NRF Awards recognise UCT scholars’ exceptional research
Research plays an indispensable role in ushering the substantial advancements that have enhanced and contributed to the improvement of society.
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UCT’s d-school Afrika building bags 2023 SAICE Commendation Award
It was celebrations all round as the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Hasso Plattner School of Design Thinking Afrika (d-school) building was named the winner of the 2023 South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE)
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UCT Ikey Tigers flavour hits France
There are former Ikey Tigers players playing in the Rugby World Cup in France, while the current main rugby team is taking part in the World University Rugby Invitational Tournament.
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University of the Future challenge
The University of the Future (UoF) challenge, a call for inspirational and innovative ideas from across the university community, is now open. Ideas by groups need to be submitted by 31 October 2023.
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Women's Month 2023
For Women’s Month, the university’s focus is on celebrating womxn and womxn’s achievements. This year we celebrated Women’s Day on Thursday, 10 August 2023.
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Pay it forward: EMS launches young adults coding course
The Centre for Extra-Mural Studies has launched two coding courses for young adults and senior learners – a leg up in a society of rising youth unemployment.
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Law PhD at 26 for Gaopalelwe Mathiba – youngest in over a decade
UCT senior law lecturer Gaopalelwe Mathiba, 26, will become the youngest person in the Faculty of Law to obtain a PhD when he graduates on Friday, 21 July. Over the past 11 years, there have been only five PhD graduates aged 26 or younger.
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UCT honours anti-apartheid poet Keith Gottschalk
As part of its Distinguished Alumni Speaker Series, UCT’s Development and Alumni Department recently celebrated the life and work of protest poet Keith Gottschalk.
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Graduation of Nelson Mandela/Fidel Castro Medical Collaboration students
About 450 medical students are expected to graduate during a ceremony on Friday, 7 July 2023, hosted in the Sarah Baartman Hall.
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AI, chatbots and ChatGPT: Threat to knowledge work, or a ‘dancing bear’?
AI holds many possibilities for society, but caution is needed, especially at universities where platforms such as ChatGPT threaten academic integrity.
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Transgender youth explosion; early evaluation and support are vital
The surge of transgender youth is a worldwide phenomenon as easily accessible information and neuroscientific developments help them understand who they are.
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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.
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‘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.
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UCT ranks in top 1.4% of universities worldwide
UCT has been named the top university in Africa in the Center for World University Rankings.
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