South Africa: UCT VC's 2024 Year-End Message - a Time for Reflection and Gratitude

With 2024 drawing to a close, the University of Cape Town's (UCT) Vice-Chancellor (VC), Professor Mosa Moshabela, briefly reflects on a year marked by meaningful and impactful… Read more »

South Africa: UCT and Meerkat Make Giant Strides in Unveiling Mysteries of the Universe

By harnessing the extraordinary capabilities of South Africa's world-renowned MeerKAT radio telescope, scientists at the University of Cape Town (UCT) in partnership with the South… Read more »

South Africa: Novel Programme That Prioritises SA's Elderly Receives 2023 Social Responsiveness Award

For championing the rights and needs of older persons in southern Africa and for its unrelenting commitment to their well-being, the University of Cape Town's (UCT) Family… Read more »

South Africa: 'A Watershed Moment for Women's Health'

Hailed as a "watershed moment for women's health in South Africa", the release of the country's long-awaited updated National Integrated Maternal and Perinatal Care Guidelines… Read more »

Africa: People Need to Play

Professor Mark Solms of the University of Cape Town's (UCT) Neuroscience Institute delivered a lecture about the importance of play to an auditorium of UCT alumni on 31 October.… Read more »

South Africa: Surf Therapy Nurtures Process of 'Self-Discovery' Among Children With Disabilities

"Surfing makes me want to scream; I'm happy! Surfing makes me feel different." Read more »

South Africa: Creating a UCT Community of Support Towards Reducing GBV

Building upon the university's existing response and support vehicles for those affected by gender-based violence (GBV), the Office for Inclusivity & Change (OIC) ran a… Read more »

South Africa: Celebrating Women Who Shape the Scientific Workplace

The Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM) at the University of Cape Town (UCT) prides itself on the incredible research done by its world-renowned… Read more »

South Africa: Grade 11 Learners Converge At UCT for Health Sciences Open Day

The University of Cape Town's (UCT) Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) was abuzz on Monday, 26 August. More than 200 learners, most of whom are aspiring doctors attending high… Read more »

South Africa: 'Eliminate the Fear' - Remembering Uyinene Mrwetyana Five Years On

Five years after the tragic killing of University of Cape Town (UCT) first-year student Uyinene Mrwetyana, her memory continues to be celebrated, while the battle against sexual… Read more »

South Africa: Dreams Delayed and Actualised

After five years of being at the University of Cape Town's (UCT) Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS), PhD graduand Polycarp Ndibangwi has this sage advice for people on a similar… Read more »

South Africa: Ntombozuko Mavikela Receives UCT's 2024 Stella Clark Teachers' Award

On Monday, 12 August 2024, the University of Cape Town's Centre for Higher Education Development (CHED) honoured Sinenjongo High School teacher, Ntombozuko Mavikela with the… Read more »

Africa: TB Diagnosis and Drug Resistance Testing Can Be Reduced to Just 23 Hours

From 15 days to just 23 hours - that's the median turnaround time for full tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis that includes resistance testing to the most important TB drugs, according to… Read more »

South Africa: Seven UCT Researchers Awarded 'Career Starting' Samrc Grants

Seven UCT researchers have been awarded a South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) Self-Initiated Research (SIR) grant to forward their research interests and offer support… Read more »

South Africa: Mediation As a Mechanism for Redress

As the mediation practice at the University of Cape Town (UCT) gears for a move from the Office for Inclusivity & Change (OIC) to employee relations, mediators gathered earlier… Read more »

South Africa: UCT's Siyaphumelela Network Bags Kresge Foundation Grant

The University of Cape Town's (UCT) Siyaphumelela network has received funding from the Kresge Foundation to kickstart the third iteration of the programme. The Siyaphumelela… Read more »

Africa: Cross-Sectional Study Spotlights Unnerving Findings On Phantom Limb Pain

A whopping seven out of 10 patients who had undergone lower leg amputations in the Western Cape and Eastern Cape experience phantom limb pain - a painful sensation felt in the… Read more »

Southern Africa: Multi-Layered Approach Necessary to Build Safe, Inclusive Schools

South Africa's Constitution forbids discrimination on the basis of sex, gender and/or sexual orientation. Yet, 30 years into a democratic dispensation, one pressing question… Read more »

South Africa: 200 Young South Africans List - the UCT Connection

University of Cape Town (UCT) affiliates continue to feature in the annual Mail & Guardian (M&G) list of 200 Young South Africans across several categories. Read more »

South Africa: UCT Up Two Places in Latest World Rankings

Ranked 171st globally by the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings 2025, the University of Cape Town (UCT) falls just outside the top 10% of all ranked universities.… Read more »

South Africa: UCT Academic Leads Climate Change Research On Ocean Systems

Five global science and technology projects have been selected to join the Ocean Biogeochemistry Virtual Institute (OBVI) to address gaps in ocean data and modelling efforts by… Read more »

South Africa: UCT Announces New VC - Professor Mosa Moshabela

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South Africa: Nelson Mandela Memorial Centre Will Make Significant Contribution to Scholarship

The proposal to build a new home for the University of Cape Town's (UCT) Nelson Mandela Memorial Centre and School of Public Governance broke new ground on Friday, 17 May, as a… Read more »

South Africa: Nelson Mandela Memorial Centre Launch - a Hub for Learning and Reflection

On Friday, 17 May 2024, the University of Cape Town's Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance, in collaboration with the Nelson Mandela Foundation, announced the development of… Read more »

South Africa: Kiswahili Galvanises UCT's Commitment to Multilingualism

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, a Kenyan author and academic, once said: "Language, any language, has a dual character: it is both a means of communication and a carrier of culture." Read more »