article  // 14 Jun 2023

True torchbearer for development and progress

When he first found himself on the campus of the University of Cape Town (UCT) as the employee of a contracted cleaning company, Frederick Stellenboom had no idea that he would encounter opportunities beyond his expectations.
article  // 01 Sep 2023

Kelly Chibale wins Royal Society Africa Prize 2023

Professor Kelly Chibale, who holds the Neville Isdell Chair in African-centric Drug Discovery and Development, and director of the Holistic Drug Discovery and Development Centre at UCT, has been awarded the Royal Society Africa Prize 2023
article  // 01 Sep 2023

Sustainable chemist wins Rising Star Africa Prize

Dr Wade Petersen, from the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Department of Chemistry in the Faculty of Science, has been announced as the winner of the Royal Society’s Rising Star Africa Prize for 2023.
contact  // 05 Sep 2023

Dr Bjorn Backeberg

Affiliation: Deltares: Delft,The Netherlands; Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center: Bergen, NO
Research interests:  Ocean-climate dynamics, numerical modelling, data assimilation and data analytics using ocean and earth data, and satellite remote sensing, with a focus on the Indian Ocean and Agulhas Current.