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UCT’s Herman Wasserman leads global study on disinformation UCT’s Professor Herman Wasserman will lead a study on disinformation in the Global South, with a grant from the International Development Research Centre. 26 Jan 2021
How to grow the local vaccine production industry The issue of vaccine production has become a topic of hot debate following the approval of treatments for COVID-19. 25 Jan 2021 Republished
Why I choose COVID-19 vaccination based on verifiable evidence UCT’s Prof Thomas Scriba explains the safety profiles of the three available COVID-19 vaccines, and the benefits of receiving it. 25 Jan 2021 Opinion
No vaccination means years of COVID-19-induced death and suffering UCT’s Prof Linda-Gail Bekker and Prof Valerie Mizrahi caution that if only a few people get vaccinated against COVID-19, we will not be able to control the virus. 25 Jan 2021 Republished
COVID-19 vaccines for African countries? Dr Benjamin Kagina, a senior research officer in UCT’s Vaccines for Africa Initiative, answers key questions about COVID-19 vaccines for African countries. 22 Jan 2021 Republished
Join seminar on race, racism and coloniality UCT’s Office for Inclusivity and Change and critical race theory scholar Professor Rozena Maart are hosting a seminar tackling issues of race, racism and coloniality. 22 Jan 2021
Delving into Cape Town’s Art Deco heritage Heritage architect Dr André van Graan offered Summer School attendees an overview of Cape Town’s Art Deco heritage during a virtual lecture on 14 January. 21 Jan 2021
UCT’s developer societies plan bumper year UCT’s developer societies have a fully loaded 2021 events calendar, and interested students are encouraged to join. 20 Jan 2021
South Africa’s MeerKAT finds radio galaxies that dwarf our Milky Way In a patch of sky long trawled across by countless telescopes, astronomers have discovered two gigantic radio galaxies.  20 Jan 2021 Republished
The problem with decolonising the social sciences As part of UCT’s first virtual Summer School, Dr Lwazi Lushaba delivered a thought-provoking lecture on the decolonisation of the social sciences. 19 Jan 2021
COVID-19: insights and lessons with Prof Marc Mendelson Professor Marc Mendelson, the head of UCT’s Division of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine at Groote Schuur Hospital, recently delivered a Summer School lecture on COVID-19. 19 Jan 2021
Gigantic galaxies discovered with the MeerKAT telescope A UCT researcher is part of a global team who have discovered two giant radio galaxies with South Africa’s powerful MeerKAT telescope. 19 Jan 2021
What fascinates us about murder? In his two-day Summer School lecture, Gilad Stern tackled humans’ fascination with murder. 15 Jan 2021
UCT Libraries’ new platform supports publishing of African-centric research UCT Libraries has developed a new continental platform for open access publishing in Africa. 13 Jan 2021
More management measures lead to healthier fish populations Fish populations tend to do better in places where rigorous fisheries management practices are used, according to a new paper published in Nature Sustainability. 13 Jan 2021
Win-win for wind energy and eagles While the rapid uptake of wind energy across the globe offers hope of a transition toward sustainability, this same energy can also present a real threat to soaring birds of prey. 13 Jan 2021
Linda-Gail Bekker: The doctor with healing hands and a warrior spirit UCT’s Prof Linda-Gail Bekker stands as a reminder that transparency, accountability and protecting the most vulnerable apply in a time of COVID-19 too. 12 Jan 2021 Republished
UCT’s first virtual Summer School goes live UCT’s annual Summer School will take place from 11 to 30 January 2021 and will be hosted online for the first time. 11 Jan 2021
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