22 Dec 2016

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
article  // 12 Dec 2016

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.
event 21 September 2016 (This event has ended)

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".