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Apply now for The Pitch UCT
Applications for The Pitch UCT are officially open.
17 Apr 2024
Biopharming research unit to host international farming conference
UCT’s Biopharming Research Unit is gearing up to host the International Society for Plant Molecular Farming conference in May.
16 Apr 2024
UCT joins call to grow parasport at Western Cape universities
In March, UCT’s ParaSports Club joined other Western Cape universities for a workshop on how best to introduce and grow a parasport culture at university level.
05 Apr 2024
Power up and join a walk around the Rondebosch Common
To keep fit and healthy, join the Disability Service unit and the Students with Disabilities Forum for a walk around the Rondebosch Common this weekend.
17 Apr 2023
Applications for The Pitch UCT are open
The Pitch UCT applications have opened for 2023 and the programme will be hosting a launch session in collaboration with the d-school at UCT.
03 Apr 2023
Join Green Week 2022
Green Week is an initiative of UCT’s Green Campus Initiative and takes place on campus between 19 and 24 April.
19 Apr 2022
Applications open for first phase of venture accelerating programme
Applications are open for the first phase of UCT’s e-Track venture acceleration programme, run by the GSB’s Solution Space.
13 Apr 2022
UCT ranked top in Africa for sport science
At 41st place in the ShanghaiRanking’s 2021 Global Ranking of Sport Science Schools and Departments, UCT is top on the continent.
08 Apr 2022
UCT VC to speak at Life Science Across the Globe seminar
UCT’s vice-chancellor, Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng, will be one of five speakers at the re-launch of the Life Science Across the Globe as a monthly seminar series.
30 Apr 2021
Hon doc for Daya Reddy
Renowned mathematician and National Research Foundation A-rated scholar Emeritus Professor Daya Reddy received an honorary doctorate from Stellenbosch University.
13 Apr 2021
Race Writing Workshop with Professor Rozena Maart
Critical race scholar Professor Rozena Maart will lead the Race Writing Workshop on 21 and 22 April 2021.
07 Apr 2021
An online zero-data resource for on-boarding and navigating postgrad studies in 2021
The Office for Postgraduate Studies has launched a suite of resources that provides postgraduates with key information about the services available to them at UCT.
06 Apr 2021
Be part of SHAWCO’s #BeKindOnline initiative
SHAWCO has launched the #BeKindOnline initiative to help support some of the Mother City’s most vulnerable communities during lockdown.
29 Apr 2020
COVID-19 USSD-code health literacy campaign
UCT’s Global Surgery division has developed an information dissemination platform on the coronavirus outbreak for communities without access to smart technology or data.
20 Apr 2020
UCT’s Ashley Francis nominated for 2020 CFO Awards
UCT’s executive director of finance, Ashley Francis, has been nominated for the 2020 CFO Awards, which will take place later this year.
14 Apr 2020
Live COVID-19 discussion with Mamokgethi Phakeng
VC Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng – in a special online conversation with alumni – will share the latest COVID-19 research initiatives currently under way at UCT.
09 Apr 2020
Transformation Think Space goes digital
Due to the nationwide lockdown, the Transformation, Inclusion and Diversity Think Space will now take place online.
03 Apr 2020
SSISA/UCT 10km Memorial Run 2019
It’s time for the UCT community to lace up for the SSISA/UCT 10 km Memorial Run 2019 on Sunday, 5 May, starting at 07:00.
26 Apr 2019
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