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March 20, 2023
South Africa: Human Rights Day - 'Refugees Are People With Rights and Aspirations'
"As a foreigner living in South Africa, your refugee status underpins the treatment you receive. We need to work twice as hard as South African citizens to achieve the same result,… Read more »
South Africa: Students Rethink Higher Education
For the first time in its 13-year history, the Reinventing Higher Education (RHE) conference hosted by the University of Cape Town (UCT) from 5 to 7 March included and accentuated… Read more »
March 17, 2023
South Africa: Motivating Mondays and Flourishing Fridays Keep Students On Track
The University of Cape Town's (UCT) students' Residence Mentor Council and the Academic Representative Council (ARC) have teamed up for the first time to promote student well-being… Read more »
January 31, 2023
South Africa: 'Bongani Mayosi's Legacy a Gift to UCT'
An unusually cool summer's evening, with a blustery south-easter gripping the Mother City, set the stage for loved ones, friends, colleagues and mentees to gather to celebrate and… Read more »
January 18, 2023
Africa: Rhodes Scholar-Elect Will Use Postgraduate Research to Improve African Lives
Kaitlyn Sparks is elated and beaming with pride that she has been selected as one of the University of Cape Town's (UCT) 2023 Rhodes Scholarship recipients. She will soon be on her… Read more »
December 13, 2022
South Africa: Generative Disruption - Disability Symposium Caps Three-Year Research Project
Young people with disabilities continue to struggle in the transitions between secondary school, tertiary education, and the job market. "We want to disrupt things," said Professor… 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 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 17, 2022
Africa: UCT to Build Capacity for Malaria Modelling in Africa
The University of Cape Town (UCT) has received a major funding boost from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to launch a three-year capacity-building programme for malaria… 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 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 »
August 22, 2022
Africa: UCT Ranks the Best in Africa
The University of Cape Town (UCT) has been placed in the top 201-300 band of universities, according to the recently published ShanghaiRanking's 2022 Academic Ranking of World… 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 »
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 »
May 16, 2022
South Africa: UCT Alumna Jets to Juilliard to Pursue Master's in Music
An opportunity of a lifetime awaits University of Cape Town (UCT) alumna and musician Siyasanga Charles. The trombonist, whose love for jazz music is second to none, is on her way… Read more »
May 03, 2022
Africa: How Disinformation Threatens Media Freedom and Democracy
Information disorder threatens media freedom and democracies across the globe. In the Global South, multi-level responses are needed to counter its spread, said Professor Herman… Read more »
April 29, 2022
South Africa: Francis Wilson (1939-2020) - Visionary Scholar With Mud On His Boots
In short bio penned for a School of Economics web page some years ago, Emeritus Professor Francis Wilson delivered a challenge to fellow researchers at the University of Cape Town… Read more »
April 28, 2022
South Africa: Son of Africa, We Salute You
Francis Wilson has left indelible deep footprints wherever he found himself as an academic, a citizen, a friend and a mentor of countless people including myself, whose lives he… Read more »
April 24, 2022
South Africa: University Mourns the Passing of Economics Doyen
On Sunday, 24 April 2022 Emeritus Professor Francis Wilson passed away at the age of 83. Read more »
March 12, 2020
South Africa: Honorary Doctorate for Renowned Ballet Master
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