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Annual Bongani Mayosi Memorial Lecture to be presented by UCT’s own graduate
The late Professor Bongani Mayosi's philosophy of “Lift as you rise” will be aptly applicable when the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) own graduate Dr Vuyane Mhlomi presents the fourth edition of the annual Bongani Mayosi Memorial Lecture.
23 Jan 2024
Robots, Eskom and antisemitism among topics at 2024 UCT Summer School
Will robots take my job? Is it still safe to drink tap water or to swim in our waterways? These are some of the topics covered as part of the annual University of Cape Town (UCT) Summer School , which commenced on Saturday, 13 January and will continue until Saturday, 27 January 2024.
16 Jan 2024
Media release
Update on UCT’s staff salary increment for 2023
The University of Cape Town (UCT) executive has signed an agreement with the Academics Union (AU) over salary increment for 2023; and will exercise the option to implement discretionary increment for professional, administrative support and service (PASS) staff.
31 Jan 2023
Annual Bongani Mayosi Memorial Lecture – celebrating an extraordinary legacy
The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Faculty of Health Sciences, in partnership with the Bongani Mayosi Foundation, will host the annual Bongani Mayosi Memorial Lecture at the foundation’s fundraising gala dinner on the late professor’s birthday.
27 Jan 2023
On the brink of the abyss – from the Zuma to the Ramaphosa presidency
As part of the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Summer School programme, author and journalist Jacques Pauw will deliver a lecture titled, ‘On the brink of the abyss’ . He will pick up from the dying days of the Jacob Zuma administration and talk through the reign of President Cyril Ramaphosa
27 Jan 2023
UCT retains top spot as Africa’s most international university
The University of Cape Town (UCT) has been ranked 57th most international university in the world. This is according to the annual list published by Times Higher Education (THE) this week. UCT is also the only university in Africa to make the cut.
26 Jan 2023
Top matric achievers encouraged to choose UCT
As the class of 2022 gears up to receive their matric results this week, the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Vice-Chancellor (VC) Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng has urged the country’s top achievers to consider making UCT their university of choice by accepting her offer to become the Vice-Chancellor’s “Blue Carpet” Scholarship recipients.
16 Jan 2023
Illegal wildlife trade continues to threaten African elephants
Illegal killing for ivory continues to threaten African elephants. To help guide responses to the ongoing poaching, a study by the University of Cape Town (UCT) and Oxford University sought to uncover what might drive, facilitate, or motivate continent-wide poaching.
13 Jan 2023
T cell receptor repertoires associated with control and disease progression following Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection
Researchers from the University of Cape Town-based South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI) have just published results from a study using cutting edge-technology to identify new targets for novel TB vaccine candidates.
06 Jan 2023
New project aims to use innovative automated technology to monitor ocean pollution
A UCT Department of Electrical Engineering team lead by Professor Amit Kumar Mishra as the principal investigator – along with Associate Professor Fred Nicolls, senior lecturer Robyn Verrinder and lecturers Jarryd Son and Stephen Paine – will soon undertake Project SMARTPOL, a new venture that will identify sources of pollution in our waters through methods never seen before.
27 Jan 2022