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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.


A chemical attraction 05 Dec 2019 Republished
Women in Global Health Silindile Ngcobo, a PhD candidate in biomaterials at UCT’s Department of Surgery, recently took part in the 2019 Women in Global Health Conference in Rwanda. 22 Nov 2019
Inside growing brains Safe and non-invasive techniques for visualising the brain have changed the way we study children’s development, particularly in high-risk contexts. 22 Nov 2019
Co-creating a locally relevant web Dr Melissa Densmore’s research into bandwidth-constrained communities in and around Cape Town tackles difficult questions about what the internet should look like in Africa. 22 Nov 2019
The highest energy light from a gamma-ray burst detected UCT astronomers are part of an international team that have taken the next step towards understanding extreme stellar explosions. 21 Nov 2019
Misuse threatens antibiotics effectiveness World Antibiotic Awareness Week celebrates the contribution that antibiotics have made to global public health and calls for action to ensure their continued usefulness. 21 Nov 2019 Republished
Fixed lines needed to bridge the digital divide Few South African households have access to the internet at home, but relying solely on mobile networks to solve this disparity is not enough. 20 Nov 2019 Republished
UCT prof leads ground-breaking pollen monitoring campaign The Division of Allergology and Immunology at UCT’s Lung Institute is leading a multidisciplinary project that examines the levels of pollen across South Africa. 20 Nov 2019
Mining for the future The Minerals to Metals Initiative at UCT is working with the mining industry to help it become more people- and planet-centred. 20 Nov 2019
Two UCT subjects in top 100 UCT is among the top 100 globally for clinical, pre-clinical and health, and social sciences in the 2020 Times Higher Education Rankings by subject. 19 Nov 2019
Collaboration pushes frontiers of anti-malaria drug regimes UCT and Medicines for Malaria Venture are collaborating in order to discover and develop medicines to help tackle the burden of the disease. 19 Nov 2019 Republished
San and Khoi claim benefits from rooibos UCT Associate Professor Rachel Wynberg argues that the benefit-sharing agreement with the rooibos industry offers restorative justice but is not without problems. 19 Nov 2019 Republished
Flows in the global fertility market Associate Professor Amrita Pande’s latest research looks at the global fertility industry and its labourers making babies in the 21st century. 18 Nov 2019
Brain gain Exploring the human brain and meeting neuro-health challenges in Africa is the goal of the University of Cape Town’s new Neuroscience Institute. 15 Nov 2019
South Africa's struggle to manage wildlife ranching A lack of clear regulations on the private game farms has meant that their operations haven’t been directed towards being more socially or environmentally sustainable. 15 Nov 2019 Republished
Extinct plant rediscovered after 200 years A wildflower, thought to be extinct, has been rediscovered by a UCT PhD student on a farm near Tulbagh. 15 Nov 2019 Republished

 
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