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A ray of hope for sexual assault survivors
A group of trained advisers in the UCT Survivor Support Office offer support and counselling to survivors of rape and sexual assault.
25 Oct 2018
Annual VC’s Concert hits the right note
The annual Vice-Chancellor’s Concert took place at the Baxter Theatre on Saturday, 20 October 2018, featuring a new production by UCT Ibuyambo.
24 Oct 2018
8 tips to beat exam stress
In the final countdown to the end-of-year exams, these eight handy tips will help you to prepare for what lies ahead.
24 Oct 2018
How to turn Cape Town into a water-sensitive city
Professor Neil Armitage, deputy director and co-founder of the UCT Future Water research institute, delivered the Vice-Chancellor’s Inaugural Lecture on 17 October.
23 Oct 2018
Vice-Chancellor’s message to UCT students for consolidation week
Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng, the University of Cape Town Vice-Chancellor, wishes students well before the start of consolidation week on 24 October.
23 Oct 2018
VC Phakeng delivers Rondebosch Boys’ High valedictory speech
The University of Cape Town (UCT) Vice-Chancellor Mamokgethi Phakeng delivered a valedictory speech at Rondebosch Boys’ High School on Thursday, 11 October 2018.
19 Oct 2018
UCT VC meets with school officials
UCT Vice-Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng recently met with school principals, teachers and Western Cape Education Department officials at the Oude Molen Academy of Science and Technology.
19 Oct 2018
Leading African academic delivers VC’s Open Lecture
Professor Tshilidzi Marwala, vice-chancellor and principal of the University of Johannesburg, delivered the Vice-Chancellor’s Open Lecture on Tuesday, 9 October 2018.
15 Oct 2018
VC’s message to matrics
As matric exams 2018 kick off today, VC Mamokgethi Phakeng is candid in her appeal to learners to choose UCT for their post-school studies.
15 Oct 2018
Khoisan skeletons to be returned home
UCT is working with the community of Sutherland to return the skeletal remains of nine people to their descendants, in a move to remedy the injustices of the past.
12 Oct 2018
Four new Fellows for UCT
UCT’s College of Fellows event on Wednesday 10 October saw citations for four new Fellows and six Young Researcher awards.
12 Oct 2018
Taking Pride in Rainbow Week
Watch UCT students discuss the personal significance for them of Rainbow Week, and meet the Rainbow UCT committee members who have given the project their all.
09 Oct 2018
'Blue Monday' marks 75 years of SHAWCO
SHAWCO’s Blou Maandag (Blue Monday) campaign is aimed at changing people’s negative perceptions of Mondays, while raising awareness of their ongoing community work and initiatives.
05 Oct 2018
Learning from past mistakes
University of Cape Town Vice-Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng is frank about the university’s need to critically examine its past to secure an inclusive future for all.
02 Oct 2018
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