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Register for the TB Davie Memorial Lecture
Registration is open for the 60th TB Davie Memorial Lecture, which will be hosted by the University of Cape Town (UCT) on Wednesday, 26 August 2026. Professor Mogobe Bernard Ramose will deliver the 2026 lecture, to be held in the New Lecture Theatre (New LT) on upper campus at 18:00.
17 Aug 2026
Inaugural lecture by Professors Wearne and Dave and other updates
Professors Nicola Wearne and Joel Dave will deliver a joint inaugural lecture as part of the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) 2026 Inaugural Lecture series on Thursday, 23 July 2026 at 18:00 SAST in the New Learning Centre Lecture Theatre, Anatomy Building, health sciences campus.
15 Jul 2026
UCT’s sustainability impact ranking and other updates
The University of Cape Town (UCT) has once again been recognised as one of the world's leading universities in the Times Higher Education (THE) Sustainability Impact Rankings, placing 102nd globally and securing top 100 positions in nine of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Read more about this and other recent developments on campus.
08 Jul 2026
TLC2026 keynote announcement and proposal workshop
The Centre for Innovation in Learning and Teaching (CILT) is delighted to announce that Professor Phillip Dawson, Co-Director of the Centre for Research in Assessment and Digital Learning at Deakin University, will deliver the 2026 UCT Teaching and Learning Conference (TLC2026) keynote address.
07 Jul 2026
Mid-year examinations update
The University of Cape Town's (UCT) mid-year examinations commenced on Thursday, 28 May and will continue until Monday, 15 June 2026. To support students during this critical academic period, various departments have collaborated to put in place comprehensive logistical arrangements.
03 Jun 2026
Rescheduled lecture by Professor Behari-Leak and other updates
The UCT Inaugural Lecture by Professor Kasturi Behari-Leak has been rescheduled for Thursday, 26 May 2026 at 18:30 SAST at The Atrium, Hasso Plattner School of Design Thinking Afrika (d-school Afrika), middle campus. Read more about this and other recent developments on campus.
14 May 2026