Faculty of Science

When the Sharks lost 37-6 to the Chiefs in 2012's Super Rugby final, Lovemore Kunorozva texted one of us supervisors, Associate Professor Laura Roden, "Do you think it could be jet lag?".  She r

Buntu, Ngcebetsha, who is graduating with an MSc in Astrophysics describes how he developed an interest in astronomy and how this brought him to be graduating with an MSc in Astrophysics and continuing with a PhD.

Michael Hlabathe, who is graduating with an MSc in Astronomy, describes his journey at UCT in Astronomy.

UCT palaeobiologist Professor Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan is involved in an international study to unravel the biology of the giant 8 million year old extinct birds- more akin to a goose than an ostrich.

Today, whales are quite an attraction along our coastline. A new study, recently published in Australasian Journal of Palaeontology, Alcheringa, confirms that baleen whales were also part of the biodiversity in the waters along our coast, between 5-7m

The NSTF Awards, in partnership with South32, recognise outstanding contributions to science, engineering and technology (SET) and innovation by researchers and other SET-related professionals. This year, ten UCT researchers have been chosen

Jennifer Thomson, emeritus professor of microbiology in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, has been elected president of the Organisation for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD) at the organisation’s 5th G

Professor Kevin Naidoo, the SA Research Chair in Scientific Computing in the Department of Chemistry at UCT, and Dr Jahnshah Ashkani, also from the Department of Chemistry have identified genetic patterns for six common types of cancer - thereby o

Animals caught on camera by amateur photographers and posted on the web could become an important new tool for studying evolution and other ecological questions, researchers from South Africa, including Dr Arjun Amar and his stude

In some animals, the same species can occur in two or more color types, or morphs. New research may help solve the mystery of how this can occur despite the pressures of evolution.