Faculty of Science

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.

A new study, recently published in PLOS 1, in which UCT researcher Dr Domingo Carlos Salazar Garcia, from the Department of Archaeology, participated, reveals a 9000 year old case of decapitation, found in a rock shelter in Brazil. &nb

Dr Robyn Pickering is hard at work on UCT’s new dating laboratory, due to be launched on 22 October. The lab builds on UCT’s reputation in geochemistry, rooted in the radiogenic isotope facility set up 10 years ago.

The secrets of Okavango’s delicate but robust ecosystem are rooted in a unique give and take exchange involving the geology, geochemistry, and flora, said alumnus Professor Terence McCarthy. Professor McCarthy delivered the annual

Associate Professor Rebecca Ackermann, from the Department of Archaeology at UCT was interviewed on SABC about the discovery of Homo naledi.  Continue here to watch the interview.

UCT Department of Archaeology's Associate Professor Rebecca Ackermann and her PhD student Lauren Schroeder are members of the team who recently described the new human ancestor Homo naledi.