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September 2026

Where code meets research: Collaboration at the heart of innovation - Mon, 09/07/2026 - 15:51

August 2026

Celebrating research software at South Africa's top science awards - Tue, 08/04/2026 - 22:27

July 2026

UCT researchers build better research software through collaborative Python workshop - Tue, 07/28/2026 - 17:16

June 2026

AI may change how research software is built — but not why it matters - Tue, 06/02/2026 - 11:09

May 2026

Security vulnerabilities highlight risks for shared research systems - Wed, 05/13/2026 - 10:39

April 2026

Research software quality across continents - Mon, 04/27/2026 - 12:00

March 2026

ReTAGS project leaves a rich digital archive on UCT’s Ibali platform - Fri, 03/27/2026 - 09:51
UCT’s Research Software Programme innovation strengthens digital research infrastructure - Tue, 03/24/2026 - 09:00

February 2026

Strengthening Research Software Quality Through Global Exchange - Fri, 02/27/2026 - 11:32
UCT contributes to Pan-African AI innovation - Wed, 02/18/2026 - 10:56
Invitation to take part in the 2026 International RSE Survey - Mon, 02/09/2026 - 14:00

January 2026

UCT joins Eurostat as an accredited research institution - Wed, 01/28/2026 - 10:00
Help shape South Africa’s contribution to OECD policy on research software - Fri, 01/16/2026 - 10:50

December 2025

Accelerating research with advanced digital infrastructure - Wed, 12/17/2025 - 11:18
Report: Inaugural South African Research Software Symposium 2025 - Tue, 12/09/2025 - 09:57

November 2025

UCT at the forefront as NSTF introduces Research Software Awards - Tue, 11/25/2025 - 12:00

October 2025

UCT’s upgraded Data Centre boosts resilience and efficiency - Mon, 10/20/2025 - 09:53
Research Workflows, Code & Software - 4 Nov 2025 - Wed, 10/15/2025 - 11:13
Celebrating International Research Software Engineering (RSE) Day - Thu, 10/09/2025 - 05:30
Strengthening global research through open data and collaboration - Wed, 10/01/2025 - 11:07

September 2025

UCT eResearch at Open Science Fair 2025 - Mon, 09/22/2025 - 14:35

August 2025

UCT ramps up research software engineering momentum - Fri, 08/29/2025 - 21:27
Figshare South Africa Conference - Tue, 08/05/2025 - 10:21

July 2025

Building Sustainable Research Software: Highlights from the July RSE Workshop in South Africa - Wed, 07/30/2025 - 20:22
The 7th Annual National Research Data Workshop showcases South Africa’s growing data ecosystem - Wed, 07/30/2025 - 15:35

June 2025

UCT hosts IDIA Research Retreat 2025 to celebrate a decade of collaboration and innovation - Mon, 06/30/2025 - 18:56
A new era of accessible high-performance computing at UCT - Fri, 06/20/2025 - 14:18

March 2025

Global recognition advances UCT's research accessibility and reliability - Mon, 03/10/2025 - 09:26
UCT eResearch leads UCT’s membership in the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) - Wed, 03/05/2025 - 10:00

December 2024

Unpacking student data: Insights and innovation at UCT’s Data Festival - Mon, 12/23/2024 - 09:36

May 2024

The case for a systems approach to technology in organisations - Tue, 05/14/2024 - 09:39

April 2024

Elections 2024: ‘Dose of scepticism’ needed as personal data becomes vulnerable - Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:40

March 2024

Infrastructure and innovation for a healthy Africa - Fri, 03/22/2024 - 09:41

March 2022

CODATA-RDA School of Research Data Science - Thu, 03/03/2022 - 14:30

November 2021

Partnering to bring African genomics home - Wed, 11/10/2021 - 13:00

March 2021

Empowering and supporting African adolescents - Mon, 03/29/2021 - 14:15
New equipment to bolster SA’s ability to perform cutting-edge astronomy research - Fri, 03/26/2021 - 13:45
A moment in time: repeat photography to understand environmental change - Mon, 03/15/2021 - 16:15
Driving the fourth industrial revolution with The internet of things in smart agriculture - Mon, 03/08/2021 - 15:00
Making drone data FAIR - Mon, 03/01/2021 - 13:45

February 2021

High-performance computing and neuroimaging - Tue, 02/23/2021 - 17:00
Grappling with data in the performing arts - Mon, 02/15/2021 - 14:30
Understanding the impact of COVID-19 and lockdown - Mon, 02/08/2021 - 15:00
Supporting fieldwork applications to understand impact of land restitution - Wed, 02/03/2021 - 14:00

December 2020

Universities renew big data agreement for 5 years - Mon, 12/07/2020 - 11:00

October 2020

UCT joins the Digital Preservation Coalition - Wed, 10/21/2020 - 14:30

January 2020

Integrating systems for open science: Scholix and UCT’s research data integration project - Thu, 01/30/2020 - 08:15

December 2019

High-performance computing (HPC) upgrade complete to mark 10-year anniversary - Tue, 12/24/2019 - 00:00
Investing in a shared resource for scientific software sustainability in computational chemistry - Fri, 12/20/2019 - 11:00
Published data set offers a peek into the history of electrification in post-apartheid South Africa - Thu, 12/19/2019 - 10:45