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Almost 6 000 students to graduate as UCT graduation gets under way
Approximately 5 760 students are scheduled to graduate during the University of Cape Town (UCT) Autumn 2025 graduation season, which commenced on Monday, 31 March and will continue until Friday, 4 April 2025.
31 Mar 2025
Media release
UCT professor’s lecture addresses institutional racism in higher education
Professor Shose Kessi, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Cape Town (UCT), recently delivered her inaugural lecture on the topic “S#*t happens: A decolonial feminist psychological reflection on institutional racism in higher education” to a packed audience at the Neville Alexander Building.
27 Mar 2025
Media release
UCT joins forces with French university to launch first dual degree programme in Africa
The University of Cape Town (UCT) has launched a groundbreaking collaborative dual degree programme with French university Sciences Po, marking a significant milestone in academic cooperation between Africa and Europe.
26 Mar 2025
Media release
UCT lecture to address growing public health concern of kidney disease in adults and children
Professor Mignon McCulloch, head of the Clinical Unit of Paediatric Nephrology and Solid Organ Transplantation, including kidney and heart, at the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital (RCWMCH) and a senior lecturer at the University of Cape Town (UCT), will deliver her inaugural lecture titled “First Aid for Kids Kidneys in Africa and Beyond” on Thursday, 27 March 2025 at 17:30 SAST.
24 Mar 2025
Media release
PEPFAR funding freeze will lead to 601 000 HIV-related deaths in SA, experts warn
Recent research co-authored by Professor Linda-Gail Bekker from the University of Cape Town (UCT) showed that withdrawing the United States (US) President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) support in South Africa without effectively transitioning to supported services will lead to an estimated 601 000 HIV-related deaths and 501 000 new infections in the next 10 years.
18 Mar 2025
Media release
Defending open society: UCT lecture confronts rising threats to democracy and justice
The advancement of human rights, equity and justice is critical in today's rapidly changing global landscape; a landscape faced with rising authoritarianism, shrinking civic spaces and increasing threats to democratic governance – according to renowned activist Binaifer Nowrojee, who delivered a lecture at the University of Cape Town (UCT) recently.
18 Mar 2025
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Landmark global summit advances commitment to social justice in open access publishing
The University of Cape Town (UCT) Libraries, in collaboration with global partners, recently hosted the second Global Summit on Diamond Open Access (DOA), advancing a movement committed to equitable knowledge dissemination. Building on the momentum of the inaugural summit in Toluca, Mexico, this edition placed social justice at the heart of DOA, emphasising the development of an inclusive, bias-free publishing ecosystem.
13 Mar 2025
Media release
UCT lecture to address institutional racism in higher education
Professor Shose Kessi, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Cape Town (UCT), will deliver the first lecture of the year in the UCT Inaugural Lecture series on Wednesday, 19 March 2025. The lecture is titled “S#*t happens. A Decolonial Feminist Psychological Reflection on Institutional Racism in Higher Education”.
12 Mar 2025
Media release
UCT VC appointed to esteemed international academy
The University of Cape Town (UCT) staff members have recently reached various milestones, including the appointment of Vice-Chancellor (interim) Emeritus Professor Daya Reddy by Pope Francis to the esteemed Pontifical Academy of Sciences .
26 Mar 2024
Illegal cigarettes cost South African government over R100 billion since 2010
Research by the University of Cape Town (UCT) academics Dr Nicole Vellios and Professor Corné van Walbeek has revealed that the South African government has been losing billions of rands because of illegal cigarettes since 2010.
26 Mar 2024
UCT opens clinic to provide affordable healthcare for its staff
The University of Cape Town (UCT) officially opened the doors to a state of the art Dis-Chem Wellness Centre – a clinic that will promote and provide access to affordable healthcare for university PC2-6 staff – on Monday, 18 March 2024. The centre is located at the Graca Machel complex on UCT’s Lower Campus.
19 Mar 2024
Young adolescents in the Western Cape show alarming signs of depression and anxiety – study finds
A groundbreaking study by the Alan J. Flisher Centre for Public Mental Health at the University of Cape Town (UCT) has shed light on the mental health landscape faced by adolescents aged 10 to 14 in the Western Cape. The study – conducted by Mirriam Mkhize, Associate Professor Claire van der Westhuizen and Professor Katherine Sorsdahl – forms part of a larger programme funded by the Sue Struengmann Initiative dedicated to addressing the mental health needs of young adolescents in school settings.
18 Mar 2024