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Open Day 2025 offers insights to prospective students On Saturday, 12 April, the University of Cape Town (UCT) welcomed a large number of prospective students, their parents and guardians to its annual Open Day. 17 Apr 2025
Ikey Tigers clinch prestigious Varsity Cup title UCT’s Ikey Tigers have overcome an 11-year Varsity Cup drought to become 2025 champions. 17 Apr 2025
Third time lucky Ikey Tigers beat their Cape rivals, Maties 44–21 in Stellenbosch on Monday 14 April in the Varsity Cup final. 17 Apr 2025
Rain couldn’t dampen spirits at UCT’s packed 2025 Open Day Hundreds of future students braved Cape Town’s stormy weather for an informative and inspiring campus experience. 17 Apr 2025
RMF10: ‘One of the most influential global movements’ UCT recently commemorated 10 years since the removal of the statue of Cecil John Rhodes from its upper campus precinct. 16 Apr 2025
UCT study reveals power of couple communication in transforming type 2 diabetes care A new study by researchers from the University of Cape Town (UCT) has highlighted the crucial role of couple communication in managing type 2 diabetes (T2DM). The study, published in PLOS Global Public Health , finds that effective dialogue between partners enhances diabetes self-management and could improve health outcomes. 16 Apr 2025 Media release
Reflecting on #RhodesMustFall: Ten years on UCT reflects on a decade since the fall of Cecil John Rhodes, marking a powerful moment in the history of student-led activism, decolonial thought, and transformation in higher education. 16 Apr 2025
UCT champions compassionate care in groundbreaking project The University of Cape Town (UCT) is at the forefront of transforming palliative care in South Africa through a groundbreaking, community-based initiative that draws on global best practices. Piloted in Heideveld by family physician Dr Jennie Morgan, the project is a pioneering approach informed by community-based palliative care models developed in India and other parts of the world. 16 Apr 2025 Media release
Celebrating the graduates of 1974 and 1975 at Golden Graduation Alumni who graduated approximately 50 years ago came back to UCT to celebrate their golden graduation. 16 Apr 2025
Congratulations to Ikey Tigers It is with immense pride and heartfelt joy that I extend my warmest congratulations to the UCT Ikey Tigers for their resounding 44-21 triumph over Stellenbosch University’s Maties in the 2025 FNB Varsity Cup final. 15 Apr 2025
How UCT is transforming gender and inclusion UCT has made impressive progress to address gender-based violence on campus and to improve sexual and gender diversity. 15 Apr 2025
Future Water Institute wraps up six-year living lab project in Mitchells Plain The initiative operates at a stormwater pond in Mitchells Plain and forms part of the bigger Pathways to water resilient South African cities project. 15 Apr 2025
Applications open for MICT SETA research chair bursary UCT’s FinHub, for the first time, invites master’s and PhD students to apply for the MICT SETA research chair bursary. 14 Apr 2025
Why South Africa needs its own educational playbook UCT’s Prof François Cilliers delivered his inaugural lecture on 9 April, unpacking the complex relationship between theory, research and practice. 14 Apr 2025
Rallying behind Ikey Tigers in Varsity Cup final UCT’s Ikey Tigers and under-20 Young Guns (YG) have achieved a historic feat: advancing to the FNB Varsity Cup 2025 finals. 14 Apr 2025
Building interdisciplinary partnerships to drive innovation and improve cancer outcomes Three new research grants have been awarded to advance the understanding, prevention and comprehensive management of cancer. 14 Apr 2025
UCT medical graduate’s journey to excellence and leadership anchored by father’s sage words The personal and academic journey of Luxolo Mdolo, a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBChB) graduate and recipient of the Bongani Mayosi Student’s Academic Prize at the University of Cape Town (UCT), was anchored on sage words from his father who would often say: “I am raising leaders, not followers.” 11 Apr 2025 Media release
A shared stage, a shared story The recent UCT autumn graduation celebrated many milestones, including a mother and daughter taking to the stage – a moment shared between the two that left a fond memory. 11 Apr 2025
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