UCT’s Department of Philosophy hosted the 2026 Philosophical Society of Southern Africa Annual Conference, welcoming more than 200 delegates from over 30 countries.

UCT’s First-Year Campus Reception kicks off on 31 January and runs until 2 February.

During the annual Dr Stuart Saunders Memorial Lecture, Emer Prof Wieland Gevers explored how and why humans age.

Research found that exposing children to violence leads to anxiety, heightened stress levels and aggressive and impulsive behaviour.

Prof Jaco Barnard-Naude was recently awarded the coveted Ingrid Jonker Literary Prize – widely considered the highest honour for debut Afrikaans poetry.