University of Cape Town

The University of Cape Town (UCT), in partnership with the IE University, hosted the 13th annual Reinventing Higher Education (RHE) conference at the newly opened Hasso Plattner d-school Afrika from 5 to 7 March.Launched in 2010 at IE…

Implementing a national public health policy that requires that all people living with HIV be vaccinated against the human papilloma virus (HPV) as soon as their HIV diagnosis has been confirmed is necessary to reduce the high HPV…

International Women’s Day on 8 March saw the signing of the new University of Cape Town–University of Bristol (UCT–UoB) Professorship and Fellowship Programme. The shared academic exchange and collaboration will advance Africa’s place in…

The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) students’ Residence Mentor Council and the Academic Representative Council (ARC) have teamed up for the first time to promote student well-being and success within the residence sector, encapsulated in…

Two PhD students from the University of Cape Town (UCT) were part of a team of marine scientists who embarked on a multi-institutional and multi-disciplinary offshore expedition to develop the capacity of young southern African scientists…

For the first time in its 13-year history, the Reinventing Higher Education (RHE) conference hosted by the University of Cape Town (UCT) from 5 to 7 March included and accentuated the student voice throughout the event. Held at one of…

The University of Cape Town (UCT) has been placed in 12th position for development studies and has three further subjects in the global top 100, according to the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings by Subject 2023,…

The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Faculty of Science capped 563 graduates at two graduation ceremonies last week. The graduation ceremony on Wednesday, 28 March, was a joyful occasion which blended together diverse elements and…

The Catalysis Institute at the University of Cape Town (UCT) recently hosted German minister of Education and Research (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, ), Bettina Stark-Watzinger, and Western Cape premier, Alan Winde, who…

MariHealth Solutions, a marine biotech and spin-off company from the University of Cape Town (UCT), has its sights set on shifting animal health management in the global aquaculture industry. Stirrings of company formation first began in…