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Online platform to transform African legal research The first graphical citator for African case law in the world is being launched by AfricanLII and the Democratic Governance and Rights Unit at UCT. 24 May 2019
Penguins indicate the health of local ecosystems A new study has linked penguin foraging behaviour and chick condition to local fish stocks, making a case for including the species in ecosystem checks. 22 May 2019
Double publication prize for archaeologist Chirikure Head of the Department of Archaeology Professor Shadreck Chirikure has won the Antiquity Prize for the best paper of 2018, his second such award. 22 May 2019
Laying foundations for precision cancer medicine Key intellectual property to which UCT now has access could take cancer biotechnology research at the university to the next level. 22 May 2019
Afrophobia: Language does the dirty work UCT lecturer and PhD candidate Ivan Katsere discusses his research into how the use of language fuels Afrophobia in South Africa. 21 May 2019
UCT professor honoured by Emperor of Japan Applied mathematician and fisheries scientist Professor Emeritus Doug Butterworth has been recognised by Japan for his contribution to ensuring sustainable use of marine living resources. 21 May 2019
Rat poison threat to city’s peri-urban wildlife Wildlife on Cape Town’s periphery, such as caracal, mongoose, otters and owls, is increasingly falling prey to lethal rat poisons. 14 May 2019
Why breastfeeding is a workplace issue The new mothers’ room in the Department of Environmental and Geographical Sciences is a critical step forward in creating an inclusive, productive workplace. 10 May 2019
The student/mother juggling act A research paper by a philosophy master’s student examines UCT’s on-campus environment and looks at how inclusive it is for young student mothers. 09 May 2019
Documenting nature’s ‘dangerous decline’ UCT’s Dr Lynne Shannon is among the lead authors of a landmark report that presents a grim picture of nature’s “dangerous decline”. 09 May 2019
Life in the ice in a warmer Arctic Declining sea ice in the Arctic could have a large and complex impact on sea-ice algae – the powerhouses of the polar food web. 08 May 2019
South Africa’s winter rains shifting later in the year An initial study into the Western Cape’s shifting rainfall season needs further research before the change can be attributed to climate change. 03 May 2019 Republished
Developing immunotherapies relevant to Africa UCT has set up the country’s first medical biotechnology-based immunotherapy laboratory to develop Africa's own therapeutic and diagnostic tools for cancer. 02 May 2019 Republished
Tackling TB: all hands on deck Researchers at the UCT Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, a leading African research centre on infectious disease, are addressing the challenge of TB. 02 May 2019
Tackling lupus from the ‘cathedral of science’ Dr Kate Webb, recently selected as a Crick African Network Fellow, will travel between UCT and The Francis Crick Institute in London exploring ways to tackle lupus in Africa. 30 Apr 2019
The road to spatial transformation Research provides a window into the obstacles and prospects for spatial transformation along the strategic Voortrekker Road Corridor in Cape Townʼs northern suburbs. 30 Apr 2019
Small-scale farming and agroecology Rachel Wynberg, the bio-economy research chair at UCT, and Laura Pereira, a researcher at Stellenbosch University, discuss agroecology and how it can make a difference. 30 Apr 2019 Republished
Investing in climate-change protection UCT’s ACDI is part of a multidisciplinary research team seeking answers to questions such as how investment in ecological infrastructure will offer protection against droughts and floods. 26 Apr 2019
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