Taking action to ensure PhD success
Determined to make the most of every opportunity, Samuel Mabakane has earned his doctorate, while working full-time at the Centre for High Performance Computing (CHPC).
Master’s oceanography thesis ‘all at sea’
MSc graduand Jessica Burger of the Department of Oceanography, was one of eight UCT researchers aboard the SA Agulhas II during the Weddell Sea Expedition. She had to defy fragile internet connection across 5 51
UCT alumnus, technology, part of black hole ‘discovery’
University of Cape Town (UCT) alumnus and South African astrophysicist Roger Deane is part of an international team of scientists that captured the first image of a black hole, released to the world on 10 April. Remote sensing technolo
Microscopic marine creatures driving Earth’s temperature
Phytoplankton are primary producers of the marine ecosystem suggesting that the marine food web primarily depends on phytoplankton.
But there’s more to it than just water temperature. Microscopic organisms known as phytoplankton are the
My family and other animals
On her recent birthday University of Cape Town (UCT) alumnus Dr Roberta Griffiths received a rather unusual gift: a framed photograph of an amphipod, or sea shrimp, that has been named in her honour. And about time, as everyone else in
‘This is my mother’s graduation’
There are many parts to Ntebogang Segone’s graduation story: Small-town boy heads to the Mother City to pursue his academic dreams. Or, comeback kid proves he deserves his place at the University of Cape Town (UCT). Possibly
Inaugural African fellowships for young UCT scholars
Seven young University of Cape Town (UCT) scholars are among the inaugural 2019 cohort of Future Leaders – African Independent Research (FLAIR) Fellows. FLAIR Fellowships are awarded to talented African early-career researchers who have the poten
Professor Michael Feast: 1926–2019
Emeritus Professor Michael William Feast died peacefully early on the morning of 1 April 2019, aged 92. He is survived by his wife Connie, three children and eight grand-children.
Priceless climate-change data haul from Antarctica
The thousands of seawater, ice and plankton samples brought home by the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) 2019 Weddell Sea Expedition (WSE) research group may take up to five years to analyse and interpret.
But the data yielded by this st
Prof Rybicki named UCT’s most prolific inventor
The Department of Science & Technology’s (DST) National Intellectual Property Office (NIPMO) has recognised Professor Edward Rybicki as the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) most prolific inventor.