Faculty of Science

Associate Professor Rebecca Ackermann of the Dept of Archaeology  at UCT recently played an important role internationally in investigating allegations of sexual misconduct directed towards female students and research assistants

Large earthquakes cause other quakes near and far. Analyses of quakes in Pakistan and Chile suggest that such triggering can occur almost instantaneously, making triggered events hard to detect, and potentially enhancing the associated hazards. 

The Science Faculty mourns the passing of Mr Goodman Mlungu, a departmental assistant in the Department of Chemistry, who worked at UCT for 31 years, 

Professor Jill Farrant, , UCT Research Chair in Plant Molecular Physiology,

For the first time, UCT’s popular Summer School has a lecture series featuring some of the university’s brightest young stars – scientists who are making a name for themselves in their field of study. In the line-up was Dr Tan

Scientists have long known that birds a

Small-scale fishers have a low carbon footprint and play an important role in the food security, economy and culture of coastal villages, yet they remain a marginalised group in South Africa – lacking rights, a say in the management of their reso

The Science Faculty is proud to announce the election of four new Royal Society Fellows.

Researchers findings show that plants are better able to defend themselves against fungal pathogens when inoculated at dawn, rather than at night.