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How geomatics, legal pluralism, and history shape SA’s land justice future
UCT’s Prof Jenniffer Whittal delivered her inaugural lecture on campus on 3 June.
06 Jun 2025
- 8 min read
How geomatics, legal pluralism, and history shape SA’s land justice future
UCT’s Prof Jenniffer Whittal delivered her inaugural lecture on campus on 3 June.
06 Jun 2025
- 8 min read
African scientists launch the African Bioinformatics Institute
By investing in skills, infrastructure, and collaboration, the African Bioinformatics Institute sets out to shape the future of life science research in Africa.
06 Jun 2025
- 5 min read
UCT-led study finds dehorning rhinos reduces poaching
UCT researchers co-led a study which reveals that dehorning rhinos significantly reduces the risk of poaching.
05 Jun 2025
- 4 min read
The multifaceted relationship between youth, violence
05 Jun 2025
Advancing African scholarship in health professions education
03 Jun 2025
UCT forensic scientist earns NRF P-rating for DNA research
03 Jun 2025
UCT at the forefront of landmark discovery on early human genetics
02 Jun 2025
Prof Ursula Hoadley’s inaugural – an ‘intellectual feast’
26 May 2025
Africa Day celebration highlights African identity, resilience, and ownership in health sciences
21 May 2025
MARC SE-Africa drives adoption of plan to tackle malaria drug resistance in East Africa
21 May 2025
UCT scholars awarded SARChI chairs in ocean modelling and symbolic AI
15 May 2025
Katye Altieri scoops Oppenheimer Memorial Trust’s New Frontiers Research Award
15 May 2025
How ecology, statistics and interdisciplinary collaboration can save species
13 May 2025
Prof Chibale elected to prestigious US National Academy of Sciences
07 May 2025
RMF10: PhD study challenges narratives around protest violence
02 May 2025
From research to impact: How VACFA is transforming vaccine policy in Africa
World Immunization Week, commemorated on the last week of April, brings a spotlight to the work of UCT’s VACFA which works across the continent to rid Africa of vaccine-preventable diseases.
02 May 2025
UCT researcher’s work challenges colonial inheritance
UCT scholar Eve Wong has conducted rare research on the revivalism of the Khoisan movement in South Africa.
02 May 2025
Professor Emerita Valerie Mizrahi elected to prestigious US academy
With her election as an honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Emer Prof Valerie Mizrahi joins the ranks of some of the world’s most distinguished scholars.
30 Apr 2025
Shaping the future of explainable AI earns researcher NRF P-rating
UCT researcher, Dr Jesse Heyninck has been awarded a P-rating, a recognition of his promising future as an international leader in his field.
30 Apr 2025
UCT prioritises end-of-life care with novel project
The five-year study responds to the growing need for palliative care in South Africa.
25 Apr 2025
Effective couple communication alters diabetes care, health outcomes
Good communication between two partners improves self-diabetes management, which improves overall health outcomes.
24 Apr 2025
Reimagining sustainable African urban futures through unlearning and innovation
At the first event in a new UCT discussion series bridging the gap between academic research and real-world impact, experts discussed harnessing African creativity to shape equitable urbanisation.
22 Apr 2025
Future Water Institute wraps up six-year living lab project in Mitchells Plain
The initiative operates at a stormwater pond in Mitchells Plain and forms part of the bigger Pathways to water resilient South African cities project.
15 Apr 2025
Why South Africa needs its own educational playbook
UCT’s Prof François Cilliers delivered his inaugural lecture on 9 April, unpacking the complex relationship between theory, research and practice.
14 Apr 2025
Building interdisciplinary partnerships to drive innovation and improve cancer outcomes
Three new research grants have been awarded to advance the understanding, prevention and comprehensive management of cancer.
14 Apr 2025
Study in Cape Town looked at using seawater to flush toilets
South Africa’s Water Research Commission recently commissioned a study into using seawater to flush toilets in Cape Town.
10 Apr 2025
Republished
UCT researchers further global effort to study Antarctic ice loss
UCT researchers explored Antarctica’s Fimbul Ice Shelf, collecting data to model future climate shifts and marking South Africa’s return to Antarctic glaciology.
10 Apr 2025
Address SA’s adolescent vaping catastrophe
Vaping among teens in South Africa has been described as a public health crisis, and dealing with it is a collective effort.
09 Apr 2025
The struggle for equity in post-school education 30 years on
UCT’s SALDRU hosted the ‘South Africa at 30 years of democracy conference’ to take stock and to identify new pathways to unlock South Africa’s potential.
04 Apr 2025
UCT project addresses heat risks in vulnerable communities
The UCT-based research project, Heat Adaptation Benefits for Vulnerable groups In Africa, is at the forefront of tackling extreme heat risks in vulnerable communities.
03 Apr 2025
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