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One week only for Baxter musical

Hot on the heels of its success earlier this year, the hit musical Ordinary Days returns to the Baxter Flipside – but only until Saturday. 22 May 2019 - 2 min read

Training wannabe techies

UCT’s School of IT, in collaboration with CodeSpace Academy, invites high-school learners to attend a six-day course from 1 July to learn about multiple aspects of technology and coding. 20 May 2019 - 2 min read

Video packages from UCTTV 17 May 2019

Unique exhibitions to mark Africa Month 14 May 2019

Wheelchair Rugby Tournament 09 May 2019

SSISA/UCT 10km Memorial Run 2019 26 Apr 2019

Award-winning news reader 16 Apr 2019

BCS accreditation for School of IT 12 Apr 2019

Chancellor’s Cyclone Idai appeal 02 Apr 2019

Rainbow UCT’s trans solidarity march 25 Mar 2019

Original children’s shows at the Baxter 25 Mar 2019

CFMS honours project wins a SAFTA 22 Mar 2019

Lifetime Achievement Award for Dizu Plaatjies 15 Mar 2019

Mother City Comedy Festival 12 Mar 2019

Michaelis staff show their work Work by the staff of the Michaelis School of Art goes on show at the Michaelis Galleries today until 12 April. 05 Mar 2019

Win R25 000 to build your business The deadline is looming for current UCT students to pitch for a chance to win R25 000 to turn their business idea into reality. 05 Mar 2019

Austrian honour for renowned UCT heart surgeon Austria’s highest national honour has been conferred on renowned heart surgeon Professor Peter Zilla, head of UCT’s Chris Barnard Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 27 Feb 2019

Art, science and psyche meet at UCT Pieces from Melancholia, the latest body of work by artist Natasja de Wet, will go on show at UCT from 9 to 30 March. 27 Feb 2019

President lays wreath at SS Mendi Memorial President Cyril Ramaphosa has laid a wreath at UCT’s SS Mendi Memorial in honour of the South African soldiers who died when the ship sank in 1917. 21 Feb 2019

Public Protector visits UCT Ombud The UCT Ombud and the Public Protector have met on campus to formalise the relationship between their offices. 18 Feb 2019

UCT climbs social media rankings UCT has climbed 11 positions to 57 in the World 100 Reputation Network’s Twitter Engagement rankings for the fourth quarter of 2018. 15 Feb 2019

ICA launches SA’s first live art book UCT’s Institute for Creative Arts launches its highly-anticipated book on live art in South Africa on Saturday, 16 February, at Hiddingh Campus. 13 Feb 2019

Fleur du Cap nominees UCT is celebrating the nomination of 12 of its students, staff and alumni for recognition at the 54th Annual Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards. 12 Feb 2019

Ikeys claim victory in clash with Udubs The first clash of the 2019 Varsity Cup rugby season kicked off between FNB UCT and FNB UWC on the Green Mile last night. 05 Feb 2019

UCT Food Security Programme The UCT Food Security Programme, which was introduced last year, resumed on Monday, 28 January 2019, to address the issue of student hunger. 01 Feb 2019

‘Doc’ Moss Memorial Day 2019 Join the UCT Rugby Club on Saturday as they celebrate the life of SA rugby legend and former club president and coach “Doc” Cecil Moss, at Doc Moss Memorial Day 2019. 15 Jan 2019

VC visits world’s largest experiment VC Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng is currently visiting the Swiss home of the world’s largest and most complex scientific instruments, the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN). 14 Jan 2019

UCT General Practitioners Conference 2019 UCT’s Division of Family Medicine will host the General Practitioners 2019 conference from 14 to 18 January at the Sports Science Institute of South Africa. 11 Jan 2019

International honour for cardiology fellow UCT’s Dr Charle Viljoen has been honoured with the 2018 International Resident Leadership Award by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. 12 Dec 2018

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