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Reinventing Higher Education
The University of Cape Town (UCT), in collaboration with IE University, hosted the 13th annual Reinventing Higher Education (RHE) conference.
23 Mar 2023
UCT ParaSports Club volunteers at national event
Members of the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) ParaSports Club signed up as volunteers and spent the past weekend (19 and 20 March) assisting at the South African Sport Association for the Physically Disabled national event.
23 Mar 2023
Educating people on TB patients’ journeys, and profiling the team behind the vaccine
The University of Cape Town (UCT) commemorated World Tuberculosis (TB) Day on March 24 to raise public awareness about the devastating health, social and economic consequences of TB, research done and to step up efforts to end the global TB epidemic.
25 Mar 2022
Cape Muslim and Slave Heritage Museum walkabout
The University of Cape Town (UCT) today commemorates International Day for the Rights to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims.
24 Mar 2022
Commemorating one year of the national lockdown
UCT reflects on the past year since South Africa went into national lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19.
26 Mar 2021
2020 in pictures
As we draw the curtain on what was one of the toughest years in our collective history, UCT reflects on some of the defining and memorable moments of 2020.
03 Mar 2021
Rainbow UCT solidarity march
UCT students made their voices heard when they joined the Rainbow UCT march in solidarity with the trans community on campus.
28 Mar 2019
17 human rights activists honoured by UCT
On Human Rights Day today, UCT showcases just some of its honorary graduates who have, or continue to fight for the rights of South Africans and those further afield.
21 Mar 2019
VC visits Kopano
Excited Kopano students clamoured for selfies and chat time with VC Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng, known fondly as “Deputy Mother”, when she dropped in for dinner.
12 Mar 2019
CANSA Shavathon
This year the annual Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) Shavathon took place in the Faculty of Health Sciences on Thursday, 1 March.
05 Mar 2018
O-Week 2017
O-Week introduces first-year students to UCT, with orientation programmes running in faculties, residences and university service offices. But more than this, it’s a chance for them to join sport clubs and student societies and to get to know their fellow freshers.
14 Mar 2017
Joining hands
08 Mar 2016
An epic ride
25 Mar 2015
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