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Disability services support accelerated

Advancing requisite disability access was under discussion as UCT, the FirstRand Foundation and other key stakeholders celebrated the Access4ALL programme. Several speakers said it was a critical component towards transformation.

Oppenheimer Fellowship will advance childhood brain research

The Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship is one of the most sought-after academic honours on the continent. At an award ceremony on 15 July 2025, groundbreaking new research by Professor Anthony Figaji was recognised.

Ending student hunger on campus

1000's of students go to bed hungry. Buying food and toiletries is not a priority when paying for tuition and accommodation are critical. This has exacerbated student hunger and food insecurity among UCT's students.

UCT achieves its highest ranking in a decade – now in the top 3% globally

Africa’s leading university is ranked in the top 3% globally. Climbing to its highest position in 10 years in the recently released Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings, UCT is now in 150th place worldwide.

Creating greater access to children’s books

4 UCT alumni responded to the alarming literacy levels in SA by creating a repository of children’s books in video book format, integrating written, illustrated, and audio components of a book to create engaging children’s stories.

Reimagining assessment in an AI future

When generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools first surged into the mainstream, higher education institutions faced an urgent question: how do we regulate or contain them within existing academic structures?

UCT student balances books and triathlons on the road to world champs

Rebecca Monk, a third-year student at the University of Cape Town (UCT), is defying the odds by balancing a tight academic schedule in geology and oceanography with her passion for triathlons – with lots of success.

King’s honour for UCT academic

For services to children’s well-being and global public health, Professor Lucie Cluver, an honorary professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health at UCT, has been appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

UCT achieves its highest ranking in a decade – now in the top 3% globally

The latest Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings show UCT ranked 150th globally, up from 171st in the last rankings. This move places UCT firmly within the top 3% of of 8 467 institutions evaluated and top in Africa again.

UCT Inaugural Lecture: Professor Alan Davidson

Professor Alan Davidson will deliver a lecture titled “It Takes a Team: Advancing Paediatric Oncology Through Collaborative Care” on Thursday, 17 July 2025 at 17:30 SAST.

Ntokozo Makhaza has been named in Rassie Erasmus’ first Springbok squad of the 2025 season

UCT’s Ntokozo Makhaza earns dream Springbok call-up

UCT student Ntokozo Makhaza has been selected to the Springboks team that will take on the Barbarians later this month.

UCT Radio: The future is fully digital

UCT Radio has said goodbye to traditional FM broadcasting and embraced a fully digital future.

UCT celebrates late visionary leader, master negotiator Prof Eric Bateman

Friends and colleagues, gathered to celebrate the life of Emeritus Professor Eric Bateman – a visionary leader, master negotiator and the founder of the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Lung Institute.

UCT world-renowned TB researcher elected to prestigious US academy

UCT world-renowned tuberculosis researcher and senior academic, Emerita Professor Valerie Mizrahi, has been elected as an international honorary member of the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Skye Foundation: rewarding exceptional South African students with postgraduate study opportunities abroad

The Skye Foundation has been awarding scholarships to high-achieving students based on outstanding academic achievement in a wide range of disciplines, for 28 years. One third of the awards were made to UCT students.

Jagger Special Collections in Recovery – Four years on from the Fire

April 18, 2025, marks the 4th anniversary of the Jagger Library fire. Marking this occasion is a reminder of the enormous loss, but it is also a chance to consider the resilience of the Libraries to restore its collections.

Law Expo 2025

Join us at Kramer Quad on 13 and 14 May 2025 to connect UCT’s top legal talent with top employers in the legal sector and learn more about the employers’ bursary, internship and graduate programmes.

Ikey Tigers – 2025 Varsity Cup Champions

A thrilling FNB Varsity Cup final played out where the Ikey Tigers trounced the Maties to win 44–21. Despite the Danie Craven stadium being a sea of maroon, the boys in blue and white outplayed the hosts.

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