University of Cape Town

Three academics from the University of Cape Town (UCT) – Professor Estelle (Vicki) Lambert, Professor Dan Stein, and Associate Professor Darren Martin – have been recognised as some of the most frequently cited scholars globally, as per the…

Dr Jan Buys, a senior lecturer at the University of Cape Town (UCT), specialising in natural language processing (NLP) and machine-learning (ML), has been awarded a prestigious P-rating by the National Research Foundation (NRF). This…

The international launch of the African Synthesis Centre for Climate Change, Environment and Development (ASCEND) at the University of Cape Town (UCT) is set to accelerate the pace and nature of climate change action across Africa and…

Nomusa Ntinga, a physiotherapy lecturer in the Faculty of Health Sciences, has been awarded the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Open Textbook Award for 2023 for her interactive e-book, Terminology in Physiotherapy at this year’sTeaching and…

The University of Cape Town (UCT) is one of the nine partners in the new Africa Higher Education Health Collaborative (AHEHC), a pioneering initiative aimed at strengthening primary healthcare across Africa and empowering the continent’s…

A team of three University of Cape Town (UCT) students took home second-place in the MTN MoMo API Hackathon 2023, a prize worth US$3 000 (approximately R56 000). The students are Gregory Andrews, Donel Chihoma and Francisco…

The University of Cape Town (UCT) tied at 50th position in the Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings: Sustainability 2024, released on 5 December. Various universities, depending on their context, location and geography, have…

On 11 December, the prestigious Distinguished Teachers’ Awards (DTA) were handed to the recipients for 2022, at a cocktail event in their honour. The event was a celebration of exceptional educators who have made significant contributions…

The Knowledge Translation Unit (KTU) has taken its Practical Approach to Care Kit (PACK) to a new level with the launch of PACK Child – a nifty guideline that’s guaranteed to bolster support for clinicians on the frontline who treat…

Ten University of Cape Town (UCT) researchers have been inducted as members of the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf). Concurrently, the South African Young Academy of Science (SAYAS) admitted one researcher from UCT. Induction…