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Global South research: humpback whales and climate change Two University of Cape Town researchers to join global research partnership studying the effects of climate change on humpback whales in the Southern Ocean. 29 Sep 2020
UCT GSB teaching case study wins top international award Researchers from the UCT GSB have won a prestigious international case writing competition for a new teaching case on the challenges faced by the South African cardiac device industry. 29 Sep 2020
Videos unpack intricacies of land administration in SA Academics at UCT and the University of the Western Cape have partnered to produce a series of videos that provide simplified explanations to land administration in South Africa. 29 Sep 2020
Battling a pandemic: an African perspective A paper by UCT researchers describing an African perspective on global approaches to the fight against SARS-CoV 2 has recently been published in Nature Reviews Microbiology. 23 Sep 2020
UCT launches milestone Khoi and San Centre UCT marked a historic moment on its journey of transformation when it launched the Khoi and San Centre on 21 September. 23 Sep 2020
Documenting and preserving African heritage sites Through its repository of spatial data of African cultural heritage sites, the Zamani Project is contributing to UCT’s roots as an African university. 23 Sep 2020
Forgotten diseases hit poorest billion hardest during pandemic A new Lancet Commission report shows that non-communicable diseases and injuries cause more death and disability at every age among the world’s poorest billion than in wealthy countries. 22 Sep 2020
Trusting local knowledge: the case of fire management in a Namibian park Fire and humans have a long history in African savannas. Fire management has played a role in maintaining biodiversity and in the livelihoods of rural communities. 22 Sep 2020 Republished
Preserving cultural heritage through state-of-the-art technology UCT’s Zamani Project is hard at work producing authentic and accurate data to support heritage conservation experts and help preserve culturally sensitive sites. 22 Sep 2020
Diseased livestock: infrared system’s early warning An early warning diagnostic tool developed by UCT’s Prof Amit Mishra holds hope for the country’s small- and medium-scale farmers, many of whom are black women. 17 Sep 2020
UCT researchers shortlisted for prestigious Newton Prize 2020 Two University of Cape Town (UCT) researchers have been selected as finalists for the esteemed Newton Prize 2020. 16 Sep 2020
South Africa’s role in COVID-19 vaccine trials South Africa is one of the countries where trials are under way to find an efficacious vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 disease. 11 Sep 2020 Republished
5 insights on the new digital reality in higher education Institutes of higher education are following the post-pandemic migration toward digital models, but will the move equal losses or gains for students and researchers? 11 Sep 2020
UCT-built app to support babies in need of breast milk Research by UCT computer science students has resulted in the development of an app that will help provide donor breast milk to babies in need. 11 Sep 2020
Postgraduate studies – Rethinking the international experience Within tertiary education, privileged status and the fault lines between developing and developed countries have been starkly exposed by the coronavirus pandemic. 04 Sep 2020
UCT retains top spot in Africa in THE world rankings UCT has retained its spot as the continent’s top university, despite a drop of 19 places, tying at 155th among more than 1 500 institutions. 02 Sep 2020
Disruption and change at the new global university COVID-19 has radically changed the ways that universities do everything: from research and teaching, to social responsiveness and internationalisation. 02 Sep 2020
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