Faculty of Science

This year emeritus professor and senior scholar Charles Griffiths celebrates 50 years as a salaried member of staff at the University of Cape Town (UCT). In this time the doyen of marine biology has added more than 300 species to

From 20 to 29 January, leading and upcoming experts in the field of gravitational wave science gathered at the University of Cape Town (UCT) for the 31st Chris Engelbrecht Summer School.  The school was hosted by UCT’s Cosmology and Gra

In southern Africa, dinosaurs and synapsids, a group of animals that includes mammals and their closest fossil relatives, survived in a “land of fire” at the start of an Early Jurassic mass extinction, according to a recently study publishe

Professor Ewine van Dishoeck, Professor of Molecular Astrophyics at Leiden University and President of the International Astronomical Union, will present a public lecture entitled "Building stars, planets and the ingredients for life in space&quot

Where fisheries are well managed, fish populations can recover. That is according to new research co-authored by UCT applied mathematician Dr Carryn de Moor.

Dust feeds the Amazon and fertilises depleted oceans: feeding phytoplankton which in turn absorbs carbon emissions. It affects climate by absorbing or scattering light, and through its role in climate formation.  Dr Johanna von Holdt

“It’s not just golfers who enjoy spending a day on the course,” says Dr Rob Little, manager of the Centre of Excellence at the Fitzpatrick Institute of African Ornithology. “Geese are also drawn to their lusciou

The much anticipated National Water and Sanitation Master Plan was launched on Thursday, 28 Novembe

Two researchers from the University of Cape Town (UCT) are among 20 women scientists recognised by the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science programme for their excellent contributions to science in sub-Saharan Africa.  Regina E

As a postdoctoral researcher in information systems, Dr Hafeni Mthoko aspires to go beyond the boundaries of her discipline to explore how information systems and technology can support the social sector. She is based at the University