Prof Tanja Bosch, SARChI Chair in Digital Media Sociology and a professor in UCT’s Centre for Film and Media Studies, delivered their inaugural lecture on 29 July.

The inner genetic secrets of how the flowers of butterfly lilies break left-right symmetry have been revealed for the first time in a paper published in the prestigious journal ‘Science’.

UCT’s Department of Molecular and Cell Biology recently hosted Grade 12 science learners for an immersive job-shadowing ...

Governments and NGOs are increasingly using parenting support programmes as part of efforts to reduce violence against ...

Former judge Albie Sachs shared fond memories of what made former president Nelson Mandela the statesman he was.

“Thousands have lived without love – not one without water.” – WH Auden. The fifth instalment of the University of Cape Town's (UCT) Collective Conversations on Science for Society series, held on 27 ...

The University of Cape Town (UCT) community mourns the passing of Professor Rob Simmonds, a respected member of the Department of Computer Science and a central figure in building UCT’s data-intensive ...

Join the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Environmental Humanities South open access webinar series on African Environmentalism of Soil from 22 to 24 July. The three-part webinar series will explore ...

“I am capable of understanding science. I belong in rooms where big ideas are discussed. My questions have value. I do not need to be the only one to be the first. My curiosity is a strength, not a ...

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