University of Cape Town

University of Cape Town (UCT) Associate Professor Jennifer Broadhurst’s innovative research around the environmental and sustainability performance of primary metal production processes in southern Africa has been recognised by the Women…

Engineering has the biggest role to play in making fundamental societal change – this is the motivation of the team at the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Department of Electrical Engineering as they embark on a new project that aims to…

The University of Cape Town (UCT) has been ranked 55th by Times Higher Education (THE) in their latest list of the most international universities in the world for 2022. This position is tied with two universities in the United States:…

It’s that time of the year when the University of Cape Town (UCT) welcomingly opens its doors to first-year students who have been accepted for their inaugural year of study at Africa’s leading university.The First-Year Campus Reception…

“The essence of thinking the future is to understand the pattern of forces propelling the present into the future and to see where those forces can lead.”This was according to futurologist and scenario planner Clem Sunter, who delivered a…

Authored by Bianca Masuku, Michelle Willmers, Henry Trotter and Glenda Cox of the Digital Open Textbooks for Development (DOT4D), the monograph contributes towards a better understanding of open textbook production by providing details…

As 2021 drew to a close, the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Department of Student Affairs (DSA) recognised some of the outstanding contributions made by student leaders and organisations for 2020 and 2021.Aimed at honouring those whose…

Philippe-Joseph Salazar, Distinguished Professor of Rhetoric in the Faculty of Law at the University of Cape Town (UCT) and past director in Rhetoric and Democracy at the Collège International de Philosophie in Paris, has won the 2021 UCT…

The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Teaching and Learning Associate Professor Lis Lange has named the first three recipients of UCT’s newly introduced socially responsive engaged teaching and learning course…

A young mother in Philippi sits nursing her baby while operating a foot-cranked washing machine. Across the city, a student in digs is studying for a test while pedalling away to get his week’s washing done. And in an off-grid home beyond…