Neuroscience News

Dr Rachael Dangarembizi (The Crypto Lab, UCT Neuroscience Institute & University of Cape Town Human Biology Dept) wins in the 'Emerging Researcher' category at the National Science and Technology Forum award ceremony, 31 July 2025.

NI member A/Prof Tory Madden co-authored this piece, in March, on why pain scales often fall short. Pain is complex and personal, so numbers should spark deeper conversations between patients and clinicians.

Paediatric neurosurgeon, Professor Anthony Figaji, of UCT’s Neuroscience Institute, has been awarded the prestigious Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship for his pioneering research into childhood brain injury.

Please help us collect non-perishables this Mandela Day (18 July). Or make a cash donation. Collection boxes UCT Neuroscience Institute atrium & Human Biology Dept reception or email hayley.tomes@uct.ac.za to arrange.

Prof Jacqueline Hoare has written an article which has sparked urgent national conversation around SA's public healthcare crisis, its emotional toll, and the leadership response it demands.

In an interview with Varsity, programme convener & developer of our first of its kind Master of Neuroscience programme, Dr Melike Fourie, gives insight into the heart behind the degree, what it entails, and how it is going so far.