News
UCT study finds toxic pollutants in False Bay waters
Researchers discover widespread contamination in one of South Africa’s most important marine ecosystems, but immediate risks to marine life appear low.
22 Jun 2026
- 5 min read
Research and innovation
Beyond the telescope: Leading the global radio astronomy revolution
IDIA’s first decade has shown that South Africa can build and sustain the data-intensive capability required for frontier astronomy.
22 Jun 2026
- 4 min read
News
SA scientists decode cancer’s key survival tactic
UCT-led researchers decoded how cancer rewires the MUC1 protein’s sugar coating to evade immune detection, paving the way for new cancer vaccines, biomarkers and precision therapies.
19 Jun 2026
- 6 min read
Republished
News
Youth Month: Student’s tutoring programme helps learners excel at life sciences
Nkanyiso Dlamini’s tutoring programme supports hundreds of high school leaners across the country to wrap their heads around life sciences.
19 Jun 2026
- 9 min read
Photo Essay
Soweto in the early 1970s
UCT News spent some time in the Special Collections library for life in Soweto in the lead-up to the Soweto Uprising.
19 Jun 2026
News
Inclusive education post-June 1976: ‘A struggle worth fighting for’
Fifty years on and the struggle for inclusive education continues in South Africa.
18 Jun 2026
- 8 min read
News
Attend UCT’s Distinguised Almuni Lecture
Join UCT Science’s Distinguished Alumni Lecture on Wednesday, 24 June, at 18:00 and discover where a science degree can lead.
18 Jun 2026
- 1 min read
Obituary
Emeritus Professor Kathy Driver (1947–2026)
Emer Prof Kathy Driver passed away on13 June 2026 at the age of 79.
18 Jun 2026
News
SA’s watershed moment in politics, life
Emer Prof Alan Cliff said We have to challenge ourselves to be honest about how relatively unchanged higher education has remained.
15 Jun 2026
- 4 min read
