A neurosurgeon at the University of Cape Town is pioneering a way to diagnose a brain condition through patients’ eyes. 

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.

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.

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. 

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.