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The design of reliable numerical schemes for real-life applications is investigated for topical medical question as cancer growth and bone healing.

There are a number of sensitive environments, which also include culturally important "sacred places" that need to be conserved.

Knowledge of earthquakes is of great interest to the mining sector considering the threat to underground workers, but also for positioning facilities.

Small satellites hold great potential to deliver valuable information to the country’s climatology, human and research science communities.

Elevating astronomy and astrophysics to the mainstream of South African academia will help the country to stake a claim in the global space community.

Helping to improve flat-panel displays while simultaneously applying this technology to a new generation of solar lighting systems for rural areas.

South Africa is in a unique position to capitalise on its rich marine biodiversity, much of which is still unexplored.

Fundamental research into the simultaneous optimisation of energy and water focused on minimising energy consumption and waste water effluent.

Professor Tom Jarret in Cape Town heads the Astrophysics and Space Physics Chair, under which he trains the next generation of astronomers.

Using small tubes that are placed parallel to each other could help produce compounds at far lower cost.

Using gas fluorine as a refrigerant is a viable alternative to conventional chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) that cause depletion of the ozone layer.

Cutting-edge work into understanding how cancer works: applying informatics to interrogate cancer sub-types to isolate the key signature of a tumour.

The Chair’s work includes creating awareness and education around global change and the impact it is having on the country’s marine ecosystems.

The collaboration between Stellenbosch University and the University of Cape Town has produced a set of skills that is unique in Africa.

Professor Sue Harrison’s interdisciplinary research places among the top four centers in the world in her field.