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UCT academics shine at SA Women in Science Awards UCT researchers celebrated at the South African Women in Science Awards for leading in STEM, as well as the Humanities and Social Sciences. 29 Aug 2025
Addressing South Africa’s silent sleep crisis UCT academic Assoc Prof Dale Rae is the director of Sleep Science, a UCT spin-off company that is dedicated to improving the understanding and treatment of sleep issues. 28 Aug 2025 Women’s Month
UCT researchers awarded for shaping the future of disease prevention UCT celebrates the university’s first recipient of the distinguished Wellcome Early-Career Award and a second Wellcome Trust Discovery Award. 25 Aug 2025
Gig economy shows familiar work disparities The new study revealed that women in the sample generally had higher levels of formal education than men. 20 Aug 2025 Women’s Month
Strengthening language, writing in higher education UCT’s Writing Centre head, Professor Arlene Archer, explored how language and writing continue to shape access, inclusion and exclusion in higher education. 19 Aug 2025
UCT’s academic excellence celebrated at the NRF awards Several leading University of Cape Town (UCT) researchers received recognition at the prestigious National Research Foundation (NRF) Awards ceremony on 7 August 2025. 18 Aug 2025
Men are dying younger worldwide UCT honorary research associate Dr Morna Cornell has called for governments, global health agencies and funders to prioritise men’s health in the global push for universal health coverage. 15 Aug 2025
African countries have an opportunity to reshape global power relations The international order is shifting fast. Africa can finally break with the legacy of managed dependency. 13 Aug 2025 Republished
iThemba Walkway: safe, inclusive spaces EBE senior professor Dr Kathryn Ewing speaks about the 2024 Social Responsiveness Award and creating safe walkways in communities. 12 Aug 2025 Women’s Month
Study finds four low-income communities can’t cope with global warming Environmental scientist Sithabile Hlahla interviewed people in 378 homes in Pietermaritzburg and found that they were not coping well with climate disasters. 12 Aug 2025 Republished
African-led neuroscience research earns national science recognition UCT researcher, Dr Rachael Dangarembizi, is determined to shift the focus towards cryptococcal meningitis, one of the leading causes of meningitis-related deaths in adults living with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa. 08 Aug 2025
We need inclusive science of human origins Opportunities for women of colour in palaeoanthropology are limited by both structural inequalities and hostile environments. 08 Aug 2025 Women’s Month
Five UCT women selected for prestigious fellowship The Mawazo fellowship supports African women scholars driving innovative research and policy solutions across Africa. 06 Aug 2025 Women’s Month
Women’s Month: Exploring the science of the brain Dr Nynke Groenewold is working to better understand the human brain, particularly to identify where and how psychiatric disorders manifest and intervene appropriately. 30 Aug 2024
Housing activism through research Kezia Fortuin may be graduating with her master’s now, but her housing activism research will continue into her PhD. 30 Aug 2024
Celebrating women who shape the scientific workplace During Women’s Month, we celebrate the remarkable contributions of women across all roles within the IDM. 30 Aug 2024
From corner café to criminology: Varsha Patel’s journey to justice Inspirational graduand Varsha Patel, who will receive her LLM during the September graduation season, has applied her family values and transformed personal challenges into academic triumphs. 29 Aug 2024
Kenyan lawyer gets PhD in Air Law William Kiema will graduate with a PhD in Air Law from the Faculty of Law on 3 September. 29 Aug 2024
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