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A fun fair The inaugural UCT Day on 6 October drew throngs of UCT staff, students and alumni to the festival of fun and games on the rugby fields and beyond 16 Oct 2023
UCT Pride Month kicks off with a round table discussion The opening event of Pride Month focused on recognising and unpacking African and queer histories. 10 Oct 2023
UCT hosts its first sports festival The Student Sports Union, in collaboration with the University of Cape Town (UCT) Residence Council and the Students’ Representative Council, hosted the inaugural UCT Sports Festival from 29 September to 1 October 06 Oct 2023
Phambili’s first peer advisor cohort celebrated at appreciation event On 21 October CHED hosted an appreciation event for its first cohort of Phambili peer advisors. 28 Oct 2022
Celebrating student peer educators and volunteers On 20 October, UCT’s Office for Inclusivity and Change hosted a dinner in honour of student peer educators and volunteers. 26 Oct 2022
Open Day: A warm welcome to #FutureUCTGraduates Campus was buzzing on Saturday, 8 October, as UCT welcomed high school learners to its Open Day. 11 Oct 2022
UCT heritage tour along University Avenue The Development and Alumni Department arranged a bespoke Heritage Month campus tour for alumni and friends of UCT as well as Summer School participants. 07 Oct 2022
An ‘avant-garde’ way to raise funds In celebration of Heritage Month in September, the UCT SRC AfriFund held a fashion show to raise funds to assist African international students. 06 Oct 2022
Farewell to UCT’s outgoing SRC On Tuesday, 19 October 2021, the University of Cape Town (UCT) bid farewell to its outgoing Students’ Representative Council (SRC), thanking them for their service to the student community. 26 Oct 2021
Commemorating the 35th anniversary of the Trojan Horse Massacres As South Africa remembers the tragedy of 15 and 16 October 1985, four members of the UCT community reflect on what happened. 16 Oct 2020
Talent unleashed at UCT Showcase UCT Showcase 2019 at the Baxter Theatre was an inspiring celebration of the showstopping talents of the university’s staff and students in the SA College of Music. 14 Oct 2019
Celebrating inclusivity UCT’s Pride March was the colourful highlight of Rainbow Week, with live performances on the plaza drawing crowds of students eager to celebrate inclusivity on campus. 11 Oct 2019
Welcoming one and all University of Cape Town (UCT) students came out in their numbers to take part in Rainbow Week, showing their support for inclusivity on campus. 16 Oct 2018
Sporting bonanza It was a sporting clash that won't soon be forgotten as more than 850 Western Cape students gave it their all on the field and in the water during 2018 Inter-Varsity, hosted by the University of Cape Town on 28 and 29 September. 02 Oct 2018
Spring Spring is a time for new beginnings: it’s the ultimate push to complete the academic year on a productive note. Robyn Walker took a stroll on campus to capture the beauty of this changing season. 17 Oct 2017
Troubling the Archive 15 Oct 2014
Nature Exposed 06 Oct 2014
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