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Burning Renosterveld less often better for its survival
University of Cape Town researcher Dr Odette Curtis has found that for the threatened Renosterveld ecosystem to survive and be properly managed, it should burn less frequently as believed - preferably at intervals of between 8 and 15 years. Previously, ecologists have advised burning it every 3 years.
29 Apr 2014
Fieldwork for SA study on child and adolescent safety almost complete
Teams from the University of Cape Town and the Centre for Justice and Crime Prevention (CJCP), collecting data for a South African study on children and violence, have been surprised at how willing young people are to share their stories.
29 Apr 2014
UCT researchers assist in tsetse fly genetic code breakthrough
An international team, including researchers at the University of Cape Town and Yale University in the USA, has sequenced and annotated the genetic code for a representative species of the tsetse fly (Glossina morsitans), which carries the potentially fatal African trypanosomes to humans and animals in sub-Saharan Africa.
24 Apr 2014
H3-D in the news: New UCT collaboration to fight TB to benefit patients
The H3-D Drug Discovery and Development Centre at UCT and Celgene Global Health (CGH), a division of Celgene Corporation, a global biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and delivers disease-altering medical innovation for patients in need with cancer and immunology and inflammatory diseases, have joined efforts to identify and to develop next-generation life-enhancing medicines for patients with tuberculosis (TB).
22 Apr 2014
"Brazilian keratin type" hair-straightening products pose serious health risks - UCT study
Researchers at the University of Cape Town have found that most commercial "Brazilian keratin type" hair-straightening products, tested in a study, contain unacceptably high and dangerous concentrations of formaldehyde.
22 Apr 2014
San communities will care for returned land - UCT researcher
Looking at the land claim by the Khomani San and Mier communities on the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, University of Cape Town researcher Johane Dikgang has found that land restitution does not necessarily reduce poverty. However, the Khomani San can be trusted to be good environmental stewards, and there is indeed scope to generate revenue that they could share between them and South Africa's national parks.
14 Apr 2014
Upcoming UCT events
14 Apr 2014
UCT jubilant on way to Varsity Cup final against NWU
The University of Cape Town is very proud to be taking on the North-West University in the Varsity Cup this year. Since Varsity Cup Rugby began in 2008, UCT has won in 2011, and we welcome the opportunity to make 2014 our second winning year.
07 Apr 2014
50% of rape survivors suffer from PTSD - UCT study
A study conducted by University of Cape Town researcher Dr Anastasia Maw examines the psychological impact of rape within the South African context. Dr Maw's thesis, The psychological impact of rape: A longitudinal study of adult female survivors in the Western Cape, reveals that roughly 50% of rape survivors suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
02 Apr 2014
Upcoming UCT events
01 Apr 2014