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UCT art collection: more than décor Take a closer look at a few choice pieces of art around campus. 27 Oct 2025
Vibrant tribute to Prof Jay Pather’s transformative artistry UCT hosted a performance celebration to honour Prof Jay Pather’s contribution to scholarship and arts in South Africa and beyond. 27 Oct 2025
Cannabis boom in SA: who is benefitting? Cannabis is booming as an ingredient in everything – but is this benefiting indigenous cannabis farmers in southern Africa? 27 Oct 2025 Republished
UCT hosts dialogue on values in higher education Higher education leaders came together at UCT to discuss values-based leadership and reimagine universities as catalysts for ethical and sustainable change. 27 Oct 2025
Appointment of DVC: Research and Internationalisation It is with great pleasure that I announce the appointment of Professor Thokozani Majozi as the new Deputy Vice-Chancellor (DVC) for Research and Internationalisation at the University of Cape Town (UCT) with effect from 1 January 2026. 27 Oct 2025
“Cooperation over competition” UCT VC invited higher education partners to deliberately collaborate in answering the world’s grand challenges. A call-to-action he extended at the 2025 summit where UCT was announced as the 2026 THE WAS hosts – in collaboration with UoB. 24 Oct 2025
UCT professor unpacks the global baby business The global fertility industry – where conception has become a commercial enterprise spanning continents – took centre stage at the University of Cape Town (UCT) as Professor Amrita Pande delivered her thought-provoking inaugural lecture, “White Eggs, Black Wombs: Staging the Baby Business,” on Wednesday, 15 October 2025. 24 Oct 2025 Media release
Revisiting South Africa’s first black-owned newspaper A team of UCT academics and an alumna are collaborating with journalists, creatives, and others to revisit and reimagine ‘Imvo Zabantsundu’, the first black-owned newspaper in South Africa. 24 Oct 2025
Research powers insights into sustainable housing A team of investigators from UCT’s Energy Systems Research Group is leading an international study on the use of energy in affordable and social housing. 24 Oct 2025
UCT spinout selected into global fellowship to drive clean fuel innovation A spinoff company by a team of UCT researchers has won the coveted Breakthrough Energy Fellowship to create sustainable, climate-friendly fuels. 24 Oct 2025
Discipline, dreams: top athletes crowned UCT athletes, coaches and teams took turns celebrating one another at the sports awards evening on 21 October.  23 Oct 2025
How three minutes helps postgraduates master scientific literacy The Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) competition for postgraduates challenges them to explain their often complex research to a non-specialist audience in a couple of minutes. 23 Oct 2025
Applications open for Design Thinking Week The d-school Afrika has opened applications for the Design Thinking Week programme – and it’s free for all higher education students across South African universities.  23 Oct 2025
‘Zest for entrepreneurship’ fuels student marketplace A zest for entrepreneurship and a student marketplace: meet UCT’s Thando Mzimela-Ntuli.  23 Oct 2025
UCT lecture to explore the journey into anatomical pathology Professor Komala Pillay, head of the Division of Anatomical Pathology at the University of Cape Town (UCT), will present her lecture, “Give the PATH less travelled a chance, it may turn out to be magical”, on Thursday, 30 October 2025 at 18:00 SAST at the New Learning Centre Lecture Theatre, Anatomy Building on the health sciences campus. 23 Oct 2025 Media release
Inaugural lecture by Professor Pillay and other updates Inaugural lecture by Professor Pande and other updates 22 Oct 2025
Hearts, minds and deep dialogue on ‘living values’ in higher education UCT VC Prof Mosa Moshabela hosted vice-chancellors, chancellors and SRC presidents from around the country for the Values in Higher Education Conversations. 22 Oct 2025
The UCT art collection: past and present UCT’s art collection is both a historical and ever-evolving university project, with bigger aims and challenges than just decoration. 22 Oct 2025
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