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Creating greater access to children’s books
UCT alumni have come together to create a collection of children’s books in exciting formats to bridge the reading and language gap.
24 Jun 2025
Youth Month
UCT student balances books and triathlons on the road to world champs
UCT student athlete Rebecca Monk has been selected to represent South African at the 2025 World Triathlon Multisport Championships in Pontevedra, Spain.
23 Jun 2025
Academic calls for emotional leadership in healthcare
Prof Jacqueline Hoare has penned an article around the emotional toll of South Africa’s public healthcare crisis.
23 Jun 2025
Art in conversation
UCT student Voni Baloyi said curating the exhibition, “At Their Feet”, presented an opportunity to break down the silos of artistic production.
20 Jun 2025
At Their Feet exhibition centres care and collaboration
UCT-supported exhibition At Their Feet explores care as an artistic method, pairing contemporary artists in reflective dialogue on memory, motherhood and creative exchange.
20 Jun 2025
Open textbook reaches new milestone
Marketing to South African Consumers by Assoc Prof Dr James Lappeman has surpassed a remarkable 250 000 downloads.
20 Jun 2025
Reimagining assessment in an AI future
When GenAI tools first surged into the mainstream, higher education institutions asked: how can we regulate or contain them within existing academic structures?
20 Jun 2025
UCT researchers shortlisted for top science awards
UCT celebrates research stronghold with multiple finalists in South Africa’s premier science and innovation awards.
20 Jun 2025
UCT’s best QS performance in a decade
Setting the pace on the continent, with its most prime ranking in 10 years, UCT continues to lead as highest-ranked under the recently released QS World University Rankings.
19 Jun 2025
UCT star’s rise from campus to Currie Cup
UCT student Thomas Nel has signed his first rugby professional contract when he joined Suzuki Griquas recently.
19 Jun 2025
King’s honour for UCT academic
UCT’s Prof Lucie Cluver has been honoured for lifesaving research on African adolescents.
19 Jun 2025
UCT leads in blood donation efforts
UCT has been a constant leader in blood donation efforts among the tertiary institutions in the Western Cape, scooping awards for two consecutive years.
18 Jun 2025
Three of the best for All Africa House
UCT’s hospitality director says the latest achievement is a win for staff at All Africa House.
18 Jun 2025
Issuing bonds: what needs to change
African countries are bad at issuing bonds, so debt costs more than it should. UCT’s Misheck Mutize explains what needs to change.
18 Jun 2025
Republished
UCT GSB and TETA launch game-changing skills programme
A new partnership between UCT GSB and TETA aims to address critical skills shortages and unlock leadership potential in South Africa’s transport sector.
17 Jun 2025
Republished
UCT remains Africa’s top university in latest global rankings
UCT has sustained its position as Africa’s leading university in the latest CWUR rankings amid a globally competitive environment.
17 Jun 2025
Redefining child protection using AI
The winners of the UCT-Harvard surgical hackathon are looking to champion children’s bodily autonomy on a global stage. Here’s how.
13 Jun 2025
Youth Month
UCT highlights rights and climate justice globally
UCT participated in a global climate summit on 5 June, addressing Africa’s climate challenges and the role of higher education in equitable climate action.
13 Jun 2025
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