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Students need guidance to engage ancestral callings and customs
UCT’s first indigenous healthcare advisor talks about her journey to understanding her ancestral calling and the importance of an integrated wellness service for students.
04 Oct 2023
UCT prof calls for increased investment in TB vaccine research
UCT’s Prof Mark Hatherill called for a quantum jump in TB vaccine research and development funding during a recent panel discussion of the UN High-level Meeting on Tuberculosis.
03 Oct 2023
More accolades for UCT’s d-school
UCT’s d-school Afrika has raked in more accolades, being awarded a 6 Star Green Star Rating and three SAPOA awards in one month.
03 Oct 2023
Funding elder care in South Africa: New report
Two reports recently published by the Family Caregiving of Older Persons in Southern Africa Programme outline how funding for elder care is structured and changing in South Africa.
02 Oct 2023
Alumni start-up amplifies online education access
Epitek was founded by five UCT alumni and provides clients with a white-label online education platform tailored to their individual needs.
31 Oct 2022
Nobel in Africa at UCT
UCT’s High Energy Physics, Cosmology and Astrophysics Theory hosted world-renowned cosmologist Professor Viatcheslav Mukhanov for a public lecture as part of the Nobel in Africa initiative.
31 Oct 2022
UCT 24th in the world for infectious disease research
UCT remains the best university in Africa and among the top 25 globally for studying infectious diseases, according to the US News and World Report.
31 Oct 2022
Celebrating innovation at UCT
Research Contracts and Innovation held an Inventors’ Breakfast on 24 October at the UCT GSB’s rooftop venue.
27 Oct 2022
TLC2022: Collaboration at the forefront of teaching and learning transformation
A panel discussion unpacked what an ideal teaching and learning environment would be like for UCT staff and students.
27 Oct 2022
UCT celebrates its 2022 retirees
UCT leadership and staff gathered at the Table Bay Hotel on 25 October for a celebration dinner in honour of the 2022 UCT retirees.
26 Oct 2022
135 UCT researchers among world’s top 2%
UCT researchers excel on the University of Stanford’s Top 2% Scientists in the World.
26 Oct 2022
TLC2022: ‘A moment to pause and reflect’
Vision 2030 and a socially just teaching and learning environment at UCT is the theme of the two-day Teaching and Learning Conference.
26 Oct 2022
UCT researcher to contest Berlin Falling Walls Engage
The Future Water Institute’s Dr Amber Abrams will be competing in the Falling Walls Engage competition for public science communication in Germany in November.
26 Oct 2022
Department of Medicine’s 47th annual research symposium: a celebration of science
UCT’s Department of Medicine’s annual two-day research symposium took place at Groote Schuur Hospital this week.
24 Oct 2022
UCT GSB’s Executive MBA ranked among top 20 in the world for student satisfaction
Newest ‘Financial Times’ rankings show the Executive MBA at the UCT GSB is among the best in alumni satisfaction and prior work experience.
24 Oct 2022
DataFirst comes of age
DataFirst, UCT’s internationally recognised Open Data Repository and Research Unit, is 21 years old this year.
20 Oct 2022
What SA must do to build climate-resilient development
An invited commentary by six UCT authors outlines gaps in the country’s actions and preparedness for climate change and rising temperatures.
20 Oct 2022
New research: Cancer drug with potential to be used against malaria
Research published in ‘Science Translational Medicine’ shows that a cancer drug currently in clinical trials can potentially protect from, cure and prevent transmission of malaria.
20 Oct 2022
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