The University of Cape Town’s tradition of research excellence has led to great inventions and discoveries. UCT academics and graduates have been innovators in almost every discipline. These include:
- Professor Christiaan Barnard, who pioneered heart transplants
- Allan Cormack, who developed the CAT scanner
- Sir Aaron Klug, who contributed to the development of crystallographic electron microscopy and furthered knowledge of nucleic acid–protein complexes.