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UCT is Africa’s most international university
UCT held its place among Times Higher Education’s 100 most international universities in the world and is the only African university on the list.
26 Jan 2023
‘Oedipus at Colonus: #aftersophocles’ to premiere at the Baxter Flipside
‘Oedipus at Colonus: aftersophocles’ will premiere at the Baxter Flipside in February 2023.
26 Jan 2023
A peek into why we read
There are many reasons why human beings read, and as authors Helen Moffett and Bongani Kona note, the answers can be shared among several people.
25 Jan 2023
Prestigious Wellcome Career Development Award for UCT’s Elena Moore
A Wellcome Career Development Award will enable Professor Elena Moore and her research programme to better unpack the meaning of family care for older people in southern Africa.
24 Jan 2023
Servant leadership trumps political affiliation – new SRC president
The new SRC is united and ready to serve all UCT students by tackling fee, financial aid and food security issues, said president Hlengiwe Gugulethu Lisa Dube.
23 Jan 2023
Charting SHAWCO’s next 80 years
There is still much to look forward to for the Students’ Health and Welfare Centres Organisation as it celebrates 80 years of student-led service to communities.
19 Jan 2023
Rhodes Scholar-elect will use postgraduate research to improve African lives
Kaitlyn Sparks is beaming with pride after receiving a 2023 Rhodes Scholarship – the oldest and perhaps the most prestigious scholarship programme in the world.
18 Jan 2023
Family silver: a story of fortitude and buried treasures
UCT’s Emeritus Professor Jan Glazewski presented a Summer School lecture on how he located treasured pieces of family silver 80 years after they were buried.
16 Jan 2023
UCT chancellor joins Harvard University Global Advisory Council
UCT’s chancellor, Dr Precious Moloi-Motsepe, has joined the Harvard University Global Advisory Council.
16 Jan 2023
UCT Chatbot: All your FAQs at your fingertips
The University of Cape Town’s Chatbot is live and ready to help new students acclimatise to the institution as quickly as possible.
13 Jan 2023
Transformation, collaboration to underpin Dr Sharief Hendricks’s presidency of SASMA
Dr Sharief Hendricks, senior lecturer at UCT and visiting professor at Leeds Beckett University (UK), has his vision mapped out for his presidency of the South African Sports Medicine Association.
30 Dec 2022
UCT Chatbot: All your FAQs at your fingertips
The University of Cape Town’s Chatbot is live and ready to help new students acclimatise to the institution as quickly as possible.
29 Dec 2022
UCT Retirement Fund takes bronze in ‘rigorous’ industry awards
The UCTRF’s Deputy Principal Officer William Nkutha says that although missing out on a gold award was disappointing, the bronze has been well received.
29 Dec 2022
The power of a care pack
UCT’s Office for Inclusivity and Change donates Power Packs to women empowerment programme Sparrow Society to help GBV survivors heal.
28 Dec 2022
Four KZN bright sparks tell of highs of being part of the inaugural UCTOHS class
Village schoolchildren are living proof that the UCT Online High School is not only for the elite.
28 Dec 2022
UCT Online High School rewinds 2022
The UCT Online High School celebrates the wins of 2022, as well as their learner community, in a newly released wrap-up video.
28 Dec 2022
Forensic scientist wants to be part of the solution to crime, violence in South Africa
Masego Sebolai’s indomitable spirit and unwavering commitment to a career helping others sees her named an inspirational graduate in 2022.
23 Dec 2022
Champions of change
The OIC hosted a year-end function to thank staff and students for their contributions to a more transformed UCT in 2022.
23 Dec 2022
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