News Archive | Faculty of Science

October 2016

Earliest Evidence of Ivory Trade in Southern Africa - 17 Oct 2016 - 11:45

Were our earliest human ancestors using stone tipped spears between 500 000 and 50 000 years ago? - 17 Oct 2016 - 10:15

Lutete Khonde: Synthesizing a super antioxidant - 11 Oct 2016 - 09:00

September 2016

Mystery tooth linked to Paul Gauguin - 26 Sep 2016 - 10:00

Kevin Naidoo: Computing, carbohydrates and cancer - 26 Sep 2016 - 09:45

UCT in global antimicrobial research - 22 Sep 2016 - 08:30

Five applications where plastic is not fantastic - 14 Sep 2016 - 11:45

On alien marine cities - 8 Sep 2016 - 10:30

Science Faculty researchers acknowledged at NRF Awards - 8 Sep 2016 - 10:30

Mammals, spiny plants and the origins of African savannas - 8 Sep 2016 - 10:00

Mentoring hand-up to young generation of scientists - 7 Sep 2016 - 08:30

UCT Chemists feature strongly at SA Chemical Institute awards - 2 Sep 2016 - 11:45

August 2016

Professor Kelly Chibale awarded prestigious Cheney Fellowship - 26 Aug 2016 - 13:15

Diamonds: a scientist’s best friend - 23 Aug 2016 - 11:45

How humans and wild birds collaborate to get precious resources of honey and wax - 23 Aug 2016 - 11:45

Then and now: Citizen scientists document landscape changes - 15 Aug 2016 - 11:30

Xolisile Thusini: a smashing science success - 15 Aug 2016 - 11:30

Did a rotating ‘broom’ or gas ejection cause the Milky Way’s giant void? - 15 Aug 2016 - 11:15

UCT researchers identify a potent anti-malarial candidate - 15 Aug 2016 - 11:15

July 2016

Double honorary doctorates for George Ellis - 20 Jul 2016 - 11:15

Peninsula Paddle shows that city waterways are ailing - 20 Jul 2016 - 10:30

UCT researcher helps identify young dinosaur in Brazil - 19 Jul 2016 - 10:30

Science Faculty's Professor Peter Dunsby honoured at NSTF Awards - 18 Jul 2016 - 12:30

Martial Eagle filmed for TV series found dead - 18 Jul 2016 - 10:45

June 2016

SEAmester - South Africa's Class Afloat - 30 Jun 2016 - 11:45

Robots at sea track warming of world’s oceans - 28 Jun 2016 - 12:30

Canny raiding baboons find loophole in strategy to manage them - 28 Jun 2016 - 12:15

Treasures of the earth - 15 Jun 2016 - 09:30

Science has spoken: jet lag disadvantages SA Super Rugby teams - 14 Jun 2016 - 11:15

Journey into Astrophysics - 13 Jun 2016 - 11:30

Astronomy star rising - 13 Jun 2016 - 11:00

Sex life of Earth’s Biggest Bird. - 8 Jun 2016 - 08:45

May 2016

Five million year old baleen whales from the West Coast of South Africa - 26 May 2016 - 10:45

10 UCT researchers selected as finalists for the 2015/2016 NSTF Awards - 26 May 2016 - 09:45

UCT’s Jennifer Thomson elected as president of international women's organisation - 26 May 2016 - 09:45

Unique cancer discovery opens path to early diagnosis and specialised treatment breakthroughs - 20 May 2016 - 12:45

From tree of life to web of life: How Google Images can help ecologists study evolution - 13 May 2016 - 12:15

Birds of a Different Color: Why Some Birds Have More than One Color Type - 4 May 2016 - 09:30

Astronomers pinpoint echoes of ancient exploding star on our stellar doorstep - 3 May 2016 - 09:45

April 2016

Scientists can detect dinosaur disease after 72 million years - 28 Apr 2016 - 10:00

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