Chapters from Professor Johan Fagan’s ENT textbook series have been downloaded more than a million times since the first book was published online in 2014.

Katye Altieri writes that global concerns about the environmental impacts of shale gas development and production on local water supplies, air quality and human health have made the process of extracting this natural gas – called hydraulic fracturing, or ‘fracking’ – a very contentious issue.

An international team of scientists, including two UCT researchers, have discovered the first gamma-ray binary in a galaxy other than ours.

Herman Wasserman writes that the media are often seen as having the potential to contribute to social progress, with contributions linked to several of the United Nations sustainable development goals, including SDG 16: the promotion of just, peaceful and inclusive societies.

A grant will boost vital research into the impact of metabolic syndrome and HIV on neurocognitive abilities and the driving performance of vocational drivers.

Fourth-year student Andri Ntema partnered up with a friend to open up Slice Pizza, a trendy new pizza joint on Long Street.

UCT should not only be the best university in Africa but the best for Africa. This was the message from Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research and Internationalisation, Professor Danie Visser, at the 2016 research function and launch of this year’s research report.

Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng, UCT’s incoming Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research and Internationalisation, has delivered the keynote address at the 2016 UCT Annual Research Function, where the university’s latest research report has been launched.

AXA Research Fund has awarded its first research chair in Africa to Professor Mark New, Director of the African Climate and Development Initiative.