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Better health services rest on building trust among healthcare workers Research shows that healthcare workers’ trust in the health system is built on expectations being met in relation to a number of factors. 29 Mar 2018 Republished
New vaccine may prevent TB progression The first results from a clinical trial into a novel tuberculosis vaccine support further development and testing, say UCT researchers and their partners. 26 Mar 2018
SALDRU: Rebooted and on a mission The Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, one of UCT's oldest research units, has rebooted with a new mission and logo. The timing couldn't be better. 23 Mar 2018
How we’re making the tools to connect isiXhosa and isiZulu to the digital age Software tools can take multiple languages to entirely new spaces. 23 Mar 2018 Republished
Climate risk expert wins Piers Sellers prize Professor Mark New, director of UCT’s African Climate and Development Initiative, has won a prestigious international award for his world-leading contribution to solution-focused climate research. 20 Mar 2018
Water-sensitive cities, by design Research at UCT is informing the design and development of water sensitive cities and the management of water cycles in urban environments. 20 Mar 2018
From waste to water: how biorefineries combine water treatment with value recovery A team at UCT’s Future Water Institute has found that using biorefineries to transform wastewater into valuable by-products and usable water is a realistic solution for South Africa. 20 Mar 2018
The politics of water The provision of water in Sub-Saharan Africa is characterised by two major trends. On the one hand, populations are increasing – in many cases rapidly. 20 Mar 2018
Will there be more rain this winter? With the winter creeping ever closer, Capetonians are hoping for a wet season. But what kind of rainfall can the city expect? 16 Mar 2018 Republished
Drilling threatens internationally protected floral region Table Mountain Group Aquifer drill sites threaten rare plant species and due caution is needed when abstracting water, says UCT biologist Adam West. 14 Mar 2018
Big game hunters in Africa urged to drop the lead to help save vultures Lead bullet fragments in carcasses left by hunters are poisoning endangered African vultures, a new study has found. 14 Mar 2018
Peace parks: the future of Africa’s natural resources Peace parks, or transfrontier parks, have a long history in Africa, which should not be forgotten when looking at the opportunities they offer for conservation, says Maano Ramutsindela. 13 Mar 2018
A new laboratory for visualising the universe The Inter-University Institute for Data Intensive Astronomy has launched a new visualisation facility at the University of Cape Town where astronomers from around the country can explore their data.  11 Mar 2018
From crazy to conquest: a chilling waste solution Eutectic freeze crystallisation (EFC) is a novel potential treatment process for brines, which involves cooling a contaminated solution down to freezing point. 10 Mar 2018
Celebrating one of our community's finest: Professor Dee Bradshaw Prof Dee Bradshaw is internationally renowned as an expert in the field of flotation with her reputation for excellence developed over four decades. 08 Mar 2018 Republished
New partnership to accelerate fuel cell research UCT is ready to develop new and increasingly innovative hydrogen and fuel cell technologies through a partnership with the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems. 06 Mar 2018
Nudging the city and residents of Cape Town to save water What does research tell us about the best behaviour-changing interventions, or ‘nudges’, to prompt Cape Town residents to save water? 05 Mar 2018 Republished
UCT performs in 2018 subject rankings The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2018 placed three UCT subjects among the top 50 globally, with eight more in the top 100. 02 Mar 2018
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