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Dr Stuart Saunders Lecture: The Nine Circles of Scholarship

Distinguished Professor Philippe-Joseph Salazar presented the third Dr Stuart John Saunders Lecture, titled ‘The Nine Circles of Scholarship’ at Groote Schuur Hospital on 22 May.

Distinguished Professor Jonathan Jansen and Emeritus Professor Anwar Mall

‘A growing swamp’ – Dysfunction and corruption threaten SA’s universities

Corruption and dysfunction threaten the future of South African universities – and generations of students. This was the message of a Summer School Extension Series talk.

KwaLanga Centenary 2023

The Western Cape’s oldest township, KwaLanga, is marking its centenary in April 2023, presenting an opportunity to reflect on the township’s rich history and heritage.

AKALA co-founders and volunteers at The Co-Creation Station design thinking workshop

UCT alumni social enterprise aims to disrupt arts education landscape in SA

A non-profit company founded by UCT alumni aims to tackle arts education and teacher unemployment through design thinking.

UCT retains excellence in the education of professional accountants

UCT has retained its excellence in the education of professional accountants through the SAICA Initial Test of Competence.

UCT's development studies rank 12th in the world

UCT is one of the best institutions in the world for development studies, according to the latest subject rankings from Quacquarelli Symonds.

Strive co-founders Tamir Shklaz (right) and Pulkit Agarwal

Alumnus moves coding aways from old teaching methods

As a person at the coalface of coding, University of Cape Town (UCT) alumnus Tamir Shklaz had no illusions about how best to plug the coding gap

Professor Theresa Lorenzo and Elelwani Ramugondo with a student assistant at the Disability Studies Alumni Affinity Group Launch

Human Rights for all: UCT’s Division of Disability Studies charts path to inclusion and accessibility

Disability Inclusion and access to opportunities is a key national priority and a Human Rights issue that can deal directly with poverty, inequality and the discrimination caused by apartheid.

Big business and state capture: Step up and own up

Big business came in for scathing criticism from Lord Peter Hain for being asleep on the job during the state capture that allowed former president Jacob Zuma and the Gupta family to bring the country to its knees.

100UP Saturday Summer School: a lens on possibilities for disadvantaged learners

To date, the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) pioneering 100UP programme has seen 619 learners from Khayelitsha, Philippi and Mitchells Plain graduate. Of these, 105 have enrolled in postgraduate studies.

Minister Thulas Nxesi, UCT's Khaya Jack and President Cyril Ramaphosa

Big wins for UCT at Presidential Golf Challenge

The manager of corporate funding at the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Development and Alumni Department (DAD), Khaya Jack, placed first in his division in the 2023 Presidential Golf Challenge.

Summer School: a growing public showcase for UCT research

Summer School in January 2023 marked the first back-to-campus iteration of the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) well-loved festival of learning since COVID-19 lockdown forced a virtual ‘retreat’.

Festival of learning – Summer School 2023

The 73rd University of Cape Town (UCT) Summer School, which ran from 9 to 28 January, was back in-person, a festival of open learning, also showcasing UCT’s excellent research.

Author Jacques Pauw presented a lecture at UCT’s Summer School

SA vulnerable to becoming a mafia state

South Africa is in danger of becoming a mafia state and there is nothing the country’s current leadership can do to stop it, said author Jacques Pauw.

The forgotten treason trial: Folly, war, law and legacy

It’s a largely forgotten South African treason trial, but it once “had the world agog”. It also significantly shaped the country’s political development.

Sarah Archer, Executive Director: Development and Alumni Department

Bring alumni back and broaden the culture of philanthropy

“We are challenging donors in the Global North to put more money into higher education institutions in the Global South.” – Sarah Archer, executive director of UCT’s Development and Alumni Department.

World Oceans Day: Sustaining the ocean as a scientist and sangoma

Dr Moagabo Ragoasha’s twin callings involve her work as an oceanography lecturer and as traditional diviner-healer or sangoma.

VC Prof Mamokgethi Phakeng - University of Ottawa's Excellence in Education lecture series

UCT VC delivers public lecture at the University of Ottawa

As part of the Excellence in Education lecture series, UCT VC Prof Mamokgethi Phakeng spoke about the balancing act required to be a transformative university leader.

University of Cape Town (UCT) alumna and musician Siyasanga Charles

UCT alumna jets to Juilliard to pursue master’s in music

UCT alumna Siyasanga Charles has been accepted to complete her master’s in music at The Juilliard School in New York City.

Justice Albie Sachs honoured by the Clooney Foundation for Justice

The Clooney Foundation for Justice has named its inaugural awards after SA’s Justice Albie Sachs, who is also a UCT alumn.

Emeritus Professor Francis Wilson (1939–2022)

UCT mourns the passing of economics doyen

Emeritus Professor Francis Wilson, a well-loved and revered member of UCT’s academy, passed away on Sunday, 24 April 2022.

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