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Milestone Moment: FIRST Cohort to Graduate from our Master of Neuroscience Degree!

Celebrating the graduation of our very FIRST cohort of our Master of Neuroscience degree, the FIRST degree of its kind in the country and UCT's most interdisciplinary offering! Ululations and congratulations!

Doctoral research on 'baby brain sizes dependant on antenatal anaemia' featured in The Guardian

Some critical research to come out of a Neuroscience Institute student's doctorate finds that babies born to anaemic mothers have smaller brains, featured here in The Guardian.

Maternal anaemia may shape infant brain development

Recent PhD graduate from the UCT Neuroscience Institute, has led the first study using ultra-low-field Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) to demonstrate the association between antenatal maternal anaemia and altered infant brain structure.

A new chapter for African Brain Child

The launch of the South African Medical Research Council 'Discovery Neuroscience in Children: Advancing Understanding and Treatment of Acute Brain Conditions' research unit marks a significant new chapter for the African Brain Child group.

Prof Romy Parker talking 'Complex Regional Pain Syndrome' on radio

The brilliant Prof Romy Parker talking 'Complex Regional Pain Syndrome' on radio, with Bridget Masinga (SAfm).

Prenatal stress may alter brain networks that regulate children’s emotions

By the time a child celebrates their third birthday, the foundations of emotional regulation are already being laid deep within the brain. A new UCT study suggests that those foundations may even be influenced before birth.

Illustrated by Ashleigh Campsall for The Scientist article

Excitable brain worms - the story we didn't know we needed

A little publication about how tapeworm larvae may result in epilepsy has captured the attention of the popular science scene in an rather unexpecteded way. The story we didn't know the world would find so fascinating.

The Neuroscience Institute’s Clinical Omics and Informatics Unit

The power of collaborative genomic discovery

For many patients living with suspected genetic disorders, the search for a diagnosis can be long, complex and emotionally exhausting. The Neuroscience Institute’s Clinical Omics and Informatics Unit are planning something to tackle this!

Host venue of IBRO 2027: CTICC, Cape Town | Photo credit: CTICC

The call for symposia is now open for the IBRO 2027 World Congress of Neuroscience

The Southern African Neuroscience Society (SANS) is delighted to announce that the call for symposia for the IBRO 2027 World Congress of Neuroscience is now officially open.

Harvard Radcliffe fellowship for NI and UCT’s Mubeen Goolam

The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Dr Mubeen Goolam has been awarded a 2026–2027 Harvard Radcliffe Institute Fellowship, a highly acclaimed award conferred to esteemed scholars across a multitude of disciplines.

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