October 30, 2023
South Africa: UCT Librarian Named Among Most Influential in SA
There's far more to managing an institution's information system than shelving, stock taking or shushing noisy library-goers - and no one knows that better than University of Cape… Read more »
October 19, 2023
South Africa: A Living Wage and the Dignity Afforded By Choice
On 7 October, workers across the globe marked International Day of Decent Work, a topic the University of Cape Town's (UCT) Professor Ines Meyer put under the microscope just days… Read more »
October 16, 2023
South Africa: Blowing Things Up for Science
Professor Steeve Chung Kim Yuen's inaugural lecture, titled "Urban blast loading: An insight into scaling" was held on Tuesday, 10 October, in the Snape Building and attended by… Read more »
October 06, 2023
South Africa: UCT Hosts Its First Sports Festival
The Student Sports Union, in collaboration with the University of Cape Town (UCT) Residence Council and the Students' Representative Council, hosted the inaugural UCT Sports… Read more »
October 01, 2023
South Africa: Funding Elder Care in South Africa - New Report
The primary concern with current spending at community level is that very few older persons benefit, and then only the very frail, with inconsistent reach across provinces. There… Read more »
September 13, 2023
South Africa: Celebrating Two Decades of Excellence - UCT's Emerging Researcher Programme
The Emerging Researcher Programme (ERP) was established in 2003 in recognition of the urgent need to nurture early-career academics. Over the past 20 years, it has served as a… Read more »
September 09, 2023
South Africa: Mangosuthu Buthelezi (27 August 1928 - 9 September 2023)
27 August 1928 - 9 September 2023 Read more »
September 06, 2023
South Africa: UCT Welcomes Brazilian Vice-Chancellors to Engage On Collaborative Opportunities
South-South collaborative opportunities took centre stage during a recent visit by 25 vice-chancellors from the Brazilian Association of Rectors of State and Municipal Universities… Read more »
August 29, 2023
South Africa: Western Cape Universities Integrate for Student Success
On Thursday, 24 August, the University of Cape Town (UCT) facilitated a workshop themed "Integration for Student Success" at the Hasso Plattner School of Design Thinking Afrika*… Read more »
August 23, 2023
Africa: Women's Month - Shirley Kandabu, African Adventurer, Leader, Social Entrepreneur
It was just a bicycle, something many children grow up with. But for Ugandan Shirley Kandabu, those wheels represented empowerment in a country where in some cultures it was… Read more »
August 22, 2023
South Africa: LLB to Phd - Thapelo Teele's Inspirational Journey
Just a year after registering for his LLM at the University of Cape Town (UCT), Dr Thapelo Teele's dissertation was upgraded to a PhD. In the two short years since, Dr Teele has… Read more »
South Africa: Women's Month - Belhar Child Activist, Academic At the Helm of Children's Institute
Too many children in South African do not reach their fifth birthday, and when they do survive, they bear the burden of infectious diseases, inadequate nutrition, violence and… Read more »
August 16, 2023
South Africa: Study Uncovers Why Detecting Depression, Anxiety and Domestic Violence in Pregnant Women Is Limited
Lack of confidentiality and feelings of shame related to experiences of domestic violence as well as service providers' discomfort in dealing with mental health issues were some of… Read more »
August 08, 2023
South Africa: Six UCT Researchers Awarded SA Research Chairs
SIX new South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChI) chairs have been awarded to the University of Cape Town's (UCT) researchers since the beginning of the year. While two are… Read more »
August 03, 2023
South Africa: UCT Sports Centre Hosts Netball World Cup Teams
The University of Cape Town's (UCT) Sports Centre has been a hive of activity over Netball World Cup Cape Town 2023, hosting numerous team practices in the lead-up to the finals at… Read more »
July 31, 2023
South Africa: Macassar's Community 'Storytelling Project' Wins 2022 Social Responsiveness Award
"An ordinary shack for extraordinary uses" is how Clint Abrahams describes Bong's Inn, a cultural landmark in Macassar and the pinnacle of a pioneering, seven-year community-led… Read more »
July 27, 2023
South Africa: Gina Ziervogel Takes the Helm At the African Climate Development Initiative
"An outstanding scholar on climate change, passionate about engaged research that makes a difference, a super-inclusive leader ... the African Climate and Development Initiative… Read more »
July 20, 2023
Africa: Global Surgery Strategies, Systems Crucial to Ensuring Timely, Safe Surgery - Especially for Women
The first rural hospital patient who died on Professor Salome Maswime's watch precipitated a crisis most young doctors in community service experience. Was it her? Did she lack… Read more »
South Africa: Graduand's Research Probes Prevalence, Risk of Elder Abuse in SA
Novel research that studies the well-being and the provision and coordination of care for older people in South Africa, including those living with dementia - a marginalised and… Read more »
South Africa: Pioneering Global Surgery Work Scores UCT Professor Distinguished Award
Salome Maswime, professor and the head of Global Surgery at the University of Cape Town (UCT) is celebrating a series of milestones. In a remarkable week, she received the South… Read more »
July 18, 2023
South Africa: UCT Honours Anti-Apartheid Poet Keith Gottschalk
Protest, prison, humour and hope were recurring themes that emerged during a high tea event hosted by the University of Cape Town's (UCT) Development and Alumni Department (DAD) in… Read more »
July 14, 2023
South Africa: A Starry-Eyed Inspirational Graduate
Michael Hlabathe will graduate with his PhD in astrophysics on Friday, 21 July, from the University of Cape Town (UCT) for his investigation into active galactic nuclei. Throughout… Read more »
July 12, 2023
South Africa: Measure Impoverishment, Not Poverty - Prof Sir Angus Deaton
Decades of economic measurements introduced to determine destitution levels have shown how difficult it is to identify reliable markers of poverty across societies and regions. Is… Read more »
June 12, 2023
South Africa: Youth-Focused UCT Assist Tool Launched for Early Substance Abuse Detection
In an effort to build safer student communities, the web app Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) has been piloted in a bid to spot early risk factors… Read more »
June 08, 2023
South Africa: Redress Mental Healthcare for Children and Adolescents in South Africa
Child and adolescent mental health is the foundation of a strong, vibrant and caring society. Yet, South Africa's youth are near breaking point. Far too many children and… Read more »