University of Cape Town

The University of Cape Town (UCT) Brewing Team from the Department of Chemical Engineering has brought the Intervarsity Brewing Cup back to campus. The team won both the Lager category (Czech Dark Lager) and the IPA category (American…

They went to shine, and shine they did. Applying predictions of the science of the future to find solutions to present challenges, meeting young minds from across the world, networking with innovation leaders and enablers – these are some…

Robotics and artificial intelligence can be used to great effect in Africa – especially if we, as Africans, can control the narrative, said Associate Professor Amir Patel, the director of the African Robotics Unit (ARU) based in the…

The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Nadia Davids and Professor Jay Pather once again team up for the world premiere of David's latest play, Hold Still, at The Baxter from 7 to 19 November.The production also brings together a stellar cast…

As the sun prepared to set on Table Bay Harbour on a crisp evening in the Mother City, the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) College of Fellows – a group of distinguished academics – gathered for an annual celebration in honour of research…

The University of Cape Town (UCT), led by Vice-Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi, hosted the African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) Vice-Chancellors annual meeting, back-to-back with a reunion between a high-level delegation of…

An eye-watering US$2.4 trillion in external climate finance must be mobilised annually and transferred to the developing world by 2030. This is according to a COP27 report, the high-level expert group and co-authors which include the…

It was not the beginning of the end for the 2022 cohort of newly qualified teachers; quite the contrary. Rather, it was the end of the beginning of a journey of service – to the learners who have passed through their classrooms this year,…

University of Cape Town (UCT) PhD candidate Emma Horn won second place in the Falling Walls Lab world finals with her ‘green’ bio-tile innovation. Tamlyn Sasha Naidu, a postdoctoral research fellow from the University of the…

In October 2022, the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Institute of Infectious Disease & Molecular Medicine (IDM) officially opened the IDM North and South Pavilion extensions to the existing Wernher & Beit North (WBN) Building.…