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Rhodes Scholar-elect will use postgraduate research to improve African lives
Kaitlyn Sparks is beaming with pride after receiving a 2023 Rhodes Scholarship – the oldest and perhaps the most prestigious scholarship programme in the world.
18 Jan 2023
Student debt appeals for 2022 and financial aid for 2023
The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) provision of student financial assistance is the cornerstone of our transformation initiative to assist academically and financially deserving students.
17 Jan 2023
Family silver: a story of fortitude and buried treasures
UCT’s Emeritus Professor Jan Glazewski presented a Summer School lecture on how he located treasured pieces of family silver 80 years after they were buried.
16 Jan 2023
UCT chancellor joins Harvard University Global Advisory Council
UCT’s chancellor, Dr Precious Moloi-Motsepe, has joined the Harvard University Global Advisory Council.
16 Jan 2023
Top matric achievers encouraged to choose UCT
As the class of 2022 gears up to receive their matric results this week, the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Vice-Chancellor (VC) Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng has urged the country’s top achievers to consider making UCT their university of choice by accepting her offer to become the Vice-Chancellor’s “Blue Carpet” Scholarship recipients.
16 Jan 2023
Class of 2022: Top achievers encouraged to choose UCT
UCT’s Vice-Chancellor’s Blue Carpet Scholarship programme is valued at R100 000, covers tuition and residence and is valid for up to three years.
16 Jan 2023
UCT Chatbot: All your FAQs at your fingertips
The University of Cape Town’s Chatbot is live and ready to help new students acclimatise to the institution as quickly as possible.
13 Jan 2023
Illegal wildlife trade continues to threaten African elephants
Illegal killing for ivory continues to threaten African elephants. To help guide responses to the ongoing poaching, a study by the University of Cape Town (UCT) and Oxford University sought to uncover what might drive, facilitate, or motivate continent-wide poaching.
13 Jan 2023
UCT condemns deadly Fort Hare attack
Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng writes about the recent shooting incident at the University of Fort Hare.
12 Jan 2023
T cell receptor repertoires associated with control and disease progression following Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection
Researchers from the University of Cape Town-based South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI) have just published results from a study using cutting edge-technology to identify new targets for novel TB vaccine candidates.
06 Jan 2023
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