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Student support services offered by SWS
The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Student Wellness Service (SWS) in the Department of Student Affairs (DSA) offers primary healthcare and wellness services to support students’ physical, mental and emotional well-being. These services are available to students throughout the academic year.
20 Apr 2026
Two Oceans Marathon and its impact on UCT
The annual Two Oceans Marathon will take place from Friday, 10 April, to Sunday, 12 April 2026, with various road closures planned in the vicinity of the University of Cape Town (UCT). In addition, the finish line for the ultra and half marathons will be located on UCT’s Green Mile, on upper campus.
09 Apr 2026
Leadership Lekgotla appointments and other updates
In continuing to build a solid senior leadership team that is a cornerstone of the University of Cape Town’s success, there has been a number of updates around some key Leadership Lekgotla roles. Read more about this and other recent developments on campus.
26 Mar 2026
AI assessment symposium and other updates
Assessment practices in the age of artificial intelligence (AI) present new and evolving challenges. The University of Cape Town (UCT) is responding in several ways to support assessment practices. Read more about this and other recent developments on campus.
11 Mar 2026
Details around agreement with PASS unions
Further to the communication issued on 2 March 2026 announcing the agreement reached between the University of Cape Town (UCT) executive and the three unions representing the Professional, Administrative and Support Service (PASS) staff within the bargaining unit pay classes 2–12, details of the agreement can now be made available.
10 Mar 2026
VC’s Open Lecture by Oxford VC and other updates
Following engagements between the University of Cape Town (UCT) executive and the three unions representing the Professional, Administrative and Support Service (PASS) staff within the bargaining unit (pay classes 1–12), an agreement has been reached by both parties.
05 Mar 2026
UCT exco and PASS unions reach agreement
Following engagements between the University of Cape Town (UCT) executive and the three unions representing the Professional, Administrative and Support Service (PASS) staff within the bargaining unit (pay classes 1–12), an agreement has been reached by both parties.
02 Mar 2026
Call for applications: Future Professors Programme
The Future Professors Programme (FPP) is a national, collaborative programme aimed at producing a critical mass of academic excellence and leadership within South African higher education. The FPP is based on an innovative approach to growing a representative professoriate through the implementation of a structured programme.
09 Feb 2026
Annual Bongani Mayosi Memorial Lecture
The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS), in partnership with the Bongani Mayosi Foundation, will host the next Bongani Mayosi Memorial Lecture on Friday, 23 January 2026. The lecture will be delivered by Dr Lehana Thabane, professor in the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact at McMaster University in Canada. He will speak on the theme “Fostering evidence-based humanity in the academy and beyond”.
19 Dec 2025