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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
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
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
Lighting the flame of change UCT hosted its inaugural Student Leadership Induction on 18 October, empowering newly elected student leaders not just with skills to fulfil their roles but also capacitating them to align their work to the university vision and strategy. 21 Oct 2025
UCT in landmark collaboration with CISPA to advance cybersecurity and AI research in Africa The University of Cape Town (UCT) and the CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security have signed a landmark agreement that will see the two organisations collaborate on cutting-edge research and capacity building in cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. 21 Oct 2025 Media release
Travel between African countries is still hard: fresh ideas to get movement flowing It remains too difficult for Africans to travel between African countries. Africa-wide reforms have failed. Here’s how to get movement flowing. 21 Oct 2025 Republished
Staging the baby business An unchecked reproduction global marketplace was the topic of Prof Amrita Pande’s inaugural lecture. 20 Oct 2025
Legacy, laughter and lifelong bonds UCT residences Kopano and Leo Marquard celebrated their 80th and 50th anniversaries, respectively, bringing together former and current students to reminisce and plot the future. 20 Oct 2025
IDM Africa’s first My Green Lab-certified academic research institute The IDM has become the first academic research institute in Africa to achieve My Green Lab certification. 17 Oct 2025
Professional athletes, gambling the latest study frontier Dr Sharief Hendricks reflects on how studying professional athletes and gambling may have positive policy outcomes. 17 Oct 2025
Free design thinking programme offered to higher education staff UCT’s d-school Afrika has opened applications for the Fast-Forward for the Higher Education Professionals Programme – and it’s free for all higher education staff members. 17 Oct 2025
Inaugural lecture by Professor Pillay and other updates Read about recent developments on campus. 16 Oct 2025
Espousing transcultural mental health approaches Transcultural mental health was the theme at this year’s World Mental Health Day at UCT. 15 Oct 2025
Prof Ramugondo: a beacon of hope Prof Elelwani Ramugondo received the WomenCan Beacon of Hope Award for her ongoing role in creating positive, meaningful and lasting change in her community. 15 Oct 2025
UCT researchers reveal humidity’s deadly role in bird deaths during heatwaves A collaborative study by the University of Cape Town (UCT), the University of Pretoria (UP), the University of the Witwatersrand and the South African National Biodiversity Institute has found that high humidity significantly exacerbates the threat of lethal hyperthermia in small birds during extreme heat events. The findings raise serious concerns about the survival of species in hot, humid regions under climate change and highlight the importance of South Africa’s leading research institutions collaborating to understand and address climate risks to biodiversity. 15 Oct 2025 Media release
The 2026 budget process As we embark on the 2026 budget process, I wish to share with you the journey we are undertaking and the principles guiding our financial planning for the year ahead. 14 Oct 2025
Historic botanical treasure donated to UCT UCT recently hosted an event of gratitude to mark the donation of a facsimile edition of the ‘Flora de la Real Expedición Botánica del Nuevo Reino de Granada (1783–1816)’ to the Bolus Herbarium. 14 Oct 2025
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