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Water vulnerability highlighted in UCT’s new mural UCT researchers recently teamed up with Interfer to create a new mural visualising the stories of local community members’ experiences of water. 18 May 2023

‘Find your scholarly voice’ – new RLP cohort advised Guest speaker Prof Stella Nkomo shared experiences from her academic journey with the 2023 Research Leadership Programme cohort of mid-career women academics. 18 May 2023

Success for UCT researchers in pan-African research programme The projects of four University of Cape Town (UCT) researchers have been awarded funding by the DELTAS Africa II programme, designed to build pan-African research consortia and develop African-led research. 18 May 2023

UCT ranks in top 1.4% of universities worldwide UCT has been named the top university in Africa in the Center for World University Rankings. 16 May 2023

Context matters: Understanding childhood brain development During her inaugural lecture, UCT’s Prof Kirsty Donald delved into what factors are prevalent in the maturing of the brain. 15 May 2023

Rocking the Cradle: new evidence shows site is much younger than thought New research shows that South Africa’s Cradle of Humankind site is much younger than previously pegged, dramatically changing the narrative of its antiquity. 12 May 2023

Scientists unravel the growth patterns of giant wombat-like animals from ancient Australian rainforests UCT’s Prof Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan, together with researchers from Australia, recently published a paper on a 15-million-year-old giant wombat-like animal from Australia. 11 May 2023

UCT TB researcher elected Fellow of the Royal Society UCT’s Prof Valerie Mizrahi is among the 80 outstanding researchers, innovators and communicators from around the world who have been elected as the newest Fellows of the Royal Society. 10 May 2023

UCT introduces new ATAP cohort UCT hosted a welcome reception for the new cohort of awardees in the Accelerated Transformation of the Academic Programme on 3 May. 10 May 2023

Boost for humanities postdoc research as national institute comes on board UCT is celebrating another key partnership as the National Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences pave the way for a postdoctoral research fellowship programme. 10 May 2023

Brave new world: On the edge of a second quantum revolution Professor Jeff Murugan’s inaugural lecture described the possibilities of quantum mechanics, not least of which is an era of clean energy through quantum batteries. 05 May 2023

UCT to host new Wellcome-funded Discovery Research Platform for Infection CIDRI-Africa at UCT has been chosen to host eight new Wellcome-funded Discovery Research Platforms. 05 May 2023

Diversity and inclusivity: mainstays of research integrity Research institutions must clearly define and promote inclusivity as cornerstones of research integrity, delegates heard at the opening WCRI plenary. 31 May 2022

Ground-breaking project to monitor well-being of wildlife using robotics and AI A revolutionary project developed by UCT’s Associate Professor Amir Patel will use robotics and artificial intelligence to accurately monitor the health status of wildlife. 25 May 2022

How to assess researchers on quality not quantity It’s widely accepted that the metrics approach to assessing researchers can negatively affect the research system and its outputs. There is another way. 23 May 2022 Republished

Biological Diversity Day: Peri-urban living a ‘poisoned chalice’ for city’s caracals New research reveals bioaccumulation of pesticides in wildlife around the city’s urban fringes, endangering key predators, such as caracals. 20 May 2022

New TB drug combination trial – hope for shorter treatment A new trial at the UCTLI involving a novel TB drug candidate BTZ-043 spells hope for TB patients. 19 May 2022

UCT to host Africa’s first design thinking conference The Hasso Plattner d-school Afrika at UCT will be hosting the prestigious d.confestival, the first design thinking event of its kind in Africa. 18 May 2022

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