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Tracking ancient firewalkers
Techniques honed by fossil tracers have allowed researchers to examine the trackways of ancient land-dwelling vertebrates in what is today a farm in the centre of South Africa.
30 Jan 2020
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Getting high on the history of drugs
A recent study details the secret histories of drugs – both legal and illegal – in southern Africa.
30 Jan 2020
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UCT professor clinches Georg Forster Award
UCT's Professor Abdulkader Tayob was recently awarded with a prestigious Georg Forster Research Award by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.
30 Jan 2020
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Meet the Researchers without Borders
Eight PhD candidates from sub-Saharan Africa make up the inaugural cohort of the UCT–Bristol University Researchers without Borders programme.
27 Jan 2020
Podcast: how climate change threatens our farms
In a podcast, Peter Johnston, a UCT climate scientist and researcher, discusses how climate change might affect farming in South Africa and what can be done about it.
23 Jan 2020
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Sequencing the future
The UCT Neuroscience Institute is helping to ensure Africans are better represented in neurogenetic studies through forward-looking, international projects on genetics and the nervous system.
22 Jan 2020
Why green energy finally makes economic sense
UCT energy economist Faaiqa Hartley says its affordability could pave the way for renewables to eventually account for the lion’s share of global electricity production.
22 Jan 2020
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UCT wins top international business school competition
The UCT Graduate School of Business has won the 39th annual John Molson MBA International Case Competition, the first African business school to do so.
21 Jan 2020
Community-based intervention to identify undiagnosed TB cases
An innovative tech-driven idea pioneered by UCT’s Centre for Lung Infection and Immunity will take TB testing from the lab into the community.
20 Jan 2020
Investors still not walking the talk
Recent research shows that while lip service is paid to the notion of responsible investing, very little has changed in practice.
17 Jan 2020
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How to keep South African children safe
Children are vulnerable to violence and injuries, from burns to drowning and from road traffic injuries to fatal child abuse.
17 Jan 2020
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UCT inventors are among the decade’s best
Business Insider South Africa recently named four UCT-linked inventions among South Africa’s best of the decade.
16 Jan 2020
On the cutting edge: meet Assoc Prof Maswime
Associate Professor Salome Maswime has recently joined the Faculty of Health Sciences in her new role as the head of Global Surgery.
15 Jan 2020
Fisheries management is good for fish
New international research looks at whether overfished fish populations have been able to recover with better management.
14 Jan 2020
Cancer treatment gets personal
More targeted and personalised therapies are needed to improve the way we tackle cancer.
14 Jan 2020
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Why South Africa's declining maths performance is a worry
UCT is taking steps to improve students’ maths results by introducing a number of interventions.
10 Jan 2020
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How some corporations can have positive impact in communities
A recent study looks at the conditions that motivate corporations to make significant contributions to community resilience.
06 Jan 2020
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Kicking up dust on a global scale
A global data set may help us to understand the source of dust emissions that play such a vital role in earth systems.
03 Jan 2020
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