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At Their Feet exhibition centres care and collaboration UCT-supported exhibition At Their Feet explores care as an artistic method, pairing contemporary artists in reflective dialogue on memory, motherhood and creative exchange. 20 Jun 2025
Amendments to the Employment Equity Act Prof Elelwani Ramugondo writes to staff to outline the university’s planned process to ensure compliance with Employment Equity law. 20 Jun 2025
Open textbook reaches new milestone Marketing to South African Consumers by Assoc Prof Dr James Lappeman has surpassed a remarkable 250 000 downloads. 20 Jun 2025
Reimagining assessment in an AI future When GenAI tools first surged into the mainstream, higher education institutions asked: how can we regulate or contain them within existing academic structures? 20 Jun 2025
UCT researchers shortlisted for top science awards UCT celebrates research stronghold with multiple finalists in South Africa’s premier science and innovation awards. 20 Jun 2025
UCT’s best QS performance in a decade Setting the pace on the continent, with its most prime ranking in 10 years, UCT continues to lead as highest-ranked under the recently released QS World University Rankings. 19 Jun 2025
UCT achieves highest QS ranking in a decade Prof Mosa Moshabela celebrates UCT’s highest-ever position in the QS World University Rankings in the past decade, climbing to 150th globally. 19 Jun 2025
UCT achieves highest QS ranking in a decade The University of Cape Town (UCT) has been ranked 150th globally, up from 171st in 2025 in the latest Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings. This upswing places the university firmly within the top 3% of 8 467 institutions evaluated, reinforcing its status as Africa’s highest-ranked university for another year. 19 Jun 2025 Media release
UCT star’s rise from campus to Currie Cup UCT student Thomas Nel has signed his first rugby professional contract when he joined Suzuki Griquas recently. 19 Jun 2025
King’s honour for UCT academic UCT’s Prof Lucie Cluver has been honoured for lifesaving research on African adolescents. 19 Jun 2025
Academic calls for emotional leadership in healthcare amid budget cuts and burnout crisis A commentary piece published in the South African Journal of Science has sparked urgent national conversation around the emotional toll of South Africa’s public healthcare crisis and the leadership response it demands. 19 Jun 2025 Media release
UCT leads in blood donation efforts UCT has been a constant leader in blood donation efforts among the tertiary institutions in the Western Cape, scooping awards for two consecutive years. 18 Jun 2025
Three of the best for All Africa House UCT’s hospitality director says the latest achievement is a win for staff at All Africa House. 18 Jun 2025
Issuing bonds: what needs to change African countries are bad at issuing bonds, so debt costs more than it should. UCT’s Misheck Mutize explains what needs to change. 18 Jun 2025 Republished
UCT GSB and TETA launch game-changing skills programme A new partnership between UCT GSB and TETA aims to address critical skills shortages and unlock leadership potential in South Africa’s transport sector. 17 Jun 2025 Republished
UCT remains Africa’s top university in latest global rankings UCT has sustained its position as Africa’s leading university in the latest CWUR rankings amid a globally competitive environment. 17 Jun 2025
UCT academic honoured for lifesaving research on African adolescents Professor Lucie Cluver, honorary professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health at the University of Cape Town (UCT) and professor of Child and Family Social Work at the University of Oxford, has been appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2025 King’s Birthday Honours List. The award recognises her exceptional contributions to children’s wellbeing and global public health. 14 Jun 2025 Media release
UCT astronomers to celebrate first light images of global astronomy and astrophysics facility University of Cape Town (UCT) astronomers will be part of global celebrations to mark the first light images of the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) – a project of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory , a brand-new astronomy and astrophysics facility under construction on Cerro Pachón in Chile – on the afternoon of Monday, 16 June 2025. 13 Jun 2025 Media release
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