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Division of Nursing and Midwifery launches new Postgraduate Diplomas in Midwifery and Child Nursing The Division of Nursing and Midwifery launched its Postgraduate Diplomas in Midwifery and in Child Nursing on 7 April 2025. 19 Sep 2025

UCT scholar puts Africa on the science world map UCT’s Prof Kelly Chibale pulled all the strings to promote drug discovery in Africa when he addressed the 66th London International Youth Science Forum and the Tokyo International Conference on African Development. 19 Sep 2025

Mother gave birth to baby who grew outside her womb Thanks to quick healthcare escalation by a multi-disciplinary team at UCT’s Groote Schuur Hospital, Sylvia Nodela gave birth to a healthy baby who had grown to full term inside her pelvic cavity, outside her uterus. 19 Sep 2025 Republished

Rewarding curiosity Learners from schools around the Western Cape enjoyed a week of interactive science learning at UCT’s Science Week. 18 Sep 2025

Sarah Baartman: memory, space and legacy Following the renaming of the Sarah Baartman Hall, UCT hosted a special colloquium, reflecting on the occasion. 18 Sep 2025

Reflecting on a legacy: UCT’s special colloquium on Sarah Baartman UCT’s special colloquium on 11 September 2025 fostered dialogue on renaming, justice and African heritage; and celebrated Sarah Baartman’s legacy. 18 Sep 2025

Symposium unpacks partnerships and possibilities for a water-secured future in Africa UCT hosted the RRIP Futures and Partnerships Symposium on 10 and 11 September – a culmination of three years of collaborative research under the project Reorienting Research, Innovation & Practice to Address Future Water Challenges in Africa. 18 Sep 2025

UCT College of Fellows 2025 This year, three new fellows have merited special recognition for original, distinguished academic work. 17 Sep 2025

Delays to degree: loss, debt, and determination What almost became a dream denied has since been fulfilled by UCT graduate Lwazi Thobani. 17 Sep 2025

UCT Graduate Lwazi Thobani: A journey of resilience and triumph Civil Engineering graduate Lwazi Thobani’s spring 2025 UCT graduation was a triumph of resilience, as he overcame personal loss and financial challenges. 17 Sep 2025

SA’s small-scale rooibos tea growers not benefitting enough South Africa’s small-scale rooibos tea growers aren’t getting much from an industry deal. The 2019 access and benefit-sharing agreement was meant to change that. 17 Sep 2025 Republished

How do bodies decompose? Cape Town forensic scientists are pushing frontiers of new detection methods. 17 Sep 2025 Republished

Charity ball sets 2025 fundraising target UCT’s Surgical Society will once again celebrate the spirit of giving with the 2025 charity ball. 16 Sep 2025

Unravelling cash-in-transit networks UCT PhD graduate Annie Kok said behind the smoke and twisted metal is something calculated: a disciplined, adaptive network that operates with utmost prudence and the resilience of a living organism. 15 Sep 2025

Emeritus Professor James May (1939–2025) Emeritus Professor James May passed away on 15 September 2025. 15 Sep 2025

UCT honours four trailblazers at Spring graduation UCT has awarded honorary doctorates to four distinguished individuals from health sciences and humanities fields during the graduation last week. 15 Sep 2025

Championing early childhood development in higher education Principal of UCT’s Educare, Natascha Hector, was recently named as a finalist for the 2025 HERS-SA Women in Science and Scholarship award. 15 Sep 2025

UCT marks spring graduation with multilingual thesis orations UCT conferred degrees, diplomas and certificates when over 2 000 students celebrated the completion of their studies during the spring graduation. 12 Sep 2025

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