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Faculty of EBE UCT’s Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment graduation walk of celebration. 11 Apr 2022
Faculty of Commerce UCT’s Faculty of Commerce graduation walk of celebration. 11 Apr 2022
Educating people on TB patients’ journeys, and profiling the team behind the vaccine The University of Cape Town (UCT) commemorated World Tuberculosis (TB) Day on March 24 to raise public awareness about the devastating health, social and economic consequences of TB, research done and to step up efforts to end the global TB epidemic. 25 Mar 2022
Cape Muslim and Slave Heritage Museum walkabout The University of Cape Town (UCT) today commemorates International Day for the Rights to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims. 24 Mar 2022
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu The University of Cape Town community mourns the passing of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, who left us on the morning of Sunday, 26 December 2021. 26 Dec 2021
Celebrating UCT’s EBE, Science, Health Sciences and Law graduates It was a gra(n)d affair as the University of Cape Town (UCT) celebrated graduates from the faculties of Engineering & the Built Environment, Science, Health Sciences and Law on 14 December 2021. 17 Dec 2021
Celebrating UCT’s Commerce and Humanities graduates The air was electrifying, and joy abounded, as the University of Cape Town (UCT) celebrated the 2021 summer graduation ceremonies. 17 Dec 2021
UCT VC launches future graduate t-shirt at Joe Slovo Engineering High School Hosted by school principal Mr Sityhilelo Ntamo, the launch of the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Vision 2030 Future Graduate T-shirt took place at the Joe Slovo Engineering High School at Site C in Khayelitsha. 29 Nov 2021
Farewell to UCT’s outgoing SRC On Tuesday, 19 October 2021, the University of Cape Town (UCT) bid farewell to its outgoing Students’ Representative Council (SRC), thanking them for their service to the student community. 26 Oct 2021
UCT staff join national inoculation drive to combat COVID-19 On Tuesday, 3 August 2021, Jammie Shuttles carried hundreds of University of Cape Town (UCT) workers to a vaccination site at the Metro Emergency Medical Service (EMS) centre in Pinelands. 30 Aug 2021
In pictures: Celebrating UCT’s Humanities and Health Sciences PhD graduates The University of Cape Town (UCT) recently celebrated the 2021 mid‑year graduation ceremonies, from 12 to 19 July. On 14 and 15 July. 23 Jul 2021
A socially distanced graduation celebration The University of Cape Town (UCT) recently celebrated the 2021 mid-year graduation ceremonies, from 12 to 19 July. 23 Jul 2021
Graduation 2021: A virtual grand affair The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) bumper mid‑year graduation season saw 6 175 students graduate virtually during six faculty ceremonies, which took place at 18:00 each evening. 20 Jul 2021
VC hosts dinner in honour of Ikey Tigers Vice-Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng hosted a dinner for the FNB Ikey Tigers, who recently finished second in the 2021 FNB Varsity Cup. 17 Jun 2021
Summiting Lion’s Head – symbolic of overcoming life’s struggles On Saturday, 12 June, UCT VC Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng and Mastercard Foundation Program Scholars made their way up Lion’s Head. 15 Jun 2021
Jagger Library Salvage Project A salvage operation began to retrieve valuable materials from the Jagger Reading Room, which was severely damaged in the runaway Table Mountain fire. 20 May 2021
UCT’s historic Jagger Reading Room lost to fire Dismay and grief met the news that the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) historic Jagger Reading Room had been lost to fire on 18 April. 23 Apr 2021
In pictures: Runaway fire destroys some of UCT’s historical buildings On Sunday, 18 April 2021, a runaway fire that started on the slopes of Devil’s Peak swept through several iconic buildings at the University of Cape Town. 20 Apr 2021
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