University of Cape Town

The University of Cape Town (UCT) is getting ready to welcome first-year students who have been accepted for their inaugural year of study at Africa’s leading university.The First-Year Campus Onboarding service (formerly known as the…

The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Professor Elena Moore has been awarded a prestigious Wellcome Career Development Award that will bolster a unique five-year research programme that places older people in southern Africa at the top of…

The Valley of a Thousand Hills, about 60 km west of Durban, is famed for its rustic scenic beauty. Its posh suburbs such as Hillcrest and Botha’s Hill attest to affluence; but its less privileged villages KwaNyuswa, KwaNqetho and…

To mark the end of the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children, the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Office for Inclusivity & Change (OIC) in collaboration with the Faculty of Health Sciences coordinated…

The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Retirement Fund (RF) has won bronze in the Institute of Retirement Funds Africa (IRFA) Lwela Ukwenza Kahle Awards programme for 2022.According awards convenors, “This achievement is all the more…

A multitude of University of Cape Town (UCT) stars took to the stage at the glitzy UCT Staff Annual Awards on 30 November. Hosted by Vice-Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC),…

Dr Joshua Fieggen, a University of Cape Town (UCT) MBChB alumnus and a master’s-in-waiting graduate, is one of four UCT alumni to be awarded a 2023 Rhodes Scholarship. Receipt of this highly regarded scholarship means that he becomes one…

University of Cape Town (UCT) final-year students in the Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment have done it again, taking top spots in both the engineering and the property and construction management streams at the…

A five-year project designed to develop and boost human–digital evidence-based playful parenting programmes will equip parents and caregivers with the skills they need to help their children reach their full potential and reduce the…

On 26 November 2022, a Health and Advocacy Day was held at the Old Biscuit Mill in Woodstock to shine a light on the healthcare needs of Cape Town’s LGBTQI+ community. Among the speakers at the event included service providers,…