Professor Richard Cowling of the African Centre for Coastal Paleoscience at Nelson Mandela University has spearheaded international research discovering why the tropics and a handful of other areas
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By Nadia Krige The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Medical Devices Lab has played an integral role in developing a locally manufactured ventilator that has been approved for
By Yacoob Manjoo The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Information and Communication Technology Services (ICTS) uses Microsoft Teams to boost staff morale and maintain a sense of community
By NIÉMAH DAVIDS Led by two University of Cape Town (UCT) alumni, the Afrikan Research Initiative (ARI) – a continental non-profit research organisation – is dedicated to providing vital
By Fiona Fox This blog contains the thoughts of the author rather than representing the work or policy of the Science Media Centre. Last year, under the leadership
By Fiona Fox This blog contains the thoughts of the author rather than representing the work or policy of the Science Media Centre. I’m not on social media,
With the onset of the Coronavirus/Covid-19 pandemic, working and studying remotely have increased the risk of cybercrime. This Cybercrime Survival Guide unpacks the potential cyber risks you may
