Faculty of Science

On Saturday, 28 September, visitors to the V&A Waterfront passing through the Pier Head square were treated to a truly intriguing sight: a diverse array of dynamic women in white lab coats sharing their scientific research with passers-by. 

The University of Cape Town (UCT) welcomes the A-rating of seven of its researchers by the country’s National Research Foundation (NRF). The ratings were formally awarded at the NRF awards on Thursday, 12 September 2019.  Two of them,

Inspired by Hyde Park's famous Speaker's Corner, Soapbox Science is a global series of free open-air lectures where expert female scientists will share their passion about their research. It will take place at the Pierhead, V & A Waterfront

Programmes to encourage tree-planting have been hailed as a solution in the fight to reduce greenhouse gases and global warming. But new research casts doubt on the likely success of trading trees for carbon. UCT's Emeritus Profes

Message from the Dean about Gender Violence, Xenophobia and violence in our communities and contact details for help and support

The African Penguin is in serious trouble. Its population has fallen by more than 95% over the last century and, despite ongoing conservation efforts, its numbers cont

On 11 September 2019, Emeritus Professor Doug Butterworth will be formally honoured by the Emperor of Japan with t

Professor Rebecca Ackermann, Department of Archaeology at UCT, has just been named as one of the Mail & Guardian's Women Changing South Africa.  

The recent three-day Human Evolution Research Institute’s (HERI) field camp on the West Coast quietly marked two milestones in Women’s Month at the University of Cape Town (UCT).  

Emeritus Professor Luigi Nassimbeni, from the Department of Chemistry. is the first recipient  of the International Alajos Kalman Prize, which he was recently awarded at a special Ceremony of the European Crystallographic A