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50th International Earth Day – ‘It takes a crisis’ The founders of Earth Day could never have guessed its significance as a social movement, with huge implications for a post-COVID-19 world, writes UCT’s Dr Kevin Winter. 22 Apr 2020
Lockdown brings unintended ‘positive’ environmental impact On Earth Day, UCT’s director of environmental sustainability, Manfred Braune, shares some of the unintended positive effects of lockdown on the environment. 22 Apr 2020
UCT carbon footprint report 2018 As a campus community, there is a lot we can do on a daily basis to reduce UCT’s carbon footprint. 22 Apr 2020
Coronavirus: African scientists, now is the time to collaborate The coronavirus pandemic provides an opportunity for innovation and new scientific discoveries, say UCT academics. 20 Apr 2020 Republished
COVID-19 dashboard ‘by and for South Africans’ UCT doctoral candidate Leen Remmelzwaal built COVID-19 Stats SA to keep data on the pandemic clear and unbiased for all South Africans. 17 Apr 2020
Free resources for lockdown Stay informed, entertained, healthy and engaged during the nationwide lockdown with these free online resources. 16 Apr 2020
Lessons learnt by UCT’s SRC president Inspirational UCT graduate and SRC president Akha Tutu reflects on the lessons he learnt during his time as an undergraduate at the university. 15 Apr 2020
Honorary prof awarded sought-after ERC grant UCT’s Professor Erwin de Block has been awarded a highly sought-after European Research Council Advanced Grant. 15 Apr 2020
UCT’s new budgeting tool a success UCT has successfully begun the move to a new, efficient and proudly South African budgeting tool with world-class abilities – and the response has been “resoundingly positive”. 14 Apr 2020
Lockdowns threaten children’s nutrition Researchers have found that the nutritional shocks on young children whose families have lost their income as a result of the lockdown may have long lasting effects. 14 Apr 2020 Republished
Kenyan village boy’s boarding pass to cum laude degree From a small Kenyan village to a degree cum laude at UCT, graduate Willie Macharia proved that resistance is no match for resilience. 09 Apr 2020
Lockdown necessary but more testing crucial UCT's Professor Robin Wood supports South Africa's COVID-19 lockdown programme but calls for more testing. 09 Apr 2020 Republished
Women take top spots in civil engineering Women have taken four of the five top spots in the final-year civil engineering class, a salute to excellence and a spur to equality. 09 Apr 2020
Potential harm in acting before there’s ‘good science’ UCT’s Dr Kate Webb has co-authored an international response to a study on hydroxychloroquine for treating COVID-19 that may be ‘a rush to judgement’. 09 Apr 2020
Climate change could abruptly alter biodiversity New research reveals that climate change could lead to abrupt disruption of biodiversity – and that this could happen much sooner than we anticipated. 08 Apr 2020
Climate research universities unite for action UCT has joined with leading climate research universities across the globe to form the Climate Alliance and tackle the unprecedented challenge of climate change. 08 Apr 2020
Homo erectus skull find rewrites human history The discovery of the earliest known Homo erectus skull will rewrite humankind’s family history, according to findings published in Science. 08 Apr 2020
Creating a comfortable home workspace Working from home can soon pall when your workspace isn’t conducive to productivity and healthy living. Tap into these health and safety routines and practical ergonomics. 07 Apr 2020
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