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Farrant’s life’s work recognised with coveted German award

Professor Jill Farrant, the world’s leading expert on resurrection plants and University of Cape Town (UCT) A-rated researcher, has been named as a recipient of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation’s coveted Georg Forster Research Award.

Endangered humpback dolphins more vulnerable than previously thought in South African waters

A recent study published in Integrative Zoology demonstrated a high incidence of abnormal beak (rostrum) conditions in South African humpback dolphins, highlighting a previously unreported threat to this endangered population.

Molecular & Cell Biology

Call for Speakers for Soapbox Science 2023

The call for speakers for Soapbox Science http://soapboxscience.org/this-year/ will close on the 28th of February 2023. The 12 selected speakers will be trained in public speaking so sign up now.

Elephant poaching rates vary across Africa: 19 years of data from 64 sites suggest why

Illegal killing for ivory continues to threaten African elephants. In a recently released paper Dr Tim Kuiper from UCT and Professor Tasso Leventis from Oxford University investigated why poaching rates vary so widely across Africa.

Remembering Professor Mathieu Rouault

It is with heartfelt sympathy that we write to inform you of the passing of our colleague, Professor Mathieu Rouault (61), on 17 January 2023.

Mathematics & Applied Mathematics

Geological Sciences

Environmental & Geographical Science

School of IT (incorporating Computer Science and Information Systems)