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It takes a team 22 Jul 2025
East African countries and open borders 18 Jul 2025 Republished
Revolutionising understanding of the cosmos The LSST project is set to reshape our understanding of the cosmos through vast collaboration. 27 Jun 2025
Academic calls for emotional leadership in healthcare Prof Jacqueline Hoare has penned an article around the emotional toll of South Africa’s public healthcare crisis. 23 Jun 2025
UCT researchers shortlisted for top science awards UCT celebrates research stronghold with multiple finalists in South Africa’s premier science and innovation awards. 20 Jun 2025
UCT’s best QS performance in a decade Setting the pace on the continent, with its most prime ranking in 10 years, UCT continues to lead as highest-ranked under the recently released QS World University Rankings. 19 Jun 2025
King’s honour for UCT academic UCT’s Prof Lucie Cluver has been honoured for lifesaving research on African adolescents. 19 Jun 2025
UCT remains Africa’s top university in latest global rankings UCT has sustained its position as Africa’s leading university in the latest CWUR rankings amid a globally competitive environment. 17 Jun 2025
UCT highlights rights and climate justice globally UCT participated in a global climate summit on 5 June, addressing Africa’s climate challenges and the role of higher education in equitable climate action. 13 Jun 2025
Gene-editing breakthrough: UCT in landmark trial In a global first for Africa, UCT is participating in a clinical trial to reprogramme genes and halt hereditary angioedema. 13 Jun 2025
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
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
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
The multifaceted relationship between youth, violence The story of South African youth, their mistrust of governance structures and violence is as complicated as it is straightforward. 05 Jun 2025
Advancing African scholarship in health professions education UCT’s Prof Jacqueline van Wyk considered what advancing African scholarship in health professions education would look like. 03 Jun 2025
UCT forensic scientist earns NRF P-rating for DNA research NRF P-rating for UCT researcher highlights her innovative approach to forensic science and her commitment to justice, ethics and humanitarian impact. 03 Jun 2025
UCT at the forefront of landmark discovery on early human genetics Breakthrough UCT–Copenhagen study uncovers biological sex and unexpected genetic diversity in Paranthropus robustus. 02 Jun 2025

 
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