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‘Reflective, critical and socially responsible individuals’ OSARIA seeks to generate insights that inform programme design, institutional responsiveness and student development strategies across all clusters. 30 Oct 2025

Shaping future-ready graduates UCT’s director of Careers Service, Stafford Bomester, has celebrated one year in office and is eager to play a part in shaping students to be innovative and future-ready. 29 Oct 2025

Dialogue calls for renewed academic solidarity with Palestine The Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance (NMSPG) at the University of Cape Town (UCT) hosted a public dialogue on Monday, 27 October 2025, under the theme “Liberation & the Academy: The Role of Universities in the Struggle for Palestine”. 29 Oct 2025

The silent crisis of stillbirths in Africa UCT has joined leading continental and global health partners in the fight to confront Africa’s silent crisis of stillbirths. 28 Oct 2025

‘Our leadership was about contributing to UCT’ UCT VC Prof Mosa Moshabela has thanked the outgoing SRC for their commitment to teamwork during their tenure. 28 Oct 2025

A day of wellness at UCT UCT staff gathered at the Sports Centre on 23 October for a Staff Wellness Day, hosted by the Department of Student Affairs. 28 Oct 2025

UCT art collection: more than décor Take a closer look at a few choice pieces of art around campus. 27 Oct 2025

Vibrant tribute to Prof Jay Pather’s transformative artistry UCT hosted a performance celebration to honour Prof Jay Pather’s contribution to scholarship and arts in South Africa and beyond. 27 Oct 2025

Cannabis boom in SA: who is benefitting? Cannabis is booming as an ingredient in everything – but is this benefiting indigenous cannabis farmers in southern Africa? 27 Oct 2025 Republished

“Cooperation over competition” UCT VC invited higher education partners to deliberately collaborate in answering the world’s grand challenges. A call-to-action he extended at the 2025 summit where UCT was announced as the 2026 THE WAS hosts – in collaboration with UoB. 24 Oct 2025

Research powers insights into sustainable housing A team of investigators from UCT’s Energy Systems Research Group is leading an international study on the use of energy in affordable and social housing. 24 Oct 2025

Revisiting South Africa’s first black-owned newspaper A team of UCT academics and an alumna are collaborating with journalists, creatives, and others to revisit and reimagine ‘Imvo Zabantsundu’, the first black-owned newspaper in South Africa. 24 Oct 2025

UCT spinout selected into global fellowship to drive clean fuel innovation A spinoff company by a team of UCT researchers has won the coveted Breakthrough Energy Fellowship to create sustainable, climate-friendly fuels. 24 Oct 2025

Discipline, dreams: top athletes crowned UCT athletes, coaches and teams took turns celebrating one another at the sports awards evening on 21 October. 23 Oct 2025

‘Zest for entrepreneurship’ fuels student marketplace A zest for entrepreneurship and a student marketplace: meet UCT’s Thando Mzimela-Ntuli. 23 Oct 2025

Hearts, minds and deep dialogue on ‘living values’ in higher education UCT VC Prof Mosa Moshabela hosted vice-chancellors, chancellors and SRC presidents from around the country for the Values in Higher Education Conversations. 22 Oct 2025

The UCT art collection: past and present UCT’s art collection is both a historical and ever-evolving university project, with bigger aims and challenges than just decoration. 22 Oct 2025

Lighting the flame of change UCT hosted its inaugural Student Leadership Induction on 18 October, empowering newly elected student leaders not just with skills to fulfil their roles but also capacitating them to align their work to the university vision and strategy. 21 Oct 2025

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