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Legacy Society Lecture

Why people need to play

Professor Mark Solms of the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Neuroscience Institute delivered the Legacy Society lecture about the importance of play.
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UCT Day

UCT Day: Building a spirit of generosity

UCT's Cricket Oval, situated on middle campus, was full of activity on Friday, 25 October, as the second iteration of UCT Day was marked off the calendar – in aid of the Unlocking Futures Bursary and the Food Sovereignty Programme.
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Alumni at UCT

As the oldest university in South Africa, the University of Cape Town has over 200 000 alumni on record, located in 164 countries around the world. This vibrant, global community share memories of time spent at Africa's top-ranked higher education institution, one of the most iconic campuses in the world. Did you know that UCT is alma mater to no less than 5 Nobel Laureates along with numerous distinguished alumni? The university's international offices located in North America, Canada, the United Kingdom and in Australia serve as vital contact points for leveraging alumni and donor engagement as well as research relationships. Each year, generous funding from our alumni, donors and friends, helps fund university priority projects that include student bursaries, scholarships and support programmes. Join our community. Partner with excellence and support UCT into the future.

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Upcoming Events

UCT Summer School 2025

20 January 2025
(Ends 1 February 2025)
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Celebrate 101 years of lifelong learning at the University of Cape Town. Join us at Summer School in January 2025 and feast your mind on lectures presented by world-class scholars on ground-breaking research topics.
20 January 2025
(Ends 1 February 2025)
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The Dr Stuart Saunders Memorial Lecture

28 January 2025
(Ends 28 January 2025)
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UCT and the Department of Medicine invite you to a lecture titled "Reconceptualising Global Health and Medicine - A Time for Courage and Ethical Scholarship" by Professor Ntobeko Ntusi, President and CEO of the SAMRC.
28 January 2025
(Ends 28 January 2025)
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UCT Open Day 2025

12 April 2025
(Ends 12 April 2025)
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The annual UCT Open Day is aimed at high school learners in Grades 10, 11 and 12, their families and teachers.
12 April 2025
(Ends 12 April 2025)
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1st

IN AFRICA

UCT leads, in Africa, in all five of the major world university rankings: Times Higher Education, Quacquarelli Symonds, Center for World University Rankings, U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities Rankings and ShanghaiRanking’s Academic Ranking of World Universities.

183rd

IN THE WORLD

UCT is ranked as 183rd in the world by the latest 2022 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings.

109th

IN THE WORLD

The recent 2022 edition of the U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities Rankings saw UCT ranked at 109th globally.