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UCT ranked 97th worldwide in the 2026 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings, with nine areas ranked in the top 100.]]> https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-07-03-uct-ranks-eighth-in-the-world-for-sdg-17 Fri, 03 Jul 2026 11:40:00 GMT https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-07-03-join-uct-leads-leadership-launchpad
The Leadership Academy is calling on first-year students to sign up for the upcoming Leadership Launchpad.]]> https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-07-03-join-uct-leads-leadership-launchpad Fri, 03 Jul 2026 08:21:00 GMT https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-07-02-eight-students-progress-to-regional-entrepreneurship-innovarsity-competition-round
The internal round of the Entrepreneurship Innovarsity competition saw a group of students progress to the regional stage   next month.]]> https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-07-02-eight-students-progress-to-regional-entrepreneurship-innovarsity-competition-round Thu, 02 Jul 2026 11:10:00 GMT https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-07-01-putting-communities-at-the-centre-of-technology
UCT’s Assoc Prof Joyce Mwangama is using AI to put 5G in the hands of people who have never touched a router.]]> https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-07-01-putting-communities-at-the-centre-of-technology Wed, 01 Jul 2026 09:10:00 GMT https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-30-students-shine-at-entrepreneurship-workshop
UCT students were selected by their peers as winners in two categories at a recently held entrepreneurship workshop.]]> https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-30-students-shine-at-entrepreneurship-workshop Tue, 30 Jun 2026 08:10:00 GMT https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-29-uct-sport-reflects-on-its-transformation-journey
UCT sports people reflect on the significant milestones achieved by UCT Sport over the past five decades, and the challenges that the university still faces.]]> https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-29-uct-sport-reflects-on-its-transformation-journey Tue, 30 Jun 2026 06:10:00 GMT https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-29-living-ethically-in-an-unethical-world
Prof Jantina de Vries delivered her inaugural lecture on Thursday, 25 June.]]> https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-29-living-ethically-in-an-unethical-world Mon, 29 Jun 2026 11:15:00 GMT https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-29-ucts-muya-koloko-named-national-sport-code-convenor-of-the-year
The South African Sports Association for the Physically Disabled and Visually Impaired has presented Dr Muya Koloko with the Kwenejejani Trophy for National Sport Code Convenor.]]> https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-29-ucts-muya-koloko-named-national-sport-code-convenor-of-the-year Mon, 29 Jun 2026 11:10:00 GMT https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-26-uct-hosts-global-conference-on-digital-mental-health
The World Universities Network’s Mental Health Symposium took place at the UCT Graduate School of Business on 23 and 24 June.]]> https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-26-uct-hosts-global-conference-on-digital-mental-health Fri, 26 Jun 2026 07:30:00 GMT https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-25-how-to-honour-a-generation
Masixole Mlandu said we could honour the generation of 1976 by delivering a sustainable victory around structural reforms in education.]]> https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-25-how-to-honour-a-generation Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:21:00 GMT https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-24-a-mastercard-foundation-scholars-resilient-journey
Nassifu Ssemwanga’s story is a powerful reminder that perseverance, purpose and support can transform challenges into opportunities for impact.]]> https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-24-a-mastercard-foundation-scholars-resilient-journey Wed, 24 Jun 2026 13:25:00 GMT https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-24-prenatal-air-pollution-raises-babies-breathing-risks
Pregnant women exposed to indoor air pollution and tobacco smoke may be putting their babies at greater risk of poor growth and breathing difficulties at birth.]]> https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-24-prenatal-air-pollution-raises-babies-breathing-risks Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:25:00 GMT https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-23-uct-remains-africas-leading-university-and-among-top-5-globally
UCT has been ranked 122nd globally by the US News Best Global Universities Rankings.]]> https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-23-uct-remains-africas-leading-university-and-among-top-5-globally Tue, 23 Jun 2026 07:25:00 GMT https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-22-uct-study-finds-toxic-pollutants-in-false-bay-waters
Researchers discover widespread contamination in one of South Africa’s most important marine ecosystems, but immediate risks to marine life appear low.]]> https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-22-uct-study-finds-toxic-pollutants-in-false-bay-waters Mon, 22 Jun 2026 11:00:00 GMT https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-19-beyond-the-telescope-leading-the-global-radio-astronomy-revolution
IDIA’s first decade has shown that South Africa can build and sustain the data-intensive capability required for frontier astronomy. ]]> https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-19-beyond-the-telescope-leading-the-global-radio-astronomy-revolution Mon, 22 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-19-sa-scientists-decode-cancers-key-survival-tactic
UCT-led researchers decoded how cancer rewires the MUC1 protein’s sugar coating to evade immune detection, paving the way for new cancer vaccines, biomarkers and precision therapies.]]> https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-19-sa-scientists-decode-cancers-key-survival-tactic Fri, 19 Jun 2026 11:40:00 GMT https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-19-youth-month-students-tutoring-programme-helps-learners-excel-at-life-sciences
Nkanyiso Dlamini’s tutoring programme supports hundreds of high school leaners across the country to wrap their heads around life sciences.]]> https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-19-youth-month-students-tutoring-programme-helps-learners-excel-at-life-sciences Fri, 19 Jun 2026 08:21:00 GMT https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-19-soweto-in-the-early-1970s
UCT News spent some time in the Special Collections library for life in Soweto in the lead-up to the Soweto uprising.]]> https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-19-soweto-in-the-early-1970s Fri, 19 Jun 2026 07:10:00 GMT https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-18-inclusive-education-post-june-1976-a-struggle-worth-fighting-for
Fifty years on and the struggle for inclusive education continues in South Africa.]]> https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-18-inclusive-education-post-june-1976-a-struggle-worth-fighting-for Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:10:00 GMT https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-18-attend-ucts-distinguised-almuni-lecture
Join UCT Science’s Distinguished Alumni Lecture on Wednesday, 24 June, at 18:00 and discover where a science degree can lead.]]> https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2026-06-18-attend-ucts-distinguised-almuni-lecture Thu, 18 Jun 2026 08:21:00 GMT