Reimagining health systems for wellbeing – a Collective Conversation

UCT conversation series explores how health systems can be transformed to better support holistic wellbeing.

18 Jul 2025 - 9 min read
 
Oppenheimer Fellowship will advance childhood brain research

Paediatric neurosurgeon, Professor Anthony Figaji, of UCT’s Neuroscience Institute, has been awarded the prestigious Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship for his pioneering research into childhood brain injury. 

16 Jul 2025 - 5 min read
 
Cape Town’s Sewage Issue: Science vs Politics

Cape Town’s sewage crisis highlights the tension between scientific research and political interests.

08 Jul 2025 - 8 min read Republished
 
Fellowship boost for UCT researcher

UCT’s Dr Amber Abrams has been granted a fellowship to continue with her work on climate sensitive infectious disease in impoverished communities.

07 Jul 2025 - 5 min read
 
Evolutionary ecologist enters prestigious Royal Society Fellowship fold

Prof Claire Spottiswoode joins other prominent UCT-based researchers as well as renowned greats from around the world who’ve been elected into the prestigious Fellowship of the Royal Society. 

04 Jul 2025 - 8 min read
 
IsiXhosa research goes international

UCT lecturer Sanele Ntshingana is one of 18 global fellows selected for the WEB Du Bois Research Institute Fellowship at Harvard University.

04 Jul 2025 - 3 min read
 
UCT’s Energy Research Day: conducting collaboration through connection

The university’s Energy Research Day brought together cross-faculty stakeholders with a vested interested in the energy space to share research insights and discuss bold ideas.

02 Jul 2025 - 4 min read