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UCT aspires to become a premier academic meeting point between South Africa, the rest of Africa and the world. Taking advantage of expanding global networks and our distinct vantage point in Africa, we are committed , through innovative research and scholarship, to grapple with the key issues of our natural and social worlds. We are committed both to protecting and encouraging 'curiosity-driven research' and research that has a real impact on our communities and environment.


Amplifying the voices of women struggle heroes UCT's Janie Cole and UCT Libraries Special Collections   have joined forces to build a rare collection of filmed oral testimonies, music and personal documents by former female political prisoners and prison guards. 17 Dec 2020
UCT has three highly cited researchers in 2020 Three University of Cape Town researchers have been included in the Highly Cited Researchers (HCR) list for 2020. 15 Dec 2020
Universities renew big data agreement for 5 years The agreement forming the Inter-University Institute for Data Intensive Astronomy has been renewed for a period of five years. 10 Dec 2020
Fuel-from-waste win at Falling Walls Lab competition PhD researcher Chelsea Tucker’s modular, off-grid organic waste-to-fuel system put her among 10 Emerging Talent winners in the recent international Falling Walls Lab competition. 27 Nov 2020
What meteorites can tell us about Mars Using 600-million-year-old volcanic meteorites, UCT scientist Geoffrey Howarth has published a new paper showing that the interior of Mars may be more chemically varied than once thought. 24 Nov 2020
Reflections of UCT’s Future Leaders Both old and new members of UCT’s 2030 Future Leaders programme share how the initiative, launched in 2018 by the vice-chancellor, has impacted their academic careers. 23 Nov 2020
New UCT fellows’ crucible moments UCT’s newly inducted fellows shared crucible moments, surprising facts about themselves and their biggest mistakes at this year’s College of Fellows celebration. 20 Nov 2020
Millions of people are on treatment for HIV: why are so many still dying? Antiretroviral coverage of people with HIV has increased dramatically, but deaths have not decreased as much as was hoped. 20 Nov 2020 Republished
New coalition plans to tackle Africa’s growing burden of stroke Around 23% of people in Africa are at risk of stroke at some point in their life, but most may be avoided. 19 Nov 2020 Republished
Pregnancy, obesity and HIV explored in new study UCT is joining forces with two leading US universities to study a worldwide problem: obesity, specifically in pregnant HIV-positive women and their children. 19 Nov 2020
Remote work has built trust among colleagues Remote work has allowed workers to demonstrate their ability,  good intentions, and integrity, thus earning their colleagues' trust. 18 Nov 2020 Republished
Bidding farewell to Dr Dale Peters, UCT eResearch director The UCT research community bids farewell to Dr Dale Peters, UCT eResearch director. 17 Nov 2020
Diabetes is a ticking time bomb in sub-Saharan Africa In 2019 about 1 in 11 adults in the world had diabetes. Of these, 19 million lived in sub-Saharan Africa, many unaware of their condition. 17 Nov 2020 Republished
COVID-19 could ‘derail’ gender-equality progress in SA’s labour market Progress in South Africa’s labour market regarding gender equality hangs in the balance as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, new UCT research has revealed. 17 Nov 2020
A celebration of UCT research 2019-2020 The latest issue of the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) annual research publication Research & Innovation Highlights was launched at UCT’s first virtual annual research function last night, along with the sixth edition of the eResearch report. 13 Nov 2020

 
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