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Invasive alien plants in South Africa pose huge risks, but they can be stopped
Invasive alien species are a threat to human livelihoods and biodiversity globally. In South Africa, they cost the economy billions annually.
19 Apr 2018
Republished
UCT students excel at the 3MT competition
Short for Three Minute Thesis, the 3MT competition gives research students the opportunity to develop academic, presentation and research communication skills.
09 Apr 2018
How ancient humans survived a volcanic winter
When a super volcano erupted 74 000 years ago on what is now Sumatra, it spewed 4 000 cubic kilometres of smoke and ash into the atmosphere in just a few days.
05 Apr 2018
Simulating an epidemic
Nathan Geffen - a leading voice in the Treatment Action Campaign and founder of GroundUp - is graduating with a PhD for his work on HIV epidemic simulations.
04 Apr 2018
How the outside world affects unborn babies
Doctor Nadia Chanzu-Ikumi, a UCT researcher and AXA Research Fellow, has been featured in a new video series on the health of babies in utero.
03 Apr 2018
AllSafe app team through to international competition finals
Last year, in response to a series of rapes, attacks and murders in the Cape Town area, UCT graduates Rowan Spazzoli, Tsakane Ngoepe and Louis Buys conceptualised a wearable safety device called The Guardian that would alert security services, the police and others close by if the user was in danger.
26 Apr 2017
The psychological contract: How to be happy at work
A healthy relationship with your employer is critical to your performance in the workplace.
26 Apr 2017
Frequency of stock market trading reduces returns
Research has shown that stock market investors who trade frequently do so at their peril because trading frequently reduces returns.
25 Apr 2017
Just Google It: The SA web app that could turn ecological research into a safe, cheap desk job
In the information age, the public has more agency than ever.
25 Apr 2017
What is eResearch?
In the age of big data and international collaboration, researchers require dedicated and specialised IT support. UCT eResearch is the university’s response to this changing academic landscape.
24 Apr 2017
South Africa must look beyond individuals to solve the current crisis
When the axe finally fell on the embattled South Africa’s finance minister, Pravin Gordhan, and his deputy, Mcebisi Jonas, the reactions played out as many people had predicted.
21 Apr 2017
Fighting injustice helps in creating resilient urban spaces
Resilience is a word that’s thrown around a lot these days.
21 Apr 2017
UCT’s Sheetal Silal first runner up in national heat of world’s biggest science communication competition
Dr Sheetal Silal, senior lecturer and researcher in the Department of Statistical Sciences in the Faculty of Science at UCT was first runner up in the Famelab national heat.
20 Apr 2017
Brace for frequent extreme weather
The severe two-year drought that is currently laying waste to the Southwestern Cape’s water supply might become much more frequent, thanks to the impact of global warming on regional climate. This is according to Professor Mark New, the newly appointed AXA Chair in African Climate Risk at UCT.
20 Apr 2017
Silindile Buthelezi: The "small-town girl" smashing finance law's glass ceiling
The Mandela Washington Fellowship is a programme that was created in 2014 by former US president Barack Obama and is named after former South African president Nelson Mandela.
19 Apr 2017
World's water-stressed cities show the way for Cape Town‚ says UCT expert
Two weeks after Capetonians were told they had less than 100 days of water left‚ dam levels have dropped another four percentage points. And no rain is expected for the rest of April.
19 Apr 2017
Hunting for hybrid hominins
We carry within our DNA traces of other, ancient human species.
18 Apr 2017
A ray of hope for neglected African disease: sickle cell disease
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a gene mutation that affects over 300 000 newborn babies every year, nearly three-quarters of those in sub-Saharan Africa.
18 Apr 2017
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