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News Five UCT subjects in ShanghaiRanking’s GRAS top 100

UCT has been ranked among the top 100 universities in five subject areas by ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2022.

05 Aug 2022 - 3 min read

News MBA student gets peek into UCT VC’s workday

MBA student Tshepang Masala was a winner of the Odgers Berndtson-initiated CEOx1Day programme, which pairs business school students with some of the country’s leading CEOs.

04 Aug 2022 - 4 min read

News Young UCT scientist selected as one of esteemed global Schmidt Science Fellows

UCT’s Dr Michael Heyns has been announced as one of the esteemed 2022 Schmidt Science Fellows by philanthropists Eric and Wendy Schmidt.

04 Aug 2022 - 5 min read

News Forest Hill Residence: Driving student success

UCT’s Forest Hill Residence has launched the innovative “You Have the Drive” programme to help students acquire their driver’s licences.

04 Aug 2022 - 7 min read

News Four women at the IDM awarded grants geared for upskilling and capacity development

The institute’s Transformation Committee awarded four grants to PASS (two) and postdoctoral research fellows (two) to pursue developmental activities and opportunities through travel support.

04 Aug 2022 - 9 min read

Students, make a creative statement at this year’s Res4Res Unleashed UCT students are invited to enter Res4Res Unleashed, a 60-day, online exhibition event that celebrates “unbounded artistic expression” in digital and traditional mediums. 03 Aug 2022

UCT celebrates Chancellor on her birthday The University of Cape Town conveys best wishes to Chancellor Precious Moloi-Motsepe, who turns 60 on 2 August 2022. 02 Aug 2022

VC hosts last science of the future webinar UCT VC Prof Mamokgethi Phakeng moderated a two-expert discussion on science and diplomacy, wrapping up the four-part series. 02 Aug 2022

Staff assembly: Teamwork key to success VC Prof Mamokgethi Phakeng and other members of UCT’s executive shared their plans for the next five years with colleagues during a virtual staff assembly. 02 Aug 2022

Two international awards for UCT’s Katherine Antel UCT researcher Dr Katherine Antel has received two international awards for work in HIV-associated lymphoma 02 Aug 2022

UCT celebrates July 2022 PhD graduates UCT celebrated the capping of over 100 doctoral graduates on Friday, 22 July 2022. 01 Aug 2022

Reimagining the Jagger Library – together The UCT campus and wider Cape Town communities were invited to help reimagine the Jagger Library – the phoenix that will soon rise from the ashes. 01 Aug 2022

Tributes to ‘life-changing’ Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program is now 10 years old. UCT beneficiaries spoke about how the initiative has changed their lives. 01 Aug 2022

Media reports on crimes against children focus on emotion rather than facts – study Recent PhD graduate Sisanda Nkoala investigated how the television media in South Africa report on crimes against children. 01 Aug 2022

UCT Community of Hope Vaccination Centre

On Wednesday, 20 July, staff from the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Faculty of Health Sciences came together with representatives from the Western Cape Government at the UCT Community of Hope Vaccination Centre at Forest Hill Residence to acknowledge the centre’s significance in the fight against COVID-19 and to thank its staff for their contributions. The centre opened on 1 September 2021 with the aim of providing quality vaccination services to UCT staff, students and the nearby communities, as well as to create an opportunity for medical students from the Faculty of Health Sciences to gain practical public health skills. The vaccination centre ceased operations on Friday, 29 July 2022.

With the closure of the UCT Community of Hope Vaccination Centre, if you still require access to a COVID-19 vaccination site please visit the CovidComms SA website to find an alternative.

News Celebrating the UCT Community of Hope Vaccination Centre

Staff from UCT and the provincial Department of Health came together on Wednesday, 20 July, at the UCT Community of Hope Vaccination Centre to celebrate the site’s successes.

27 Jul 2022 - 7 min read

Executive communications Closure of UCT Community of Hope Vaccination Centre

Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng writes to the UCT community about the closure of the Community of Hope Vaccination Centre on 29 July 2022.

27 Jul 2022

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‘Engineer of life’ receives 2022 Stella Clark Teachers’ Award

Nonkululeko Sibisi is the recipient of UCT’s 2022 Stella Clark Teachers’ Award.

Nonkululeko Sibisi is the recipient of UCT’s 2022 Stella Clark Teachers’ Award.

27 Jul 2022 - 8 min read

Student’s crime prevention strategy aims to build safer communities

Zukile Ntentema has developed a crime prevention strategy aimed specifically at communities prone to gang violence on the Cape Flats.

Zukile Ntentema has developed a crime prevention strategy aimed specifically at communities prone to gang violence on the Cape Flats.

22 Jul 2022 - 5 min read

NextGen Engineers’ winning toolkit takes innovation beyond the lab

NextGen Engineers’ CirKit, a basic, multi-disciplinary engineering toolkit tailored to students’ needs and pockets, has won an international award.

NextGen Engineers’ CirKit, a basic, multi-disciplinary engineering toolkit tailored to students’ needs and pockets, has won an international award.

18 Jul 2022 - 6 min read

Swiss visit spotlights bilateral partnerships in blockchain technology

A high-level Swiss delegation met with UCT representatives to discuss blockchain technology development and collaborations between South Africa and Switzerland.

A high-level Swiss delegation met with UCT representatives to discuss blockchain technology development and collaborations between South Africa and Switzerland.

14 Jul 2022 - 8 min read

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