August 30, 2024
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 »
August 28, 2024
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 »
August 27, 2024
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 »
August 16, 2024
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 »
August 08, 2024
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 »
August 05, 2024
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 »
July 26, 2024
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 »
July 11, 2024
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 »
July 08, 2024
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 »
July 04, 2024
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 »
June 19, 2024
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 »
June 12, 2024
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 »
May 24, 2024
South Africa: UCT Announces New VC - Professor Mosa Moshabela
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May 22, 2024
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 »
May 20, 2024
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 »
May 16, 2024
South Africa: UCT's Youth Civic Day and Political Debate - Empowering the Youth to Shape the Nation's Democratic Future
The University of Cape Town's (UCT) Youth Civic Day and Political Debate - hosted by UCT Student Governance structures, the UCT Department of Student Affairs and the Youth Advisory… Read more »
May 14, 2024
Africa: Perinatal Depression - Why It's in the Spotlight
May marks Maternal Mental Health Month, with the aim to raise awareness around the fact that many women struggle with perinatal mental health challenges, and to share resources for… Read more »
May 13, 2024
South Africa: Shawco's Paediatric Clinic Brings Hope to Hout Bay
In the spirt of "We rise by lifting others", a group of University of Cape Town (UCT) student volunteers sacrificed a crisp autumn Saturday morning to spend it in service of the… Read more »
May 09, 2024
South Africa: The South African Civil Justice System - Transformative Steps to Bridge the Gap
Professor Mohamed Paleker's inaugural lecture, titled "The 'One-Shotter'-'Repeat-Player' dichotomy in the South African civil justice system: Transformative steps to bridge the… Read more »
Africa: UCT Signs Historic MOU With CAF Focused On Training African Football Executives
The University of Cape Town (UCT) and the Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Wednesday, 8 May 2024 in… Read more »
May 03, 2024
South Africa: Exciting Discovery of Honey Badger At UCT
Benjamin Wittenberg, a student at the University of Cape Town's (UCT) Institute for Communities and Wildlife in Africa (iCWild), made the exciting discovery of a honey badger just… Read more »
May 02, 2024
Africa: 'The Climate Crisis Is a Public Health Crisis'
On 23 April 2024, as part of a series of events to mark Green Week, the Green Campus Initiative (GCI) at the University of Cape Town (UCT) participated in a Climate Change and… Read more »