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Rat poison threat to city’s peri-urban wildlife Wildlife on Cape Town’s periphery, such as caracal, mongoose, otters and owls, is increasingly falling prey to lethal rat poisons. 14 May 2019
Why breastfeeding is a workplace issue The new mothers’ room in the Department of Environmental and Geographical Sciences is a critical step forward in creating an inclusive, productive workplace. 10 May 2019
The student/mother juggling act A research paper by a philosophy master’s student examines UCT’s on-campus environment and looks at how inclusive it is for young student mothers. 09 May 2019
Documenting nature’s ‘dangerous decline’ UCT’s Dr Lynne Shannon is among the lead authors of a landmark report that presents a grim picture of nature’s “dangerous decline”. 09 May 2019
Life in the ice in a warmer Arctic Declining sea ice in the Arctic could have a large and complex impact on sea-ice algae – the powerhouses of the polar food web. 08 May 2019
South Africa’s winter rains shifting later in the year An initial study into the Western Cape’s shifting rainfall season needs further research before the change can be attributed to climate change. 03 May 2019 Republished
Developing immunotherapies relevant to Africa UCT has set up the country’s first medical biotechnology-based immunotherapy laboratory to develop Africa's own therapeutic and diagnostic tools for cancer. 02 May 2019 Republished
Tackling TB: all hands on deck Researchers at the UCT Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, a leading African research centre on infectious disease, are addressing the challenge of TB. 02 May 2019
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