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Annual Steve Lawn Memorial Lecture
National Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi will deliver the annual Steve Lawn Memorial Lecture on Tuesday, 02 April, at the UCT Medical School.
07 Mar 2019
UCT students to meet Nobel laureates
Four UCT students are among 20 top young South African scientists selected to attend a prestigious Nobel laureate meeting in Germany in June.
06 Mar 2019
Michaelis staff show their work
Work by the staff of the Michaelis School of Art goes on show at the Michaelis Galleries today until 12 April.
05 Mar 2019
Win R25 000 to build your business
The deadline is looming for current UCT students to pitch for a chance to win R25 000 to turn their business idea into reality.
05 Mar 2019
Austrian honour for renowned UCT heart surgeon
Austria’s highest national honour has been conferred on renowned heart surgeon Professor Peter Zilla, head of UCT’s Chris Barnard Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery.
27 Feb 2019
Art, science and psyche meet at UCT
Pieces from Melancholia, the latest body of work by artist Natasja de Wet, will go on show at UCT from 9 to 30 March.
27 Feb 2019
President lays wreath at SS Mendi Memorial
President Cyril Ramaphosa has laid a wreath at UCT’s SS Mendi Memorial in honour of the South African soldiers who died when the ship sank in 1917.
21 Feb 2019
Public Protector visits UCT Ombud
The UCT Ombud and the Public Protector have met on campus to formalise the relationship between their offices.
18 Feb 2019
UCT climbs social media rankings
UCT has climbed 11 positions to 57 in the World 100 Reputation Network’s Twitter Engagement rankings for the fourth quarter of 2018.
15 Feb 2019
ICA launches SA’s first live art book
UCT’s Institute for Creative Arts launches its highly-anticipated book on live art in South Africa on Saturday, 16 February, at Hiddingh Campus.
13 Feb 2019
Fleur du Cap nominees
UCT is celebrating the nomination of 12 of its students, staff and alumni for recognition at the 54th Annual Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards.
12 Feb 2019
Ikeys claim victory in clash with Udubs
The first clash of the 2019 Varsity Cup rugby season kicked off between FNB UCT and FNB UWC on the Green Mile last night.
05 Feb 2019
UCT Food Security Programme
The UCT Food Security Programme, which was introduced last year, resumed on Monday, 28 January 2019, to address the issue of student hunger.
01 Feb 2019
‘Doc’ Moss Memorial Day 2019
Join the UCT Rugby Club on Saturday as they celebrate the life of SA rugby legend and former club president and coach “Doc” Cecil Moss, at Doc Moss Memorial Day 2019.
15 Jan 2019
VC visits world’s largest experiment
VC Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng is currently visiting the Swiss home of the world’s largest and most complex scientific instruments, the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN).
14 Jan 2019
UCT General Practitioners Conference 2019
UCT’s Division of Family Medicine will host the General Practitioners 2019 conference from 14 to 18 January at the Sports Science Institute of South Africa.
11 Jan 2019
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