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Antibodies as tools in cancer treatment
Professor Stefan Barth has been tasked with establishing the first medical biotechnology-based immunotherapy laboratory in South Africa.
11 Oct 2018
Music holds the key to historical human interaction
Researchers bring some of their findings to life in an unprecedented musical and artistic production.
10 Oct 2018
Drugs not enough to stamp out parasitic worms in Africa
Deworming initiatives need to be combined with education to stop the spread of parasitic worms in Africa.
10 Oct 2018
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‘Life-changing’ climate change report
Southern African countries must confront the fact that they are at the highest risk for global warming and drying, warns UCT climate change expert Professor Mark New.
10 Oct 2018
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Umthombo: new edition out now
The second edition of UCT’s research magazine Umthombo showcases the breadth and depth of research being conducted at the university.
10 Oct 2018
Neil Armitage Inaugural Lecture
Deputy director of the Future Water research institute Professor Neil Armitage will deliver the VC’s Inaugural Lecture on 17 October.
09 Oct 2018
Researcher’s ‘world-first’ in line for global awards
Dr Dyllon Randall’s fertiliser-producing urinal, a world first, is a finalist in two research categories in the prestigious IChemE Global Awards 2018.
08 Oct 2018
Doing things differently at the d-school
UCT’s d-school is making its mark internationally, winning a place on the Pioneers 2018 list for its creative approach to education.
05 Oct 2018
GSB sustainability project makes global impact
An international sustainability project co-hosted by UCTʼs GSB and a Canadian counterpart has won a global award recognising its impact in the world of business.
05 Oct 2018
UCT innovator on top-30 list for Africa
Her key role in developing health technologies for Africa has secured Professor Tania Douglas a place on the 2018 top-30 list of innovators on the continent.
05 Oct 2018
Using palladium to fight cancer
Dr Sharon Prince has committed her academic career to cancer research: finding novel therapeutic interventions and developing more targeted approaches to treatment.
05 Oct 2018
New giant dinosaur: an evolutionary experiment
The largest dinosaur to be discovered in South Africa may have been an evolutionary ‘experiment’ in walking on four legs.
04 Oct 2018
New commerce research unveiled, TED-style
The commerce faculty’s Cape Town Alumni Chapter recently hosted the second in the UCT Talks series, a TED-styled showcase of new faculty research.
04 Oct 2018
Major advance in fight against TB
UCT has played an integral role in the successful testing of a new tuberculosis vaccine which offers new hope for curbing the disease.
04 Oct 2018
Top prize for leading TB researcher
UCT’s Professor Keertan Dheda has been honoured with the 2018 Scientific Leadership prize from the prestigious European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP).
04 Oct 2018
Research shines a light on financial markets
Researchers from UCT and the University of the Witwatersrand are driving provocative analysis of predictability in financial markets.
03 Oct 2018
Less crime, more fear
While many categories of crime are decreasing, South Africans are still living in the grip of the fear that they will become the next statistic.
03 Oct 2018
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