December 02, 2022
South Africa: International Day of Persons With Disabilities - 'It Always Seems Impossible Until It's Done'
Teenagers the world over will agree: entering your teen years is much like a rite of passage. It's a steppingstone to young adulthood and many 12-year-olds eagerly anticipate their… Read more »
November 30, 2022
South Africa: UCT's Carbon Footprint Report Shows Marked Covid-19 Lockdown Reductions
The University of Cape Town's (UCT) recently launched Carbon Footprint Assessment Report for 2020 and 2021 reflects the direct impact of the COVID-19 lockdowns on its carbon… Read more »
November 23, 2022
South Africa: 'We've Walked This Journey As a Family' - VC's Farewell to SRC
The University of Cape Town (UCT) said farewell to the 15-member 2021/2022 Students' Representative Council (SRC) at a festive but reflective event, hosted by Vice-Chancellor… Read more »
November 16, 2022
South Africa: South African Women Innovators Win Big At International Falling Walls Lab
University of Cape Town (UCT) PhD candidate Emma Horn won second place in the Falling Walls Lab world finals with her 'green' bio-tile innovation. Tamlyn Sasha Naidu, a… Read more »
November 08, 2022
South Africa: Three UCT Students Showcase Scientific Solutions in Geneva
They went to shine, and shine they did. Applying predictions of the science of the future to find solutions to present challenges, meeting young minds from across the world,… Read more »
November 02, 2022
South Africa: UCT Jumps Up in Clinical & Health
The University of Cape Town (UCT) jumped up 21 places to 77th for clinical & health in the latest Times Higher Education (THE) Rankings by subject. Another four UCT subjects… Read more »
October 26, 2022
South Africa: 135 UCT Researchers Among World's Top 2 Percent
Researchers at the University of Cape Town (UCT) hold 135 positions on the University of Stanford's top 2% scientists in the world. That's according to the latest version of the… Read more »
October 20, 2022
South Africa: UCT Part of Groundbreaking Research With Potential to Impact the Prevention, Cure and Transmission of Malaria
Dr Lauren Arendse and Prof Kelly Chibale, researchers from the University of Cape Town (UCT) are part of a breakthrough finding that shows that a cancer drug, currently in clinical… Read more »
October 12, 2022
South Africa: UCT Leaps Up in International Rankings
The University of Cape Town (UCT) climbed 23 places and retained its top spot on the continent in this year's World University Rankings published by Times Higher Education (THE) on… Read more »
September 28, 2022
South Africa: Telemedicine Increases Access to Safe Abortion Care
Ground-breaking research into accessing safe abortion services in South Africa has revealed that telemedicine abortion is safe and effective, and a viable alternative to the… Read more »
South Africa: Unprecedented First Wave of Black Middle Class Retirees in 20 Years
In the next 20 years, South Africa's first major wave of black middle class retirees will hit the country - a situation with no precedent. Attitudes among this group vary between… Read more »
September 23, 2022
South Africa: Join the NQT's Spring School
The Newly Qualified Teachers' Project (NQT) an initiative of the University of Cape Town's (UCT) School of Education (SoE) invites all teachers to join its Spring School - a series… Read more »
South Africa: Heritage Day - 'I Want to Call Out Their Names One By One'
"I want to call out their names one by one, as a way in which we don't forget them," art curator Nontobeko Ntombela said of the 45 black women artists exhibited at the Norval… Read more »
September 19, 2022
South Africa: Childhood Cancer - Ramp Up Awareness and Save Lives
The University of Cape Town's (UCT) Associate Professor Marc Hendricks is leading an important nationwide call for action: to increase much-needed awareness on childhood cancers to… Read more »
September 09, 2022
Africa: 'You Could Be The Light For Someone Who's In a Very Dark Place' World Suicide Prevention Day
Debunking the myths and stereotypes that have long been associated with depression and suicide is the bedrock to dismantling the stigma, addressing and preventing this global… Read more »
August 22, 2022
South Africa: Women's Month - 'Don't Put the Girl Down' - Zimbabwean Human Rights Champion
"From the time a girl starts walking she is exposed to danger." It was this realisation and her own experience of sexual abuse that rallied Gamuchirayi Manyadzi to act. The… Read more »
August 11, 2022
South Africa: Women's Month - UCT-Led Clinic a 'Godsend' in the Fight Against Cervical Cancer
As it intended almost three decades ago, the Khayelitsha Cervical Cancer Screening Project (KCCSP) has touched and changed the lives of thousands of women and adolescent girls… Read more »
August 10, 2022
South Africa: Women's Month - Change SA's Language Learning Policy to Decolonise Education Curricula
African-language-speaking students at South African universities must enjoy the same learning privileges afforded to English- and Afrikaans-speaking students. Changing South… Read more »
August 04, 2022
South Africa: Four Women At Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine Awarded Grants Geared for Upskilling and Capacity Development
The University of Cape Town's (UCT) Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM) Transformation Committee (ITC), has awarded four grants to two professional,… Read more »
South Africa: Young UCT Scientist Selected As One of Esteemed Global Schmidt Science Fellows
Geomagnetic currents fundi and University of Cape Town's (UCT) National Astrophysics and Space Science Programme (NASSP) graduate Dr Michael Heyns has been announced as one of the… Read more »
August 02, 2022
South Africa: Researcher Wins Award for Research on HIV-Associated Cancer
University of Cape Town (UCT) researcher Dr Katherine Antel has been selected by the American Society of Hematology (ASH) to receive the 2022 ASH Global Research Award to support… Read more »
July 28, 2022
South Africa: Can Asteroids and Geoengineering the Stratosphere Save the Planet?
Shooting aerosols into the stratosphere to reduce solar radiation and to cool the earth's surface; mining a mineral-rich asteroid belt in space to sustain our technologies; living… Read more »
July 19, 2022
South Africa: UCT Lauds Students, Staff, Alumni On 'M&G's' Top 200 List
The University of Cape Town (UCT) has reason to celebrate. Twenty-six members of the UCT campus community (staff, students and alumni) have made the Mail & Guardian's (M&G)… Read more »
June 24, 2022
South Africa: Launch of the UCT Digital Bootcamp
The University of Cape Town (UCT) launched the UCT Digital Bootcamp, an innovative pilot project as part of the institution's Vision 2030, which focuses on the digital economy and… Read more »
June 02, 2022
South Africa: UCT Parasport Club Hosts Blind Football Workshop
The University of Cape Town's (UCT) Parasport Club hosted its inaugural football workshop - a three-day event aimed at both visually impaired and sighted footballers and coaches. Read more »