2+ day, 13+ hour ago  (260+ words) A journey into the formal foundations of natural language began as Professor Ryan Nefdt delivered his inaugural lecture on 20 May. The University of Cape Town's (UCT) Mafeje Room at the Bremner Building was filled to capacity as family, friends, students,…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (231+ words) news. uct. ac. za Highest national order for Prof Karen Sliwa-Hahnle World-renowned clinical cardiologist Professor Karen Sliwa-Hahnle, who has dedicated her career to advancing research in priority heart-health areas " including peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) " has received the Order of Mapungubwe. The…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (489+ words) Researchers briefed delegates on the progress of TB vaccine studies, novel diagnostic strategies aimed at active case finding, and a new TB vaccine candidate developed at UCT. TB kills one person every 25 seconds The burden of TB disease falls overwhelmingly…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago  (416+ words) The University of Cape Town's (UCT) Biomedical Engineering Research Centre (BMERC) has officially received its medical device manufacturing licence. The licence, issued by the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA), formally authorises the research centre to conduct manufacturing, distribution…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago  (248+ words) The University of Cape Town's (UCT) Dr Mubeen Goolam has been awarded a 20262027 Harvard Radcliffe Institute Fellowship, a highly acclaimed award conferred to esteemed scholars across a multitude of disciplines. Goolam said he is excited to kick-start his fellowship and…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago  (865+ words) By breaking down the walls between research into the brain, the heart, the lungs and infectious disease, University of Cape Town (UCT) scholars are not only studying illness. They are fostering a future where scientific excellence directly improves societal health…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (555+ words) By 2050, researchers predict that Africa will have the highest number of new cancer cases compared to any other continent in the world; and the death toll is expected to skyrocket by an estimated 147%. "Our work is really informed by this…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (589+ words) As April gave way to May, and the city entered its familiar season of celebrating Africa in carefully curated ways, Mamela Nyamza returned onto'The Baxter Theatre's main stage; a'company of'black artists behind her, both productions carried on her own back,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (228+ words) The Formula Student Africa (FSA) team at the University of Cape Town (UCT) is making steady progress as they'prepare for'their'first competition later this year. "We've'seen an incredible amount of support lately. On top of the technical and financial backing from…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (190+ words) Dear colleagues and students Applications are invited for the 2026 University of Cape Town (UCT) Teaching Innovation and Curriculum Change Grant. The grant supports individual academics, teaching teams and departments who are working on initiatives that strengthen teaching and learning at…...