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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
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