Media communications

The media liaison office issues official media releases and statements to highlight some of the key university activities as well as developments around – among others – the executive, staff and students. The office also serves to connect the media with UCT academics and subject matter experts.

Latest media communications

UCT among top 60 most international universities 11:29, 25 January 2022

Alarm sounded over self-spreading vaccine proposals 12:27, 24 January 2022

UCT civil engineering professor selected as Research Chair in Smart Mobility - a first for South Africa 10:15, 19 January 2022

UCT Open Textbook Journeys provide access to locally relevant learning materials 10:43, 17 January 2022

Small fire at UCT’s Upper Campus fully doused within two hours 08:26, 6 January 2022

Courses to unleash the artist in you – UCT Summer School 2022 11:21, 5 January 2022

Origins of a COVID-19 vaccine or the future of robotic surgery – UCT Summer School 2022 has it all 09:37, 4 January 2022

UCT pays tribute to Archbishop Tutu 11:52, 27 December 2021

Using the power of language and technology to open a window on economics 16:53, 22 December 2021

MeerKAT discovers mystery clouds 08:47, 22 December 2021

Preliminary COVID-19 Vaccine Survey reveals four distinct groups of unvaccinated individuals 12:58, 21 December 2021

Research highlights rise of lawfare in SA and implications for judiciary 10:11, 15 December 2021

UCT engineering graduate overcomes imposter syndrome and ill health 15:09, 14 December 2021

A decade of studying earns UCT medical student a PhD before his medical degree 12:46, 14 December 2021

UCT graduand becomes SA’s first black observational ocean biogeochemist 12:18, 14 December 2021

Amend laws to help civil society challenge poor governance in SOEs 11:14, 13 December 2021

UCT honours renowned Cape ballet master at its summer graduations 09:57, 13 December 2021

Newly installed UCT Chancellor believes in empowering youth through education 09:23, 13 December 2021

UCT to host official Chancellor’s Installation and media conversation session 10:41, 9 December 2021

Only 40% of Africans want COVID-19 jabs to be mandatory, study finds 09:34, 9 December 2021

Baxter Theatre recognised with Transformation award 13:01, 8 December 2021

Over 250 staff celebrated at UCT Annual Awards 12:12, 7 December 2021

Over 80% of Africa's savannah conservation land is failing or deteriorating – new study 11:28, 7 December 2021

Destigmatise SA’s multibillion-rand cannabis sector to achieve economic growth - study 14:34, 3 December 2021

UCT researchers honoured in L’Oréal-UNESCO programmes for scientific excellence 11:48, 3 December 2021

Scientific Leadership Prize for UCT infectious diseases expert 10:37, 3 December 2021

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