Seeing the brain through the eyes
A neurosurgeon at the University of Cape Town is pioneering a way to diagnose a brain condition through patients’ eyes.
Lessons learnt from Cape Town’s water crisis
Cape Town and the surrounding region in South Africa have recently experienced an abrupt change in weather conditions – and a severe drought. Here are five lessons to learn from the area’s water crisis according to Dr Kevin Winter, a researcher at the University of Cape Town.
The unexpected appetites of predators in the Karoo
An extensive study on the eating habits of predators on farms and a nature reserve in the Karoo Desert of South Africa has yielded some surprising findings: few of the predators in the reserve – leopards, jackal and caracal – prey on livestock on neighbouring farmland. This contrasts with the widespread perception by farmers that protected areas are ‘predator nests’ that present a constant threat to livestock.
An asthma device for children and the aged
A collaboration between biomedical engineers and a clinician at the University of Cape Town led to the design of an assistant device for metered-dose asthma inhalers to improve ease of use for children and the elderly.
Upgrading the largest experiment on Earth
Researchers from the University of Cape Town along with other scientists from South Africa and the rest of the world will be involved in upgrading the ALICE experiment at CERN.
How we put African urbanism on the map
Professor Edgar Pieterse explains how the African Centre for Cities at the University of Cape Town has gained a global reputation as a leading knowledge centre on global urbanism.
Using palladium to fight cancer
Dr Sharon Prince from the University of Cape Town has dedicated her academic career to cancer research: finding novel therapeutic interventions and developing more targeted approaches to treatment.
With big trees comes great responsibility
University of Cape Town postgraduate researcher, Witness Kozanayi, investigated how commercialisation of baobab products has affected the trees – as well as the communities around them.