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Unxano: A stirring call for water awareness
UCT’s South African College of Music with the Centre for Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies recently staged a powerful African contemporary production titled THIRST – “Unxano”.
12 Jun 2025
From our hospital’s wards to the Budget Speech
A UCT Department of Medicine undergraduate is making waves at government level by shining a light on the dire state of public healthcare.
12 Jun 2025
Art without limits
The Irma Stern Museum hosted a special exhibition on 7 June for learners from Glenbridge Special School.
10 Jun 2025
How geomatics, legal pluralism, and history shape SA’s land justice future
UCT’s Prof Jenniffer Whittal delivered her inaugural lecture on campus on 3 June.
06 Jun 2025
UCT’s Ntokozo Makhaza earns dream Springbok call-up
UCT student Ntokozo Makhaza has been selected to the Springboks team that will take on the Barbarians later this month.
06 Jun 2025
African scientists launch the African Bioinformatics Institute
By investing in skills, infrastructure, and collaboration, the African Bioinformatics Institute sets out to shape the future of life science research in Africa.
06 Jun 2025
UCT-led study finds dehorning rhinos reduces poaching
UCT researchers co-led a study which reveals that dehorning rhinos significantly reduces the risk of poaching.
05 Jun 2025
The multifaceted relationship between youth, violence
The story of South African youth, their mistrust of governance structures and violence is as complicated as it is straightforward.
05 Jun 2025
Beyond Boundaries
UCT’s Prof Jenniffer Whittal delivered her inaugural lecture on campus on 3 June.
03 Jun 2025
Advancing African scholarship in health professions education
UCT’s Prof Jacqueline van Wyk considered what advancing African scholarship in health professions education would look like.
03 Jun 2025
UCT forensic scientist earns NRF P-rating for DNA research
NRF P-rating for UCT researcher highlights her innovative approach to forensic science and her commitment to justice, ethics and humanitarian impact.
03 Jun 2025
UCT at the forefront of landmark discovery on early human genetics
Breakthrough UCT–Copenhagen study uncovers biological sex and unexpected genetic diversity in Paranthropus robustus.
02 Jun 2025
‘Unxano’ sends a powerful message about water scarcity
UCT celebrated Africa Month by staging a contemporary dance and music theatre production to raise awareness about the importance of water.
30 May 2025
Grounded in Context, Growing for Impact: Advancing African Scholarship in Health Professions Education
Prof Jacqueline van Wyk delivered her inaugural lecture on Thursday, 29 May.
29 May 2025
UCT Radio goes fully digital – and global
UCT Radio is now fully digital – streaming campus voices, global perspectives and fresh content, wherever you are.
29 May 2025
UCT Radio: The future is fully digital
UCT Radio has said goodbye to traditional FM broadcasting and embraced a fully digital future.
29 May 2025
UCT medical graduate awarded Gates Cambridge Scholarship
Gilad Shorer is the only South African among 95 scholars selected globally for the Gates Cambridge Scholarship programme this year.
28 May 2025
Volunteering on the fire line
MSc graduate-in-waiting Miles Kidson shares his experience as a volunteer firefighter and why it’s important for students to be involved in community engagement.
28 May 2025
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