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Tee off for a cause 07 Oct 2025
Africa’s borrowing costs are too high 06 Oct 2025 Republished
UCT leads global conversation on AI safety UCT and the Global Centre on AI Governance recently launched the African Hub on AI Safety, Peace, and Security. 02 Oct 2025
Global honour boosts UCT UCT’s Prof Alison September has been inducted into the prestigious National Academy of Kinesiology. 02 Oct 2025
Climate change: lessons from Durban and Harare Certain cities in Africa have already faced the need to adapt to a changing climate and its intensifying hazards such as floods, droughts or intense heat. 01 Oct 2025 Republished
Confronting mental health stigma and recovery UCT held a Recovery Walk on 23 September in solidarity with those suffering from addictions and mental health issues. 30 Sep 2025
UCT students tackle food insecurity with groundbreaking tech solutions UCT engineering student Phemelo Maile and his team won at the TCS Sustainathon South Africa 2025 for a tool that helps small-scale farmers monitor their crops. 30 Sep 2025 Republished
Curious Tim How passion, perseverance, and hard work drove one ICTS employee from a childhood wonder to a life-long pursuit of knowledge and a stellar career in IT. 29 Sep 2025
One in three South Africans have never heard of AI – what this means for policy A new survey of over 3,000 South Africans reveals that most South Africans can’t relate to AI in meaningful ways. 29 Sep 2025 Republished
UCT Big Band marks Heritage Day with a celebration The Baxter Concert Hall came alive on Wednesday, 24 September, as the UCT Big Band hosted a Heritage Day celebration. 26 Sep 2025
A decade of leadership excellence UCT hosted the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program’s “Decade of Leadership Excellence” celebrations from 9 to 10 September 2025. 26 Sep 2025
AI in Africa: 5 issues that must be tackled for digital equality Without deliberate action, the AI “revolution” risks deepening inequality more than it will expand opportunity. Here are five issues that need to be looked at and overcome. 26 Sep 2025 Republished
Michaelis 100: objects, images and anecdotes UCT’s Michaelis School of Fine Art is celebrating 100 years through 100 objects, images and anecdotes. 25 Sep 2025
UCT launches Centre for Wellbeing and Flourishing It was all about the success of students and staff as UCT hosted the inaugural Wellbeing and Flourishing Conference to launch the Centre for Wellbeing and Flourishing. 23 Sep 2025
UCT champions access and inclusivity in scholarship UCT Libraries Press has produced another volume that emphasises the university’s commitment to inclusive knowledge sharing. 23 Sep 2025
Acclaimed academics celebrated Scholarly dedication and contribution were celebrated at the 2025 induction of the College of Fellows at UCT. 22 Sep 2025
UCT scholar puts Africa on the science world map UCT’s Prof Kelly Chibale pulled all the strings to promote drug discovery in Africa when he addressed the 66th London International Youth Science Forum and the Tokyo International Conference on African Development. 19 Sep 2025
Mother gave birth to baby who grew outside her womb Thanks to quick healthcare escalation by a multi-disciplinary team at UCT’s Groote Schuur Hospital, Sylvia Nodela gave birth to a healthy baby who had grown to full term inside her pelvic cavity, outside her uterus. 19 Sep 2025 Republished
Rewarding curiosity Learners from schools around the Western Cape enjoyed a week of interactive science learning at UCT’s Science Week. 18 Sep 2025
Sarah Baartman: memory, space and legacy Following the renaming of the Sarah Baartman Hall, UCT hosted a special colloquium, reflecting on the occasion. 18 Sep 2025
Symposium unpacks partnerships and possibilities for a water-secured future in Africa UCT hosted the RRIP Futures and Partnerships Symposium on 10 and 11 September – a culmination of three years of collaborative research under the project Reorienting Research, Innovation & Practice to Address Future Water Challenges in Africa. 18 Sep 2025
Delays to degree: loss, debt, and determination What almost became a dream denied has since been fulfilled by UCT graduate Lwazi Thobani. 17 Sep 2025
SA’s small-scale rooibos tea growers not benefitting enough South Africa’s small-scale rooibos tea growers aren’t getting much from an industry deal. The 2019 access and benefit-sharing agreement was meant to change that. 17 Sep 2025 Republished
How do bodies decompose? Cape Town forensic scientists are pushing frontiers of new detection methods. 17 Sep 2025 Republished
Unravelling cash-in-transit networks UCT PhD graduate Annie Kok said behind the smoke and twisted metal is something calculated: a disciplined, adaptive network that operates with utmost prudence and the resilience of a living organism. 15 Sep 2025
UCT honours four trailblazers at Spring graduation UCT has awarded honorary doctorates to four distinguished individuals from health sciences and humanities fields during the graduation last week. 15 Sep 2025
Championing early childhood development in higher education Principal of UCT’s Educare, Natascha Hector, was recently named as a finalist for the 2025 HERS-SA Women in Science and Scholarship award. 15 Sep 2025
UCT marks spring graduation with multilingual thesis orations UCT conferred degrees, diplomas and certificates when over 2 000 students celebrated the completion of their studies during the spring graduation. 12 Sep 2025
Humour, family, a shared graduation stage Mother-and-son duo Katherine Wilson and Cameron Thomson shared a stage during UCT’s spring graduation. 12 Sep 2025
Resilience and perseverance paid off South African Medical Research Council scientist Jodilee Erasmus has overcome years of personal challenges to complete her master’s at UCT. 12 Sep 2025
Personal trials a source of strength, resilience Matholi Hlophe said obtaining her master’s degree has given her confidence in her ability to contribute meaningfully to her field as a maintenance manager. 12 Sep 2025
UCT innovators sweep Falling Walls Lab Cape Town 2025 UCT student Candice Eslick has won the Cape Town regional leg of the prestigious Falling Walls Lab competition. 11 Sep 2025
 
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