Atmospheric chemist Dr Katye Altieri will use her Claude Leon Merit Award, one of five awarded to UCT researchers in 2017, to teach oceanography and atmospheric science undergraduates the rudiments of conducting air quality analyses. The Claude Leon Merit Awards recognise meritorious scholarly work by early-career academics in natural... Read more
The Fogarty HIV-associated Tuberculosis Training Program has been established at the University of Cape Town (UCT), in partnership with Johns Hopkins University (JHU) and Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) in the United States. The programme is funded by a five-year grant from the Fogarty International Center of the US... Read more
The University of Cape Town (UCT) remains the top university in the country and on the continent in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) BRICS University Rankings 2018. UCT is ranked 19th, five places down from its position in the previous year. This ranking of the top universities in the five... Read more
UCT has the most publicly visible scientists in South Africa, a new study involving 42 research institutions has found. The results were published in the South African Journal of Science this week. The study, conducted by lead author Marina Joubert and Lars Guenther of the University of Stellenbosch, identified... Read more
Children: the key to SA’s social and economic transformation
Latest newsUniversity of Cape Town November 27, 2017
South Africa is losing billions of rands in human potential each year because of an underinvestment in its children. If the country is serious about sustainable development, the potential of its children needs to be unlocked by prioritising investment in five key areas. These and other findings will be... Read more
Professor Heather Zar has been announced as the 2018 L’Oreal-UNESCO Women in Science Laureate for Africa and the Arab States, in recognition of her wide-ranging contributions to child health, which have improved – and saved – children’s lives across the globe, as well as helping to shape international policy.... Read more
Tracking collars reveal city baboons’ raiding tactics
ResearchUniversity of Cape Town November 17, 2017
UCT scientists are part of an international team that has revealed how canny baboons in Cape Town use a sit-and-wait tactic before raiding people’s homes for food. This has been shown by data gathered from bespoke baboon-tracking collars. “Raiding baboons are a real challenge in the Cape Peninsula,” said... Read more
In South Africa we adapt to technological changes, but there is so much that we can learn from Germany and other developed countries,” said PhD student Khangelani Vuke on his return from a month-long exchange programme. PhD student Khangelani Vuke has returned from an enriching and successful visit to... Read more
PhD candidate wins international green award
AchieversUniversity of Cape Town November 14, 2017
PhD candidate Megan Lukas was one of 25 young scientists honoured with a Green Talents award at the International Forum for High Potentials in Sustainable Development, which took place in Germany during October. The Green Talents award is conferred by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research to... Read more
A team of dedicated heart surgeons, clinicians and medical engineers at Strait Access Technologies (SAT) – a UCT start-up company – has perfected a heart valve that will save millions of lives. This breakthrough comes on the eve of the 50th anniversary of the world’s first heart transplant, by Professor... Read more
