UCT’s Faculty of Health Sciences Multi-Institute Symposium advocated for breaking academic silos to actively build a vision for the future of biomedical science in Africa.

UCT’s DMus degree recognises composition, the practice of music and performance as academic research – offering musicians space to pursue doctoral study in South Africa.

UCT’s Emeritus Professor Murray Leibbrandt has been selected as an IEA Fellow for 2025 in recognition of his outstanding scholarly contributions.

A new initiative positioning software as a core component of research quality and productivity has been launched at UCT.

UCT ranked first out of 69 universities across Sub-Saharan Africa, which included 14 institutions from South Africa.

Carbon taxes are important ways of changing the behaviour of polluting companies, reducing greenhouse gas emissions to mitigate climate change and using tax revenue to benefit all of society.

An updated checklist provides insights into the city’s flora: from showcasing the global significance of its endemic plants to the unique ecology that has shaped this diversity.