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UCT student constructs three-bedroom home using soil and recycled waste
University of Cape Town (UCT) MSc student Matimba Mabonda and his team have completed the construction of a three-bedroom house built using soil and waste materials, offering a practical and scalable response to South Africa’s housing and waste challenges.
11 Feb 2026
Media release
Call for applications: Future Professors Programme
The Future Professors Programme (FPP) is a national, collaborative programme aimed at producing a critical mass of academic excellence and leadership within South African higher education. The FPP is based on an innovative approach to growing a representative professoriate through the implementation of a structured programme.
09 Feb 2026
UCT study reveals major barriers to surgical care in peri-urban Cape Town
A new study by researchers at the University of Cape Town (UCT) has uncovered significant challenges in delivering surgical care in peri-urban communities, with nearly one in three residents reporting experiencing delays in receiving appropriate surgical treatment, even when living close to healthcare facilities.
09 Feb 2026
Media release
UCT experts propose narrower beer excise tax tiers to reduce alcohol harm
South Africa’s alcohol taxation system requires urgent strengthening to address the devastating public health burden of harmful alcohol consumption, according to an analysis by researchers based at the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Research Unit on the Economics of Excisable Products (REEP) . To effectively reduce alcohol-related harm, the researchers recommend narrower beer excise tax tiers than those proposed by Treasury, higher uplift factors (multipliers applied to the base excise tax rate), and predictable above-inflation tax increases.
09 Feb 2026
Media release
New genus of sea snail discovered in the Great African Seaforest
After nearly a decade of taxonomic puzzle-solving, a team of scientists from the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Department of Biological Sciences , Sea Change Project, the University of Tokyo and Stellenbosch University has unveiled a remarkable discovery: a parasitic sea snail that represents not only a new species, but an entirely new genus. The findings are published in the Journal of Molluscan Studies .
09 Feb 2026
Media release
UCT study exposes major gap in access to gender-affirming healthcare in SA
There is an urgent need for the provision of integrated and accessible gender-affirming care and HIV services as part of comprehensive care for transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) populations within inclusive health systems, a study by the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Desmond Tutu HIV Centre published in the South African Medical Journal yesterday has found.
05 Feb 2026
Media release
Restoring financial stability at UCT
The 2025 financial year saw the University of Cape Town (UCT) achieve a 1% surplus of approximately R50 million on its general operating budget (GOB), an achievement rendered even more important after the university endured three unprecedented years of budget deficits (R118 million in 2022, R350 million in 2023 and R193 million in 2024).
04 Feb 2026
UCT hosts heads of mission for discussion on future of education
The University of Cape Town (UCT) will host the Vice-Chancellor’s Heads of Mission Breakfast, under the theme “The future of education, research, science, technology and innovation: Building bridges for global progress”, on Thursday, 12 February 2026.
04 Feb 2026
Media release
